China accuses Australia of ‘systemic racism, hate crimes’
Beijing has launched a tirade against Canberra after an Australian diplomat raised concerns about human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet as President Xi meets Vladimir Putin in Russia.
‘Clear and consistent’: PM responds to China’s ‘hypocrisy’ claims
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Australia’s right to stand up for its national interests, following accusations from China’s foreign ministry of ‘systemic racism and hate crimes’.
Memo to Lidia Thorpe: the colonial era is dead and gone
Senator Lidia Thorpe’s shouted assertion King Charles is not her king is at odds with constitutional reality, which means the real problem isn’t manners – it’s ignorance and duplicity.
Coalition pushes on with Thorpe legal challenge despite warnings
The Coalition insists on seeking legal advice on Lidia Thorpe’s parliamentary status, despite an expert’s assessment that the senator’s ‘hairs’ oath is not grounds for disqualification.
How love became the miracle of my mortality
When I tell people the story of my misdiagnosis they are furious, and urge me to sue for malpractice. But I refuse to face the challenges ahead of me filled with bile.
Money pain: the harsh household cost of being busy
Too busy to check the interest rate and conditions on your loans and deposits? It could be losing you thousands of dollars a year.
NGA unveils most controversial purchase since Blue Poles in 1973
The National Gallery of Australia’s most expensive commission – a $14m sculpture by Lindy Lee of a self-eating serpent – has been unveiled in the forecourt of the Canberra institution.
‘No such thing as special relationship’: How UK Labour outraged Trump
The accusations of Labour interference in the US elections threatens to months of delicate work behind the scenes to build relations between Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump.
Commentary
Thorpe’s outrage Olympics won’t be going anywhere
Lidia Thorpe has probably set back the republican cause 20 years with her latest stunt, shrieking obscenities at the King of Australia so vehemently and so frequently, it would make a bikie blush or a CFMEU delegate demur.
Lockdown Dan’s new ‘mental health’ role an insult to Victorian parents
The backlash to Daniel Andrews’ appointment at a youth mental health service was harsh and immediate. And for me, it came with a personal insight into the trauma this announcement has inflicted on families.
Is Labor finally realising the folly of its energy plan?
Being a responsible global citizen and playing our part under the Paris Agreement should not be at the expense of our national interest.
Disease bomb has detonated debate on US health crisis
It’s absolutely valid to debate abortion, but the topic has sucked the oxygen out of a broader problem about US healthcare.
Banks support ASX 200; WiseTech among top decliners
CBA, Westpac rebuff flexible serviceability buffer call for home loans. Weak quarter weighs on Reece, Fortescue and Brambles. Super Retail tried to settle claims ahead of court fight. HMC lines up data play with $2bn Global Switch deal.
Mining exec’s surprise $68m paydirt the talk of the town
Leave a mining major for a struggling outfit two years ago could really pay off for little-known Luke Creagh, whose $68m rights package is one of the biggest CEO bonanzas we’ve ever seen.
Business margins under pressure, but NDIS firms are scoring big
HMC bets on digital future with $1.9bn data centre play
Billionaire Blundy welcomes ‘talented’ sacked Smiggle CEO
Property tycoon warns on Victoria’s ‘sovereign risk’
The private developer has warned that capital is demanding extra returns for investing in Victoria, but is confident that the state will forge ahead if changes are made.
HMC Capital in $2bn data centres land grab
The asset manager is raising to buy Australian data centres from Global Switch, amid hot demand in the sector.
Why Bank of America’s boss thinks the inflation fight has been won
Bryan Moynihan says in an interview says the US economy can absorb two more modest interest rate cuts this year, but has a warning about debt.
Indigenous rebels yell ‘cash’ a factor in Blayney mine process
A fringe Indigenous group responsible for toppling a billion-dollar gold mine wrote to Linda Burney accusing the local Aboriginal land council of seeking ‘financial support’ from miner Regis Resources and of ‘not consisting of traditional owners’.
‘Furious, heartbroken’: Wife slams Nomad restaurant founder over Nazi sign
Rebecca Yazbek has written to Nomad restaurant patrons expressing her anger and ‘heartbreak’ over husband Al Yazbek’s Nazi sign protest, on the eve of his appearance in a Sydney court.
Labor’s housing fix proves marginal at best
Pezzullo rebuke: ‘it’s out of order’
Spender splits with teal colleagues over high-rise housing
‘Divisive’ vote on genocide a threat to Labor
Century-old tensions over a genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire after World War I erupt in Victorian state politics.
Coalition explores ‘legal options’ for Lidia Thorpe
The Coalition is investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe’s admission she deliberately misspoke when she swore her allegiance to the monarch could make her ineligible to sit in parliament.
Nine staff outrage at news boss ‘anger’
The head of Nine Entertainment’s TV news division has voiced her fury after the exit of Darren Wick and said she felt ‘cheated’ after taking over from him.
Australia’s Top 100 Innovators of 2024 revealed
They are the best and the brightest, the Australians leading the way as they turn good ideas into products and services for local and global markets. Meet the innovators making a difference to our world.
Lack of investment holding back innovation – and green solutions
Government regulation to make big business adopt a recycling mindset will ensure Australia becomes a truly circular economy.
The List: Innovators under 40 changing the game
An energy network in the sky, CCTV cameras that get to know you, changing building structures one timber at a time are just some of the clever ways these entrepreneurs are changing the world.
Bio-banks and cancer tissue mining: the Aussie inventors changing health
As a keen runner, Lydia O’Donnell followed the advice of coaches over dieticians and it had serious, long-term ramifications. She did her own research and now joins a new generation turning med tech breakthroughs into business.
US confirms N Korean troops in Russia, may be used in Ukraine
The US and its Nato allies have warned that using North Korean troops in combat would represent a major escalation in the conflict between Moscow and the Washington-led West.
At least five dead in terror attack at Turkey’s biggest defence firm
Turkish military strikes Kurdish militants it blames for the combined gun and bomb attack on Turkish Aerospace Ltd near Ankara.
Former AFL star’s ex-wife breaks silence over illegal Bali ‘sex spa’
Israel strikes pro-Iranian broadcaster in Beirut
Israel pounds Lebanon’s ancient city of Tyre
Trump accuses UK Labour of ‘election interference’
Donald Trump’s campaign has accused the governing UK Labour party of illegally helping Kamala Harris’s campaign by helping co-ordinate staffers to help Democrats campaign in swing states.
Harris blasts ‘unhinged’ Trump over Hitler praise
Kamala Harris is turning to an unlikely group of character witnesses in her final pitch to voters making the case that Donald Trump is unfit for office: his former White House advisers.
Trump in lead on key issues with race on knife edge
Obama raps Eminem lyrics, as Walz hits out at Musk
Trump to appear on Joe Rogan podcast
Our critic’s verdict: $14m is an absurd price for a work of debatable value by an artist of modest standing
Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros is an example of the incompetent management of our National Gallery and of the weak and ineffectual oversight of the Council. Both should be replaced if the decline of the NGA is to be reversed.
When a young Indigenous couple brings home their baby, things take a sinister turn
Moogai is an Indigenous word that covers ghost, spirit, bogeyman and ‘stealer of children’. The last is the overarching theme of this film, written and directed by Jon Bell.
Blockbuster: More than 100 French Impressionist masterpieces heading to Australia
Works by artists including Monet, Renoir and Degas will travel from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to the National Gallery of Victoria in what will be one of the largest and most significant collections of French Impressionism ever exhibited here.
‘This sends the message to green activists that criminal acts should be celebrated rather than condemned’
What do you call a Woodside-hating radical’s spray paint job over one of the nation’s greatest paintings by Frederick McCubbin? Vandalism? Criminal damage? The Western Australian Museum calls it history.
Sceptic to convert: how a week in a wellness resort changed my life
Mindfulness and self-care were not for me; I don’t like activated almonds or acai. But then I went to this Thai resort and it made me rethink everything.
The truth about travelling to Vegas
Take away the gambling, the mega-casinos, the strip, and what do you have left? You’ll be surprised by the thriving cultural life of this iconic desert destination.
‘You don’t want to be stuck in that middle seat’
This business class on an international carrier still has a middle seat on some of its planes. Is it worth paying if you could still find yourself wedged between two other passengers?
At One & Only a touch of Willy Wonka magic surprises guests
How do you give wealthy travellers what they want? Ask Philippe Zuber, chief executive of One & Only and Atlantis Resorts.
Inside actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s luxurious London townhouse
The A-lister offers a sneak preview into her collaboration with a decorated interior designer and shares what partner Jason Statham thinks of her passion project.
Why does the ‘Right Side of History’ always get it so wrong?
It’s curious to observe just how casually the Right Side of History has morphed into a progressive article of faith, a kind of gibbering battle cry for the self-righteous and the condescending.
A leap into rare air for Paul Kelly after 50 years
At 69, it’s tricky for Paul Kelly to find firsts – but next year, the ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted artist will do something he’s never done before.
Dementia stole his mind, but still our granddaughter held his hand
Despite all the advice and the experience I’d gained from my career, nothing prepared me for my beloved’s Alzheimer’s. But there were upsides, and life lessons, which I will carry with me forever.
‘It’s about your record’: Tony Blair’s winning formula for re-election
Seventeen years after leaving 10 Downing Street, Sir Tony Blair’s influence on world politics is greater than ever. What advice does he have for current leaders?
Ex-Magpie eyes return to professional sport
Former Collingwood player Tom Wilson is eyeing a return to professional sport as says people have been “pleasantly surprised” by his skill set.
End of an era: Alfie dropped from Broncos’ football department
Allan Langer’s days on the field for the Brisbane Broncos are over with the club removing the cult hero from the football department – but incoming coach Michael Maguire is adamant Alf still has a role at Red Hill.
Sport Confidential: Words Laurie Daley can’t say for NSW Blues gig
With NSWRL officially launch their search for Michael Maguire’s replacement, frontrunner Laurie Daley’s hopes of a Blues coaching recall could hinge on one sacrifice.
Surgery for star Melbourne Mavericks goal shooter
Melbourne Mavericks suffered a horror run with injuries in the lead-up to their first Super Netball campaign last pre-season and now another star faces a delayed start to 2025 preparations after going under the knife.
‘Right-handed David Warner’: New name in Test race
While the push for Sam Konstas to open for Australia is strong a new challenger is emerging and he has the support of someone in the NSW camp.
Why Gold Coast is make or break for Feeney’s Supercars title hopes
He’s stood on the podium at just about every track on the Supercars calendar but the Surfers Paradise street circuit will be make or break for Broc Feeney’s championship hopes.
A glittering chapter in Chopard’s history
Chopard’s new Global Ambassador Bella Hadid perfectly embodies the elegance and Joie de Vivre of Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie watches.
Indulge in Australia’s most remote luxury lodge
You can’t reach the Berkeley River Lodge by road. Instead, fly in and experience the Kimberley scenery at its most spectacular.
Daily Cartoon
What’s next for Hamas? Guerrilla tactics by patient fighters
Less talk, more action, as the world leaves us behind
As we head to a federal election, our leaders need to stop talking about productivity and do something about it.
My advice to Australians: You don’t have to choose between royalty and republicanism
Republicans object to Australia’s hereditary monarchy, partly because it’s foreign and partly because it’s a medieval absurdity stranded in a modern, democratic age. If that were so – and if I were Australian – I’d object, too. But it’s not true.
Qantas to lend its name to new ‘safety academy’
Unions lay down the law as Qantas faces more turbulence
Qantas is facing a new stoush with unions after short-haul pilots rejected a hefty 26pc pay rise, adding to the woes faced by the airline’s new chief executive Vanessa Hudson.
Alan Joyce gets on front foot ahead of Qantas expose
The ex-airline CEO has stepped out to combat the bad publicity expected ahead of the launch of a tell-all book on Qantas, likely to reveal new information about his controversial reign.
University drop-out rates hit record high for Australian students | FULL LIST
Fund cut backflip for Indigenous boarding schools
A previously axed Indigenous boarding program will sport rural and regional schools once again, with a renewal through to 2026.
Face-to-face collaboration ‘key to online learning’
As more working students opt for university study online, what’s the secret sauce for success? A Harvard University dean insists collaboration is the key.
‘Extremely serious findings’: Lehrmann to proceed with appeal
The Australian wins big on excellence at News Awards
Journalists at The Australian have scored a raft of wins at the 20th annual News Awards, celebrating News Corp Australia’s most talented journalists, photographers and cartoonists.
Why an Aussie banker landed a key role in this succession drama
This former Melbourne boy and Wall Street boss is now in charge of steering Disney through one of the toughest succession stories in corporate America.
Rare Southern Highlands eco home lists with $2.95m guide
Tropical island property on market for less than average suburban home
A two-storey home on a Queensland tropical island that counts Justin Hemmes as a neighbour is back on the market with its price slashed to $600,000.
ISPT finds a suitor on Cranbourne Park stake
Retail properties are now changing hands at a more rapid clip as the window to pick up assets is closing.
Snowboarding mates raising $25m for second VC fund
Crypto billionaire attacked in alleged kidnapping attempt
Gambling magnate Tim Heath was attacked by men posing as painters who planned to abduct and take him to a remote hide-out as part of a kidnap and possible extortion attempt, a court has heard.
Software mogul remains in Tech Council freezer
Australia’s peak tech lobby group is refusing to say when WiseTech founder Richard White will return to public duties as pressure mounts on the organisation over its handling of saga.
Brain volume impacts ADHD, Parkinson’s: study
Samples collected for first national DNA database
DNA samples from diverse communities around Australia are being gathered to form what is hoped to be first national genetic biobank.
Bat with bite puts end to ore plan
Rio Tinto and its partner in the Rhodes Ridge joint venture have informed regulators they will no longer push ahead with a long-awaited proposal to mine the Giles Mini deposit near Newman due to its impact on potential roosting sites for the vulnerable Ghost Bat.
This brilliant burnt Basque cheesecake comes with a twist
Lennox Hastie’s sizzling garlic prawns
You will find this dish in pretty much every tapas bar in every coastal town in Spain.
Dream deal for pinot noir lovers
A quadrella of highly praised pinot noir from the Yarra to Tasmania’s Tamar are on show in this exclusive offer designed for those obsessed with this beguiling grape.
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