Petra Rees

Petra Rees is the launch editor of The Australian’s Health & Wellbeing section. Rees has been deputy editor of The Australian since 2016, her second stint in the role, and has previously served as national chief-of-staff, deputy editor of The Weekend Australian Magazine, editor of Review and editor of new magazine publications. The Walkley award winner, who has an honours degree in literature, began her career in journalism more than 40 years ago in Wollongong and also worked at the Times on Sunday.

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EXCLUSIVENational Affairs

Glebe resident Megan Guest, 29, has lived in several countries but still rates Australia's public transport as "world class". Photographed at Newtown station. Pic - Britta CampionGlebe resident Megan Guest, 29, has lived in several countries but still rates Australia's public transport as "world class". Photographed at Newtown station. Pic - Britta Campion

On the road (and rail) to frustration

THE chronic state of transport infrastructure is a continuing frustration for much of the nation, according to a special Newspoll.

ANNABEL HEPWORTH and MITCHELL NADIN

EXCLUSIVENews

One of my lifetime achievements

RUPERT Murdoch says he regards the creation of The Australian on July 15, 1964, as ‘one of my main lifetime achievements’.

PAUL KELLY EDITOR-AT-LARGE

Opinion

Former journalist at The Australian newspaper Dinoo Kelleghan

Fraser would find no Nazis in Sri Lanka

THOSE who demonise Sri Lanka are acting on misinformation fed to them by a manipulative pro-Tamil Tiger terrorist lobby.

DINOO KELLEGHAN

EXCLUSIVEImmigration

The old state house processing location. The Australian Shadow Minister for Immigration, Scott Morrison has travelled to Nauru to visit the processing sites. Mr Morrison met with the local government to discuss how the Coalition would handle the Asylum seekers if in government. Picture: Bradley Hunter

Advocates ‘coaching’ self-harm

A FORMER director of offshore processing claims asylum-seekers are coached and encouraged to attempt self-harm.

Paige Taylor

Chris Merritt

Broader asylum policy won’t change

IF the High Court case goes entirely against the government, it would be unlikely to have a significant impact on stopping people smuggling.

Chris Merritt and Comment

Immigration

Ron Merkel QC arrives at the High Court in Melbourne to challenge the government handing over asylum seekers to Sri Lanka.

Morrison agrees to court order

A HIGH Court intervention has temporarily prevented 153 asylum-seekers in Australian custody being sent to Sri Lanka.

PIA AKERMAN and LEO SHANAHAN

Clive Palmer

Palmer ‘can’t recall’ $12m spend

CLIVE Palmer is distancing himself from two cheques totalling $12.167m of Chinese funds spent during his election campaign.

Hedley Thomas and DAVID CROWE

EXCLUSIVEForeign Affairs

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks back after arriving at the Fairbairn defence establishment in Canberra on July 7, 2014. Defence ties are set to take centre stage when Australia plays host to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week, as the two countries look set to strengthen their relationship through annual leaders' meetings. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN

‘Special relationship’ begins

SHINZO Abe wants his visit to Australia to produce a “special relationship’’ between Canberra and Tokyo.

Greg Sheridan

The Nation

Defence denied Rattle strategy

A LAWYER representing the man who has been charged with murdering the interior designer Stuart Rattle wants to quiz witnesses.

KATE LEGGE

Business

2014 Economic and Social Outlook Conference, Melbourne. Professor Warwick McKibbin.

Cutting interest rates ‘not answer’

FORMER RBA board member Warwick McKibbin has argued against cutting interest rates to bring down Australia’s stubbornly high dollar.

Adam Creighton

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