News review
The hunted and haunted outcasts who changed their new country forever
They endured war, risked death and faced down pirates. And 50 years after they began to arrive in Australia, they have left a profound mark on their new home.
- Kate Geraghty and Michael Ruffles
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The year the Anzacs came: the little-known story one English village still tells its children
Leighterton still relied on horse-drawn carts when a few hundred young Australians arrived in 1918, weaving their way through the skies above and into the hearts of the villagers below.
- Rob Harris
Trump thinks this battleground will play to his strengths. Australians will recognise the territory
Two court cases represent the president’s most direct challenge yet to the rule of law.
- Michael Koziol
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Dutton has spent years cultivating his image. Now he faces a dilemma
Twice a day, Peter Dutton meditates. No doubt, with the overwhelming task of overturning a first-term government, and a bruising election campaign, he’s needed it to steady him.
- Deborah Snow
Trad trades gangster life for acai berry business
Ex-con Bill “Underworld” Trad is riding the crest of Sydney’s açai wave thanks in part to his wildly popular social media videos featuring his prison chic face tattoo and rolled-up track pants. But with the business booming, competition is fierce.
- Jordan Baker
What made Mahalia Barnes say yes to Jesus Christ Superstar
Barnes has been surrounded by music her whole life, but it took a very particular set of circumstances for her to take on her first musical.
- Elizabeth Flux
- Analysis
- Cybersecurity
There’s one way you can make your super more secure
Super funds are attractive targets for hackers, and recent attacks on funds have put the sector’s security practices under the microscope.
- Tim Biggs
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
He’s careful, stable – even prosaic. But Albanese may just have nailed the mood
The prime minister is on a personal mission to do what no Labor leader has done this century – convince voters his party can be trusted to govern long-term.
- Chip Le Grand
- Graphic content
- Bondi Junction attack
At 3.33pm the bloody rampage began. By 3.39pm six innocent people lay dead or dying
The Westfield massacre unfolded so quickly, most victims didn’t see their attacker coming. Twelve months later, the grief is still deep and raw.
- Jordan Baker and Perry Duffin
- Tony Wright’s Column
- Australia votes
Trump-lite dynamite: Did copying the president’s playbook blow up Dutton’s campaign?
The opposition leader clearly thought he was on a good thing when he looked to the approach of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
- Tony Wright
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