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Trump has sent a wrecking ball through old alliances. The implications for Australia are severe

In a world where Donald Trump doesn’t appear to know what AUKUS is, Australia can no longer rely on decades of friendship and shared values.

  • David Crowe

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Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik.

Radicaliser? Undercover agent? Aftab Malik is used to dodging accusations

Australia’s new special envoy to combat Islamophobia didn’t want the job but is now working to make it more than tokenistic.

  • Patrick Begley
Tu Le

The feud fuelling one of the tightest battles of the next election

Independent MP for Fowler Dai Le could hold the balance of power after the election. Her Labor opponent, Tu Le, is campaigning to win back the seat while heavily pregnant.

  • Matthew Knott
Murdoch’s daughters were never a serious chance of taking over from him.

Handmaiden or peacemaker but never No.1: The Murdoch daughters ‘forsaken’ by their father

Though Prudence and Liz are Rupert Murdoch’s eldest children, their gender meant they were never considered genuine heirs to the throne.

  • Jordan Baker
AfD leader Alice Weidel takes part in a televised discussion in Germany last Sunday.

The woman leading Germany’s far-right resurgence

Terrorist attacks and job cuts have left Germans feeling bitter, and Alice Weidel is set to benefit in an election some say could seal the fate of Europe.

  • Rob Harris
Legend: Bart Cummings after winning the 2008 Melbourne Cup with Viewed.

The Cummings dynasty has produced generations of winners. Now it’s teetering on the brink

The legacy of racing royalty is on the line with the son of the “Cups King” losing his training licence and facing eviction from the family’s famous stables.

  • Chris Barrett
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Anthony Albanese, voting with partner Jodie Haydon, at the 2022 federal election. Much has changed since he cast his vote.

The voters Albanese and Dutton must woo in 2025

Since the last election, more than 710,000 people have been added to an electoral roll that is older, more concentrated in certain seats and has more women.

  • Shane Wright
The bilateral Trump-Putin discussions are unlikely to be a feasible way to resolve the war

The week that shook Europe: how Trump drastically reshaped global order

Donald Trump’s thunderous declarations have put Ukraine and its Western allies in a state of shock, questioning if America now stands with tyranny and extremism over the international democratic order.

  • Rob Harris
Olivia Ancelet, Aariq Hasan and Noah Zunde all died after being left in a car by their parents.

‘I killed my daughter’: What happens when a forgotten child dies in a car

When the unimaginable happens, families, authorities and communities are left with many questions.

  • Riley Walter
Zoe Robinson the NSW Advocate for Children and Young People

Zoe said that adults don’t always know best. Mark Latham savaged her

The NSW Advocate for Children and Young People isn’t afraid to weigh into some of the most controversial issues of importance to the state’s young people.

  • Deborah Snow

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