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Is the Coalition’s defence cash splash too late to the party?
After a long wait, the Coalition’s multi-billion-dollar defence policy is here. Is it too late to help them at the polls?
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1 year, 1 month ago
All eyes on Rome as cardinals convene to pick a new Pope
After Catholic leaders lay Pope Francis to rest in Rome, they’ll choose a new pontiff. Who it is at this stage is anyone’s guess.
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1 year, 1 month ago
Does Russia want a military base in Indonesia?
Our Defence expert unpicks what Russia’s up to in Indonesia - and if we should be worried about its appearance in our neck of the woods.
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1 year, 1 month ago
The tiny theatres and town halls keeping live music alive - on the road with Sarah Blasko
Come with us on tour with Sarah Blasko, one of Australia’s most gifted singers, in tiny town halls and bush theatres where live music is alive and we…
1 year, 1 month ago
China’s trade-war revenge
Chinese exporters in Guangzhou are brazenly flouting US tariffs – and flaunting it on TikTok. Our correspondent unpacks this new phase of the global …
1 year, 1 month ago
How Facebook monetises teen misery
The Australian revealed how Facebook pitched ads at children in despair. Now a Meta whistleblower exposes the company’s attempts to spin the story aw…
1 year, 1 month ago
Billion-dollar babies: Pressure on public health as private births decline
Private birthing units are closing around Australia, and experts say it could cost taxpayers dearly if big, structural changes aren’t made.
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1 year, 1 month ago
Major parties bet the house on election campaigns
Labor and the Coalition announced competing housing policies at their official campaign launches. Could either one win the election?
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1 year, 1 month ago
Facing death, Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst wants to be useful
Rob Hirst has pancreatic cancer. He’s handling it with all the soul you’d expect from one of the songwriters who made radical 80s politics into mains…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump and Xi Jinping: clash of the megalomaniacs
Our man in Beijing, North Asia correspondent Will Glasgow, unpacks how Chinese President Xi has mishandled the tariff war, and how it can possibly be…
1 year, 1 month ago