Fire agencies on front foot as dry, warm weather looms
Fire agencies are prepping for a possible earlier start to the season as long-range forecasts signal a drier and warmer winter. An El Nino weather pattern, which was declared by…
‘Smokescreen’: Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising
One Nation’s public fundraising campaign is a “smokescreen” for the money coming in from billionaire donors, a Labor powerbroker says. The Pauline Hanson-led party is claiming to have raised more…
Aussie shares surge on latest US-Iran peace deal hopes
Australian shares have rebounded sharply on the latest peace deal proclamation from US President Donald Trump, but risks to the global energy market remain. The S&P/ASX200 jumped 168.9 points by…
Woodside to pay $320m for greater stake in gas project
Australia’s largest oil and gas company has moved to increase its stake in the country’s biggest undeveloped offshore gas resource. Woodside Energy will pay at least $US225 million ($320 million)…
Big money is killing the World Cup spirit. Fans deserve a sporting chance at tickets
Supporters come way below sponsors in the stadium-seat pecking order. No wonder some fans plan to binge-watch matches on a Spanish package holiday There is nothing wonderful in the world…
John Healey quitting defence puts a time bomb under No 10. He is a loyalist: this is no ordinary departure
He served through the eras of Blair, Brown, Miliband and Corbyn in a party that knows and respects him. It will matter that even his patience has run out John…
‘I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way’: Kathleen Turner’s best films – ranked!
As she nears her 72nd birthday, we honour the actor whose ‘smoked honey’ vocals added to her vampy persona on screen, whether bringing Jessica Rabbit to life or crushing Michael…
‘A shameless cash grab’: can the World Cup be saved?
For the next 39 days, 104 matches will be played throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada until a World Cup winner is crowned on 19 July. Amid the excitement…
‘This is honest art. Like Dostoevsky’: Tim Allen and Tom Hanks on Toy Story 5, tech peril and the joy of rusty nails
Pixar’s new film tells young viewers that technology has stolen their childhood and that parents need to wise up fast. Its stars answer your questions on the series’ radical new…
How to Love the World by Ilka Tampke review – a woman is trapped by a fallen tree
The stuck narrator records the minutiae of the forest and her harrowing life in a purposeful novel that demands a slow read but doesn’t always reward it A large branch…