Kabuki politics. Style over substance, controlling the narrative
The major parties have learned to control the narrative at the expense of courage, with policy reduced to fragments, slogans, and lines tested for survival, not truth. Andrew Brown on…
Historic election: parties race to secure second place
A one-horse state political battle has captured the national spotlight, in the first major electoral test of One Nation’s surging popularity. While the Labor Party is expected to easily win…
CBS to close down US radio news service after 99 years
CBS News says it is shutting down its United States radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of lay offs, blaming a shift…
‘The saddest day for Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem’: al-Aqsa mosque closed at Eid
Palestinians say the move is part of a wider Israeli strategy to leverage security tensions to tighten restrictions For the first time since 1967, al-Aqsa mosque – Jerusalem’s most sensitive…
Eid al-Fitr at Lakemba mosque in south-western Sydney – in pictures
Thousands of people come together at one of Australia’s biggest mosques to mark the end of Ramadan Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke heckled by protesters at Lakemba mosque ‘Joy in…
Teen sensations are meant to be one in a million so why does it feel as if prodigies are taking over? | Emma John
From Max Dowman to Kimi Antonelli, Sky Brown and Luke Littler, peak performance can be attained ever earlier thanks to support and science Des Ryan lives on the west coast…
To My Daughter Forever Stuck at Eight, To the Indifferent U.S. Healthcare System
My daughter, Lila, should have turned eight this year. She should have been carrying a schoolbag covered in butterflies to school, holding my hand to feed pigeons in the park…
China has been preparing for a global energy crisis for years. It is paying off now
As other Asian economies race to conserve energy, China has huge reserves of oil and gas as well as alternative energy sources like wind and solar Middle East crisis –…
Trump-appointed panel approves 24-karat-gold coin featuring his image
Federal law says living presidents can’t appear on currency, but commission approves design for US’s 250th birthday A federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat…
Three flight attendants taken to hospital after Delta flight hits severe turbulence on descent into Sydney
Flight 41 from Los Angeles encountered patch of rough air shortly before landing in Sydney, leaving four crew injured Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…