‘Petulant’ Trump blasts Australia for shunning Iran war
Donald Trump has declared the US doesn’t need the help of Australia and other allies who rejected US calls for partners to help take back a major oil-shipping corridor. In…
Investor tax-break cuts no ‘silver bullet’ for housing
Labor appears set to scale back tax concessions for property investors in a move welcomed by economists and social housing advocates. But while it’s set to boost intergenerational equity and…
The Opioid Disaster in the United States
Over the past two decades, the number of deaths from drug overdoses in the United States has been on the rise, initially due to opioid painkillers, then heroin, and now…
‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog | Martin Gelin
Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too The US is no longer a democracy. One of the…
The secret lives of six body doubles: ‘They wanted Julia Roberts to have curvier legs’
What is it like to be Michael B Jordan’s twin, Andie MacDowell’s hands or Rachel Weisz’s hair? Some of Hollywood’s best stand-ins reveal all Most of us are familiar with…
Imperfect Women review – lots of fun … if you lower your expectations enough
This glossy murder mystery, starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara, should be better than this. But if you brace yourself for a perfectly acceptable eight hours of entertainment,…
Murderer wins High Court case against government
Curfew and ankle monitoring restrictions imposed on a convicted murderer after his release from immigration detention have been declared invalid by the nation’s highest court. A Papua New Guinea citizen…
It is small, stable and a European success story. So why is Slovenia turning its back on liberalism? | Ana Schnabl
Armed with Orbán’s ruthless playbook and Trump’s political style, Janez Janša would be another illiberal threat to the EU if he wins on 22 March Stroll through almost any town…
The RBA is asking Australians to show restraint. They may want to take their own advice | Nicki Hutley
We are all living in uncertain times, so we expect decisions to be made with a high degree of caution. That applies to the central bank and interest rates Get…
‘Biggest in living memory’: monster cyclone set to hit
One of the biggest cyclones “in living memory” is expected to lash northern Australia, sparking fears flood-hit regions will face more devastation. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is barrelling toward far north…