70 brilliant books for the summer
From dynamite debuts to must-read memoirs and magical children’s fiction, here’s our selection of this year’s hottest holiday reads • Leading authors Mark Haddon, Samantha Harvey, Zadie Smith select their…
Trump as Don Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’
Barbara McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how Trump is eroding democracy by turning the US into a mafia state “I believe in America.” So says Amerigo Bonasera, a…
‘Taken a toll’: rising Liberal star to quit politics
Declining poll numbers for the Liberals were not a factor in one of the party’s frontbenchers deciding to retire from federal politics. Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonathon Duniam will not…
Minister accuses states of exaggerating NDIS criticism
Criticism of looming changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme by states and territories is overblown, the minister who oversees the scheme says. Carve-outs from the reforms were unlikely despite…
Ukraine drone warfare to force Australian reckoning
As drones dominate battle space in the Ukraine-Russia war, the biggest take-home for Australia is to turbocharge innovation and shake off its risk-averse, dawdling military acquisition process. Delays and cost…
The $54B question. NDIS compliance looms – 247,000 providers yet to be registered
On July 1, unregistered NDIS providers will no longer receive their payments for legitimate claims on behalf of clients. Many are ill-prepared. Claudia Weisenberger reports. For thirteen years, the National…
Foxtel’s cunning plan to break Nine Entertainment on NRL footy rights
The biggest game in Australian sport right now isn’t being played on any field. It’s the fight for NRL broadcast rights between Nine Entertainment and Foxtel. Michael Pascoe says Nine…
Whistleblower laws. “Perfect the enemy of the good but this ain’t even good”
Whistleblowers get the blunt end of the stick in Australia. They do great public good but suffer for protection. Rex Patrick reports on KPMG and the live Neometals case. Rules…
As One Nation seeks donations to ‘fire the liar’, News Corp gives it front-page billing | Weekly Beast
Pauline Hanson’s fundraising drive gets front-page coverage in Sydney tabloid. Plus: The Hollywood Reporter scoop that wasn’t Want to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the…
A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know | Helen Pilcher
I think I’ll leave new methods to measure biological age to the Kardashians. Too much knowledge about your mortality can be bad for your health In the season 5 finale…