Epstein didn’t traffick victims to elite, FBI concluded
The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails, searched his homes and spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential…
Electricity availability constraining data centre boom
Australia’s incipient data centre boom risks being curtailed by unreliable energy supply, limiting the nation’s productivity potential. Machinery and equipment spending by IT firms hit record levels as Australia looked…
Israeli head flies in to rally rage, community embrace
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will begin his visit to Australia in response to the Bondi massacre against a backdrop of nationwide protests and calls for his arrest. The head of…
Liberals stare down next crisis as coalition restored
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley insists she has the overwhelming support of her party room after striking a deal with the Nationals to restore the coalition, but another opinion poll shocker…
Japanese PM ‘set for supermajority’ after election win
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition has swept to a landslide election win, paving the way for her tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at…
Private demand under the microscope after rate hike
Australia’s economy is like a car exceeding the speed limit. Or is it an inflating balloon, squeezing up against the inside of a box? Either way, it’s too hot for…
Mum loved warm weather, I loved winter, and the space where we met was our veranda | Indigo Perry
Since my mum died, I’ve taken solace in recalling the times we could sit together and be content as mother and daughter On the rainy morning last winter when Mum…
Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise | Arwa Mahdawi
The Obama video should take a toll on the president’s political career – but of course it won’t Despite Donald Trump’s war on woke, he hasn’t (yet) made Black History…
The biggest threat facing Europe is not a Trump invasion. It’s his global political revolution | Mark Leonard
I am convinced that Europe’s ‘new right’ is a radically contemporary movement. Defeating it means understanding its critique of liberalism European governments are terrified of Donald Trump’s threats on trade,…
Which new Winter Olympics events have captured the mood of 2026? | Fiona Katauskas
Who says sport and politics don’t mix See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…