John Malkovich cancels Israel trip over fabricated solidarity quote
The Wild Horse Nine actor had been due to appear on stage in The Music Critic in Tel Aviv – but pulled out over PR firm’s ‘unacceptable and untenable’ attribution…
Trump implores voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ as he tries to boost vulnerable Republicans ahead of midterms – live
Trump addresses crowd in first of two planned speeches during Republican midterm convention Republicans look to ‘midterm convention’ to overcome Trump unpopularity Sign up for US Breaking News email Stefany…
Australia politics live: Coalition rejects Labor’s ‘unacceptable’ plan to regulate harmful content on social media
Follow the day’s news live Labor introducing new laws to crack down on illegal tobacco Labor will introduce new laws to make it easier to prosecute criminals involved in the…
August was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally
Temperatures reached 1.65C above preindustrial levels, months before El Niño system reaches full strength August was the joint-hottest month ever recorded around the world, with global temperatures reaching 1.65C above…
Jacqui Lambie says Pauline Hanson a ‘bloody coward’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor
Lambie, a veteran and Tasmanian senator, says One Nation leader is showing her ‘true colours’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free…
Why the horror warnings about Australia’s ‘collapsing’ housing market are absurd – and very much in bad faith | Greg Jericho
If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still only mean prices were back where they were at the…
The first rule of Cookbook Club Naarm? Make friends
Tickets to the monthly Melbourne event sell like hot cakes. Then there’s the assigned homework – bring a completed dish from the featured book As someone who’s been blessed with…
True to her own life, Blanche d’Alpuget leaves a rule to live by: ‘Love one another’
D’Alpuget was a successful author who brought her own star power to her relationship with her ‘great love’, Bob Hawke Blanche d’Alpuget, writer and wife of Bob Hawke, dies aged…
Grand Theft Auto VI: can playing a video game count as cheating on your partner?
Historically a new Grand Theft Auto game inspired controversy around violence – but this time people are getting exercised about its romance There was never any doubt that Grand Theft…
AFL finals: where the Brisbane v Adelaide semi-final will be won and lost | Martin Pegan
The Lions are now on the long road to a premiership three-peat as they host the Crows with a preliminary final clash with the Hawks on the line Sign up…