Federal budget to dominate the economic agenda
The federal budget will this week overshadow local data, with Jim Chalmers’ fifth fiscal blueprint key to future Reserve Bank interest rate calls. The economy was already speeding above its…
Rory McIlroy: if LIV golfers don’t want to rejoin PGA Tour, ‘that says something about you’
World No 2 is not against return: ‘Just good business’ Circuit’s future is uncertain after Saudi withdrawal DeChambeau has denied claims of PGA Tour talks Rory McIlroy is no longer…
My mother and I are like the ocean and the mountains, yet we hear each other without saying a word | Christine Kearney
She delights in pretty dresses and homegrown roses. I am the boisterous daughter who despises rules. Despite all the differences, our bond is strong Among the myriad things I doubt…
Tuppence Middleton: ‘My guiltiest pleasure? Watching Naked Attraction when my partner is out’
The actor on her Dua Lipa faux pas, restless legs syndrome, and a shock realisation at a housewarming party Born in Bristol, Tuppence Middleton, 39, trained at ArtsEd in London…
At the Venice Biennale I saw anger at Russia and Israel – and its leadership pretending everything was fine | Charlotte Higgins
The festival can often make you queasy, as geopolitics are played out through the proxy of art. This year it feels on the verge of collapsing in on itself On…
The US could soon make it easier to execute people with intellectual disabilities
A supreme court decision will determine whether the cruel, unconstitutional execution of people with intellectual disability becomes even more prevalent The supreme court will soon rule on Hamm v Smith,…
Aryna Sabalenka shocked by Sorana Cirstea’s comeback win at Italian Open
World No 1 beaten 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in third round in Rome Jannik Sinner eases through; Cameron Norrie out Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, suffered her earliest defeat in…
Uruguay’s Silva makes history after dramatic Giro d’Italia second stage
Silva is first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stage Nearly 20 riders involved in crash 198km into route Guillermo Thomas Silva won stage two of the Giro d’Italia to…
Socceroos set for Asian Cup reunion with Iraq coach Graham Arnold
Australia drawn with Iraq, Singapore and Tajikistan in Group D Tournament to take place in Saudi Arabia in January 2027 The Socceroos have been handed a challenging reunion with Graham…
Do look up: stargazing in New Zealand’s first dark sky community
It took 10 years for Naseby to achieve its DarkSky International certification. Now, a night out in the tiny Otago town is like ‘a tour through the history of the…