New home prices in China rise in January
Average prices of new homes across 100 Chinese cities rose in January, while declines in the secondary market narrowed, following renewed government pledges to stabilise the sector. New home prices…
Why some economists go against the flow on RBA rate bet
Near Wynyard station in Sydney, there’s an underground walkway where peak hour foot traffic seems to flow entirely in one direction. On the odd occasion you find yourself walking against…
“Someone got to the Minister”. How fossil politics buried emissions data
Why did the Albanese Government eliminate billions of tonnes of fossil fuel carbon emissions from public view. Rex Patrick investigates. There are three types of carbon emission that come from…
Woeful Australia sent spinning by Pakistan in T20 World Cup warm-up
Pakistan 198-5; Australia 108 (15.4 overs) | Pakistan win by 90 runs Australia lose series with 11 days to go before T20 World Cup begins World Cup-bound Australia have been…
A wing and a prayer: Rybakina’s quiet resolve wrests glory from Sabalenka | Jack Snape
To the sound of a lone bird chirping, the crash-bang wallop ultimately belonged to the underdog in a blockbuster Australian Open final The sprinkling rain at Melbourne Park meant the…
Young Japanese voters adore their new conservative PM. But that doesn’t mean they are shifting to the right | Karin Kaneko
Sanae Takaichi may seemingly have old-fashioned values, but it’s her economic offering that has captured young people’s imaginations Japan has rarely seen a prime minister as bold or as social…
How the right won the internet | Robert Topinka
In the second part of our series on digital politics, we look at how online provocateurs have advanced extreme political ideas – and watched them seep into the mainstream Robert…
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections If you are anything like me, then you…
Jeffrey Epstein files: don’t be fooled. Millions of files are still unreleased | Moira Donegan
Federal prosecutors had identified 6 million files that were ‘potentially responsive’ to the law, but only released 3.5. Why? The justice department released a trove of 3.5m files related to…
The moment I knew: as we sat on the veranda playing Scrabble, it hit me – I was in love
When Dion Padan met Ben Graetz and his drag queen persona, there was an undeniable energy. A weekend away deepened their connection Find more stories from the moment I knew…