‘He’s taught me more about living than life itself’: on the road with Niki and Jimmy
At 17 Niki vowed to give her newborn son, born blind and profoundly disabled, the best life she could. Thirty years on she and Jimmy are travelling Australia in a…
‘Makes me believe in humanity’: grassroots volunteers deliver hay, water and helping hand in Victorian bushfires
Generosity undimmed as trucks of feed flow to farmers and animals, while winemakers and tattoo artists organise fundraisers Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When…
NSW could adopt UK-style laws to ban ‘intifada’ protest slogans. How would it work?
Inquiry into banning pro-Palestine phrase warned against importing ‘repressive models’ from overseas, while legal experts say UK model could be incompatible with Australia’s constitution Get our breaking news email, free…
Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture?
The superpower still plays a critical role in the Pacific, but there will be no going back to the liberal world order even after this presidential term ends, analysts agree…
Call this social cohesion? The war of words that laid waste to the 2026 Adelaide writers’ festival
How a boardroom flare-up sparked an international boycott – and a looming defamation battle It began as a quiet programming dispute in the genteel city of churches. But by Wednesday…
Penny Wong says Sussan Ley’s leadership ‘unsalvageable’ after Coalition flags opposition to new hate laws
Christian and Islamic leaders publish joint letter criticising the bill as Labor faces uphill battle to pass reforms Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor…
Man armed with bow and arrow shot dead by NSW police
The incident at Gunnedah near Tamworth is the third fatality involving police in the state this year Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A man…
‘Nothing has hit me that hard’: spate of ACL injuries highlights lack of A-League Women investment | Samantha Lewis
Australia’s top women’s football league does not have dedicated data or research to explore why so many players continue to suffer a serious knee injury Cannon Clough didn’t realise what…
Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism
Taking drug in pregnancy does not raise chances of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, ‘gold standard’ review finds Taking paracetamol in pregnancy does not increase the chance that the child…
‘You need to hang up now’: Australians report surveillance of phone calls with relatives in Iran amid uprising
One man speaking to his mother in Iran from Australia said ‘I could hear her talking to someone else on the line’ Get our breaking news email, free app or…