After Hormuz, China looks to the promise – and peril – of the Arctic’s ‘ice silk road’
China has established the first scheduled transit through the northern sea route, but questions remain over the environmental and political risks When Marco Rubio suggested that the world should look…
A fake website and a deluge of CVs: the Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage
Exclusive: Fake consultancy impersonating Brisbane firm online is one of 13 websites seized by the US Department of Justice Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience
President says move is based on ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but US military officials have said Ukraine war is boosting regime’s combat capabilities Donald Trump has said he…
Australia politics live: Greens senator accuses Labor of backing gas industry and billionaires over ‘disabled people and our families’
Both major parties say current NDIS scheme is unsustainable as Senate debate of legislation continues. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…
Two very different AFL draws show why stalemates still have a place in the game | Jonathan Horn
Hawthorn v Collingwood ended in the grey area typical of AFL draws while Western Bulldogs v Carlton was, unusually, cause for mass hysteria “Sometimes when you win, you really lose.…
Kindness of strangers: The day of my mum’s funeral, the saleswoman at the stationery store made me feel less alone
Because I’d visited so often to print things, she made me feel that someone had witnessed the journey I was on, all the way through to its difficult conclusion Read…
How Australia found themselves on the wrong side of cricket’s most profound upset | Geoff Lemon
Despite overwhelming odds against them, Bangladesh still found a way to win – but their success wasn’t down to any Australian complacency Sport coverage is powered by hyperbole and recency…
Scams have become a constant part of life. In a world full of distrust, how can we know what is real? | Brigid Delaney
There is something depressing about being scammed. Every unknown number, every marketplace purchase, every text with a link now arrives with suspicion My day started with exciting news. It was…
Women’s U20 World Cup boycott may hurt in short term but can send Fifa a vital message | Tom Garry
Women’s football has much to gain from the kind of reforms that threats to snub upcoming tournaments might prompt. Infantino should be taken on “And I say to all the…
Australia on brink of historic defeat to Bangladesh as batting woes resurface
First Test, day three: Australia 198 and 161-4; Bangladesh 426 Cameron Green rides luck to remain unbeaten on 43 at stumps Australia will have to dig themselves out of a…