The kindness of strangers: My kids sent me a birthday fax from far away – a modest man made sure I received it
I was all alone in a Washington DC hotel on my birthday – and someone else had received my children’s message by mistake Read more in the kindness of strangers…
‘You lose yourself’: inside the mental health crisis hitting gen X women
My generation had great role models, free university and the morning-after pill. We should be running the world. Instead, two-thirds of us are facing mental health problems – and it’s…
One Nation’s surge in South Australia is a warning – fiddling at the edges is no longer enough | Tony Barry
There is a structural realignment under way, with the Liberal party the early and obvious victim in Saturday’s state election As the ballots are counted in South Australia, it’s now…
Aussie shares dive as Trump and Tehran trade threats
Australia’s share market has fallen sharply, after Iran responded to a US ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with threats to attack its gulf neighbours’ water and energy infrastructure.…
Growing obesity crisis tanking Aussie productivity
Australia is staring down a $90 billion-a-year obesity crisis by 2032 but spending below the OECD average on preventative health to tackle it. Two-thirds of those costs will be felt…
Killing off gas low-hanging fruit for climate goals
Australia’s most populous state could slash gas use by more than 50 per cent by 2035 if economy-wide reductions in the expensive, emissions-intensive fuel are pursued. Modelling commissioned by Lock…
Chappell Roan defends herself after Jorginho’s sledge
US singer Chappell Roan has responded to claims her security guard made the daughter of footballer Jorginho cry, saying the situation makes her feel “really sad” and she “did not…
PM hits the phones to shore up Australia’s fuel supply
The prime minister has been phoning his global counterparts to try and shore up Australia’s fuel stocks over the coming weeks and months, as the Middle East war sends shockwaves…
Cuba restores power to Havana after grid collapse
Cuba has restored power to nearly half of the capital Havana, less than 24 hours after the national grid collapsed for the second time in a week, amid a US…
Trump touted big tax cuts, but petrol to eat up refunds
The US economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fuelled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation. Yet spiking…