Martin Short opens up about ‘nightmare’ death of his daughter Katherine
Actor and comedian speaks for the first time since his 42-year-old daughter died by suicide in February Martin Short has spoken for the first time about the death of his…
Politics live: Tim Wilson accuses PM of ‘deceit and betrayal’ over budget tax tweaks; Australia Post lifts fuel surcharge for parcels
Follow live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ‘We’re not a party of government … yet,’ says Joyce Barnaby Joyce is doing something of…
‘I will sing at the drop of a hat’: Jeff Goldblum’s honest playlist
The actor and pianist swapped playing Beethoven for Deep Purple and knows what to put on at a party, but which of his movie themes has he put words to?…
Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week knowing that Xi holds all the cards | Simon Tisdall
The US president will be counting on China to influence Iran and help him out of his latest mess. But the price may be high – including for Taiwan Like…
The kindness of strangers: ‘That quilt serves as a daily reminder of all the goodness in this world’
I was secretly devastated to have missed out on the quilt. To my surprise, the woman who’d won it wanted me to have it I spotted the quilt the moment…
‘One of the greatest invisible tragedies’: is the loss of childhood imagination inevitable?
We have created the most stifling and sanitised imaginative space conceivable for children, says teacher Brendan James Murray. Today true imagination has become a radical act The six children sit…
One Nation’s historic win in Farrer – podcast
On Saturday, the rightwing party won a lower-house seat for the first time as voters registered their fury in the Farrer byelection. And while newly elected MP, David Farley, may…
Trump and China’s Xi preparing for talks
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons as they weigh extending a critical minerals deal, according to US officials…
Homelessness ‘crisis’ pushes councils to the brink
Local councils are struggling to cope with a homelessness crisis that has spread well beyond inner-city streets. Two-thirds of Australian councils consider homelessness a significant or acute issue in their…
State’s drilling dream sours budget approvals sweetener
Labor will offer more money to states and territories as it tries to secure agreement over landmark environmental reforms, but one premier is vowing not to make it easy. Tuesday’s…