One Nation win grim warning for major party future
The coalition could be reduced to a regional remnant and Labor seats will come under threat if One Nation builds on its breakthrough by-election victory, analysts say. David Farley will…
Health insurance industry to protest rebate changes as hospitals close
The upcoming budget is expected to changes to the private health insurance rebates for older people. Health insurance industry uproar awaits, Claudia Weisenberger reports. Last month, Health Minister Mark Butler…
‘ISIS brides’ on slavery charges make bid for freedom
Two Islamic State-linked women arrested and charged with slavery offences hours after returning from a Syrian refugee camp are seeking release into the community. Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and Zeinab Ahmad,…
Federal budget to dominate the economic agenda
The federal budget will this week overshadow local data, with Jim Chalmers’ fifth fiscal blueprint key to future Reserve Bank interest rate calls. The economy was already speeding above its…
Rory McIlroy: if LIV golfers don’t want to rejoin PGA Tour, ‘that says something about you’
World No 2 is not against return: ‘Just good business’ Circuit’s future is uncertain after Saudi withdrawal DeChambeau has denied claims of PGA Tour talks Rory McIlroy is no longer…
Socceroos set for Asian Cup reunion with Iraq coach Graham Arnold
Australia drawn with Iraq, Singapore and Tajikistan in Group D Tournament to take place in Saudi Arabia in January 2027 The Socceroos have been handed a challenging reunion with Graham…
Uruguay’s Silva makes history after dramatic Giro d’Italia second stage
Silva is first Uruguayan to win a Grand Tour stage Nearly 20 riders involved in crash 198km into route Guillermo Thomas Silva won stage two of the Giro d’Italia to…
Aryna Sabalenka shocked by Sorana Cirstea’s comeback win at Italian Open
World No 1 beaten 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in third round in Rome Jannik Sinner eases through; Cameron Norrie out Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, suffered her earliest defeat in…
The US could soon make it easier to execute people with intellectual disabilities
A supreme court decision will determine whether the cruel, unconstitutional execution of people with intellectual disability becomes even more prevalent The supreme court will soon rule on Hamm v Smith,…
At the Venice Biennale I saw anger at Russia and Israel – and its leadership pretending everything was fine | Charlotte Higgins
The festival can often make you queasy, as geopolitics are played out through the proxy of art. This year it feels on the verge of collapsing in on itself On…