Australia politics live: Labor and Coalition finalise deals on gambling reform and closing ‘widow tax’ negative gearing loophole
Government MPs agree to more than a dozen amendments made with the Coalition. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Chalmers calls…
Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint
Author Adam Johnson criticises Waverley council saying ‘reality is often upsetting’ while Palestinian group says libraries should hold ‘challenging’ books Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…
Seven First Nations Australians tell us their worries and hopes for future generations – video
East Arnhem Land is one of the last strongholds of Aboriginal culture in Australia, home to the Yolngu people who maintain one of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth. The…
Who is Hasan Piker – and why are some Australian conservatives outraged about his return to the ABC?
The leftwing commentator has been invited to appear on the Planet America program on Monday night The ABC is set to air the return of its Planet America program on…
A job that changed me: After years of being a marriage celebrant, I became uneasy with the institution
My favourite part was sitting with couples, talking about their lives and why they wanted to marry. But I’m equally happy to have left it behind Read more in this…
Beatles film recreates iconic Abbey Road album cover
Social media footage this weekend revealed the cast of Sam Mendes’ four-film band biopic on the zebra crossing near the studio, posing for the famous image The production team behind…
Hayden Panettiere: an actor so magnetic that entire shows were rewritten for her
She starred in her first soap opera at 4 – then the hit show Heroes was totally reworked to allow her character, Claire the regenerating cheerleader, to live on. We…
Why is the New Zealand PM fighting for his political life? – podcast
With just months to go before New Zealand voters head to the polls, the prime minister, Christopher Luxon, has survived his second leadership spill in just four months. As flagging…
Djokovic’s medical malaise in Cincinnati exposes fraying edges of ageing great’s game
First-round exit for 24-time grand slam winner made for a difficult watch but there is an emerging pattern of saving his best for the big occasion Novak Djokovic walked from…
Australia humiliated as Bangladesh make history with crushing Test victory
Australia 198 & 284; Bangladesh 426 & 57-1 Cameron Green century in vain in nine-wicket loss Bangladesh’s captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, hailed his country’s “biggest win so far in any…