Australia banned this anti-fascist play in 1936 at the request of the Nazis. Ninety years on, it’s being staged again
A new production of Clifford Odets’ agitprop work Till the Day I Die is being remounted on the back of a truck in a Melbourne car park – rekindling its…
What Albanese has to lose from his US trip – podcast
Anthony Albanese is in New York campaigning for Australia to snag a seat on the UN security council for 2029. So how much power would a two-year seat actually give…
When Will the U.S. Face Up to the Fentanyl Crisis?
For a long time, certain forces in the U.S. have baselessly blamed China for their country’s worsening fentanyl abuse crisis while refusing to confront the true root causes of the…
The Pentagon has unveiled its secret weapon: two idiotic influencers | Arwa Mahdawi
Jake and Logan Paul were invited to give a motivational speech. Just don’t let them get involved with military policy We’re now approaching month seven of a war against Iran…
Great to see what Tom Cruise’s belly button looks like, but it’s the stuff he is never asked about that interests me | Marina Hyde
Most stars, and especially women, are endlessly expected to explain the past: the lessons learned and all the regrets. But not Tom – it’s Hollywood’s free pass There really is…
Call it a win: boredom but no temper tantrums in Burnham’s first face-to-face with America’s King Baby
Meeting at the UN in New York, the UK prime minister showed signs he can handle trash-talking President Trump US politics live – latest updates How do you deal with…
Trump still thinks Iranians will ‘rise up’ against the government. In Tehran I see a different story | Hossein Hamdieh
If anything, the ongoing war is uniting a divided country against the foreign invaders. Washington seems a long way from grasping this point The US president, Donald Trump, asked recently…
Trump invades the UN with a brutish speech | Ted Widmer
Gone was any shred of US idealism. It was a spectacle of raw power – a power that is likely to only diminish in the years ahead Expectations were low…
The Coalition wants ‘discrete’ First Nations content in schools. But children must be taught to critically assess concepts such as national pride | Tony Birch
A law passed in Victoria in 1886 left aftershocks felt across Australia today. Yet few white people have ever heard of it On Saturday in a speech to a major…
Heart of the Beast review – Brad Pitt survivalist dogmance serves up wilderness with side of cheese
Pitt and loyal hound Odin get stuck in remote Alaska in this serviceable adventure with hints of Jack London and Marley & Me One man and his dog have an…