The moment I knew: in the Tasmanian wilderness, we lay next to each other in the dark. It felt like now or never
Katherine Scholes was in awe of Roger, but on a hike together, things didn’t look promising from a romantic point of view. Then night fell Find more stories from the…
Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover
Tourism operators ravaged by one of Australia’s most remarkable cyclones will receive grants to help rebuild. Businesses across northwest Western Australia are still reeling after Tropical Cyclone Narelle left a…
The Big Banana, deeply concerned, and the Elites | Scam of the Week
Penny Wong ‘deeply concerned’ again. PVO rails against ‘the elites’. Who are these mysterious elites? Plus hate speech fury erupts as terrorists wreck the Australian icon The Big Banana. Pauline…
Czech, Slovak leaders back Orban ahead of Hungary vote
Czech and Slovak leaders backed Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the eve of Hungary’s parliamentary election, saying he was the best choice for the country’s interests. Opinion polls indicate Orban,…
Peru election shows no appetite to tackle illegal mines
Peruvians are heading to the polls to elect a new president and Congress, but illegal mining — a major driver of deforestation and mercury pollution — has received little attention…
Energy crisis ‘not over’ as supply shocks persist
More than 170 service stations are still without diesel as Australia braces for ongoing uncertainty and lasting economic pain from the energy crisis. A temporary ceasefire between the US and…
Iran set for peace talks but doubts emerge over Lebanon
The United States and Iran are to hold negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad to end their six-week-old war although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could…
How ICC prosecutor dumped war crime investigation into Australian command
International Criminal Court correspondence shows prosecutor dropped the war crime probe into Australia’s generals while under investigation for sexual abuse. A Stuart McCarthy exclusive. International Criminal Court correspondence obtained by…
Fuel price gouging. War profiteering and government dissembling
Greedy fuel companies are taking advantage of war, while politicians tell us how they’ll deal with the greedy fuel companies, but don’t. Rex Patrick with the story. On March 4,…
Netanyahu-ism has achieved nothing for Israelis – and come at a monstrously high price | Jonathan Freedland
It is the voting public in Israel that will settle their PM’s fate later this year. But all they have heard are promises of ‘total victory’ that prove to be…