Grattan on Friday: it’s taken Hanson’s overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals

Pauline Hanson is a woman who says she ‘doesn’t back down’. This week brought two high-risk demonstrations of heels firmly dug in to prove it.

‘New America,’ ‘Trump Strait’: Trump goes on a naming spree in RNC speech

Extreme Mortman: 25 Years Since 9-11: Laura Bush Legacy and Anita McBride Stories

The questions China won’t answer about the Tibet-Nepal flood disaster

For years, analysts and observers have warned about the dangers of China’s relentless infrastructure push in Tibet, particularly its dam-building ambitions on the Brahmaputra River,…

A quarter-century observance

What it still means

25 Years After 9/11 (with Lisa Monaco & Ken Wainstein)

This week on the Stay Tuned with Preet podcast, former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and former Homeland Security Advisor Ken Wainstein join Preet to…

Civil war again in Reform as Tim Montgomerie quits the Party

Coast guard video shows deadly Philippine ferry fire as dozens remain missing

LIVE: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte delivers keynote address

We Need to Talk About Term Limits

In part two of our Hot Supreme Court Reform September series, Kate and the Brennan Center’s Alicia Bannon make the case for term limits for…

Indonesia’s bold bid to set the world’s critical mineral prices

In the global supply chain, Indonesia sits at the epicenter of the market for nickel and other critical minerals. Yet the value of that natural…

Australia’s reading and maths results are at an ‘all-time low’ – but there’s more to the story

Results from the latest international test of 15-year-olds has prompted headlines suggesting serious problems with Australia’s academic results.

Fall Festivals Preview: 10 fab fairs and fests to light up the season

Diwali jams, food raves, science celebrations, and the last of this year’s county fairs. Oh, and Godzilla. The post Fall Festivals Preview: 10 fab fairs…

Australia jails marketing executive who compiled reports for China

An Australian man convicted of reckless foreign interference for compiling reports for Chinese intelligence was sentenced to more than three years in jail by a…

🚨Putin GIVES ANSWER after Trump Envoys Leave Kyiv

Trump makes himself focus of GOP midterm pitch: ‘Pretend that I’m on the ballot’

China says US accusations of AI theft are ‘groundless’

China said on Wednesday that US accusations of Chinese labs stealing the capabilities of American models were “groundless”, as the two countries race for tech…

Did the government back down on its gas reservation policy? No – most changes make sense

Are the federal government’s draft gas reservation laws really a backdown? No – today’s changes are sensible.

What the Hell Did I Just Watch..!

The government has proposed new laws for tackling illegal tobacco, but they likely won’t do much

The legislation, which aims to make it easier to prosecute those involved in the illicit tobacco trade, is more of the same: punitive, but still…