There is a recurring instinct in Western policymaking to believe that with enough persistence, enough goodwill, and enough diplomatic effort, even the most entrenched conflicts can be negotiated toward resolution. It is a deeply held belief, almost a reflex. But in the case of Iran and its proxy network, particularly Hezbollah, that instinct is not ...
After an eleven hour flight, I stepped out of Phoenix International Airport into the balmy Arizona heat. It felt like I had stepped into the future. Weaving in and out of lanes of regular taxis and airport shuttle busses, I saw a constant flow of white Jaguars adapted with roof mounted cameras and sensors, gliding past. I recognised them instantly as ...
The Albanese government on Wednesday will unveil the biggest source of cuts in the May 12 budget, when it announces a sweeping overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It wants to get the $49 billion-a-year scheme, now growing at 10% annually, down to a growth rate of about
With the midterm elections just over six months away, Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are face with the likelihood of shocking losses. Not only is history against them — a president’s party has lost ground in twenty of the past twenty-two midterm elections — but polls show Trump’s historically low
It is judgment day in the Commons for the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, over what he knew, and when, about the process that led to Peter Mandelson being appointed as ambassador to Washington. Starmer has promised to “set out all relevant facts in true transparency” to MPs this afternoon. It is a tall order. Starmer has to make a convincing case of his ...
Angus Taylor’s proposal to mandate English for permanent visa holders raises serious questions about fairness, practicality and its underlying political intent. read now...
There’s something, I think, very heartening and touching in reading Andrew Lloyd Webber talk about joining Alcoholics Anonymous at the ripe old age of 78. He told the Sunday Times’s Melissa Denes: “I am a recovering alcoholic. Sixteen months ago I decided that I needed help and it’s the best thing that ever happened to me.” He waxes lyrical about his ...
Robert Lucian Crusitu/ShutterstockAs Australian leaders scramble to secure fuel supplies on the international market, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has been quick to pitch a domestic option: begin extracting the “sea of oil” in the Taroom Trough, a geological formation near the town of Roma. The state government is strongly
Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via Getty ImagesAt their most intense, the downpours that drove widespread flash flooding across Wellington early on Monday morning would have counted as extreme even by tropical standards. But here in 2026, it is part of an increasingly familiar pattern reminding us that our communities and
Installation view, New Asian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2025 featuring: Yang Fudong, Forest diary, 2000, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Dick Quan Displays of artworks from the permanent collections of state and national galleries are ...
Over the past several days, there have been conflicting reports about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s difficult to know what’s happening from one moment to the next. Iran said the waterway was open to commercial shipping again, then turned around and said it was closed. Iran then fired
There is a recurring instinct in Western policymaking to believe that with enough persistence, enough goodwill, and enough diplomatic effort, even the most entrenched conflicts can be negotiated toward resolution. It is a deeply held belief, almost a reflex. But in the case of Iran and its proxy network, particularly Hezbollah, that instinct is not ...
After an eleven hour flight, I stepped out of Phoenix International Airport into the balmy Arizona heat. It felt like I had stepped into the future. Weaving in and out of lanes of regular taxis and airport shuttle busses, I saw a constant flow of white Jaguars adapted with roof mounted cameras and sensors, gliding past. I recognised them instantly as ...
The Albanese government on Wednesday will unveil the biggest source of cuts in the May 12 budget, when it announces a sweeping overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It wants to get the $49 billion-a-year scheme, now growing at 10% annually, down to a growth rate of about
With the midterm elections just over six months away, Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are face with the likelihood of shocking losses. Not only is history against them — a president’s party has lost ground in twenty of the past twenty-two midterm elections — but polls show Trump’s historically low
It is judgment day in the Commons for the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, over what he knew, and when, about the process that led to Peter Mandelson being appointed as ambassador to Washington. Starmer has promised to “set out all relevant facts in true transparency” to MPs this afternoon. It is a tall order. Starmer has to make a convincing case of his ...
Angus Taylor’s proposal to mandate English for permanent visa holders raises serious questions about fairness, practicality and its underlying political intent. read now...
There’s something, I think, very heartening and touching in reading Andrew Lloyd Webber talk about joining Alcoholics Anonymous at the ripe old age of 78. He told the Sunday Times’s Melissa Denes: “I am a recovering alcoholic. Sixteen months ago I decided that I needed help and it’s the best thing that ever happened to me.” He waxes lyrical about his ...
Robert Lucian Crusitu/ShutterstockAs Australian leaders scramble to secure fuel supplies on the international market, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has been quick to pitch a domestic option: begin extracting the “sea of oil” in the Taroom Trough, a geological formation near the town of Roma. The state government is strongly
Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via Getty ImagesAt their most intense, the downpours that drove widespread flash flooding across Wellington early on Monday morning would have counted as extreme even by tropical standards. But here in 2026, it is part of an increasingly familiar pattern reminding us that our communities and
Installation view, New Asian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2025 featuring: Yang Fudong, Forest diary, 2000, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Dick Quan Displays of artworks from the permanent collections of state and national galleries are ...
Over the past several days, there have been conflicting reports about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s difficult to know what’s happening from one moment to the next. Iran said the waterway was open to commercial shipping again, then turned around and said it was closed. Iran then fired
