Jim Chalmers’ spat with ex-RBA chief Philip Lowe resembles an episode of Jerry Springer. Meanwhile, Labor’s spending mirrors an Oprah Winfrey giveaway.

JENI O’DOWD: The Liberals’ new leader is no intellectual lightweight — despite what the critics (and Malcolm Turnbull) might suggest.

Anthony Albanese says he will lobby the Laotian prime minister for justice over the 2024 deaths of two Australian teens from methanol poisoning while backpacking in the south-east Asian nation.

American conservatives should be clear about the tensions inherent in their appeal for European change. 

Obama and his team never saw Trump coming, as a new set of oral history interviews released Tuesday makes abundantly clear. He was, to them, a ‘con man,’ a ‘clown,’ a ‘laughingstock.’ 

LATIKA M BOURKE: Defence Minister Richard Marles says allies must prepare to support Ukraine for years, casting doubt on claims the war could be resolved quickly.

Australia's latest jobless figures are likely to follow a trend for the year's start after economists were wrong-footed by a surprise fall in unemployment.

Alcoa has agreed to pay $55 million to restore a forest habitat that's home to protected species after clearing it for bauxite mining without approvals.

The man was ‘kicked out’ of his exit row seat on a Jetstar flight.

Australia's latest jobless figures are likely to follow a trend for the year's start after economists were wrong-footed by a surprise fall in unemployment.

Shares in Medibank and Nib have jumped after both insurers announced premium hikes of more than 5 per cent for 2026.

Alcoa has agreed to pay $55 million to restore a forest habitat that's home to protected species after clearing it for bauxite mining without approvals.

Budapest has long enjoyed the mineral-rich thermal water that flows below its surface, however, recently a number of issues has led to the deterioration of the city’s beloved baths.

Deep in the Flinders Ranges sits Arkaba Homestead, an elevated escape rewilding its vast setting and providing a proper sense of dusty escapism.

We’re in Tokyo testing Apple’s AirPod Translation — worthwhile new tech or an expensive way to order a bowl of ramen?

American conservatives should be clear about the tensions inherent in their appeal for European change. 

There are growing signs that the economic policy wagon is not rattling along smoothly as Labor forecast before its re-election, but is going off the rails.

AARON PATRICK: The academic’s invitation to the Sydney Writers’ Festival demonstrates how arts festivals have been ideologically captured, Jewish leaders say.

American conservatives should be clear about the tensions inherent in their appeal for European change. 

Obama and his team never saw Trump coming, as a new set of oral history interviews released Tuesday makes abundantly clear. He was, to them, a ‘con man,’ a ‘clown,’ a ‘laughingstock.’ 

Aaron Trinh was 5-foot-6, and he was unhappy. Then, he came across videos on TikTok about height surgery.

The Berlin Film Festival has been engulfed in arguments about the intersection of art and politics.

Pillion star Harry Melling and filmmaker Harry Lighton on venturing into the subculture of gay biker gangs.

Better-known for his dramatic roles, British actor Damian Lewis drew on his time in clown school to make the most of spoof Fackham Hall.

What used to be innocent enough — checking social media to see what our friends were up to — has escalated into a battle of wills in which there can emerge only one victor: man or phone. 

Footage of China’s new humanoid robots is making waves online, with some optimistic about the new development and others not so much.

Measles outbreaks globally and less than ideal vaccination rates for children are negative signs as clusters of the contagious disease emerge in Australia.

What used to be innocent enough — checking social media to see what our friends were up to — has escalated into a battle of wills in which there can emerge only one victor: man or phone. 

BMW is advising owners of over 16,000 vehicles to avoid using the remote start function or leaving their vehicle running and unattended.

If you want to live longer and feel better, stop following food fads.

Teenage Australian snowboarder Ally Hickman has been taken for scans following a heavy fall in the women’s slopestyle Olympic final.

Where the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix will be held next year has been revealed after news it was leaving Phillip Island broke.

As a NSW supporter it’s hard not to smell a rat with the big eligibility tweaks appearing to chiefly benefit one Maroons star.

Footage of China’s new humanoid robots is making waves online, with some optimistic about the new development and others not so much.

At the height of his influence Jesse Jackson was widely regarded as America’s preeminent civil rights leader. But he also had his detractors.

One of the so-called ‘ISIS brides’ attempting a return to Australia has been slapped with a temporary exclusion order by the Albanese Government.