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Is Trump’s Iran deal any good?

15 Jun 2026

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A new deal between Iran and the United States to stop the fighting and negotiate is not even signed yet, but the US president insists the Strait of H...

Why Ozempic keeps wowing the world

14 Jun 2026

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GLP-1 drugs were first approved to treat diabetes and then caused a frenzy when it was discovered they were great for weight loss. But now scient...

Why Trump keeps abusing female journalists

11 Jun 2026

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When Donald Trump stormed out of an interview after hurling abuse at the female anchor it wasn’t surprising, he often attacks those who dare to ch...

Can Trump stop Israel’s strikes in Lebanon?

10 Jun 2026

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Donald Trump keeps saying a deal with Iran to end the war is close, but there are no signs of it. Iran and the US have been engaged in retaliatory ...

Why 'ditch the witch' is back in politics

09 Jun 2026

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A mobile billboard campaign has hit the streets of Melbourne, decrying the state of Victoria under the leadership of Premier Jacinta Allan.  But it’...

Trump, FIFA and the politics of the World Cup

08 Jun 2026

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The FIFA World Cup is supposed to bring the world together.  But with fans from some countries facing US travel restrictions, the Iran war spilling ...

What’s driving the AI backlash?

07 Jun 2026

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America’s big tech bosses are trying to get artificial intelligence deployed everywhere, taking over our homes, our hobbies and our work.  By now,...

Why Trump brought UFC 'savagery' to the White House

04 Jun 2026

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Donald Trump is pondering whether a UFC cage could become a permanent fixture on the South Lawn of the White House after a fight takes place there on...

Why AUKUS delivers second-hand subs

03 Jun 2026

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Should we be spending up to $368 billion on nuclear powered submarines over the next 30 years? Peter Garrett, the former Labor Minister and Midnight...

Is the era of surging house prices over?

02 Jun 2026

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House prices have begun to fall, with Sydney and Melbourne leading the downward trend.So, will they bounce back or could it be, as some forecasts sug...

Who will invest in Elon Musk’s SpaceX vision?

01 Jun 2026

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Do you believe that Elon Musk can establish a colony on Mars of a million people or launch data centres into space? If you do, you might be thinking...

Who’s policing the NSW police?

31 May 2026

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The New South Wales Police Force was so corrupt in the 1990s a royal commission was formed and it was forced to clean up its act.These days it’s th...

Are Netanyahu’s days numbered?

28 May 2026

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The US military is striking Iran and Israel has ramped up its attacks in southern Lebanon. Is there really a chance of a peace deal? And does the Is...

Why power bills are falling despite the Iran war

27 May 2026

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Australians have had a rough few years when it comes to power bills, with the war in Ukraine helping send global energy prices soaring. But now, des...

Can Iran peace talks survive new US strikes?

26 May 2026

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Peace talks in Qatar had barely begun when the US initiated a new wave of strikes against Iran. The US says targeting Iranian boats and missile site...

Will tax changes really kill small businesses?

25 May 2026

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Memes featuring an AI-generated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claim he’s effectively taking a 47 per cent stake in businesses. But what’s the ...

Is the global fuel crunch about to hit us?

24 May 2026

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The cost of fuel across Australia has come off its highs, despite there being no resolution yet to the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of H...

Has Trump been defeated by Iran?

21 May 2026

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It’s almost three months since Donald Trump began the Iran war, but is there any chance that America can achieve anything that looks like victory? ...

China’s warning to Trump on Taiwan

20 May 2026

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There are questions about the future of Taiwan after Donald Trump declared he’s “not looking to have somebody go independent”.The US president ...

Is the budget bold enough to stop One Nation’s rise?

19 May 2026

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Labor wants its budget to be seen as a concrete step towards levelling the playing field between the generations. But Newspoll suggests it’s the m...

What Trump’s China trip reveals about the AI race

18 May 2026

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With so many tech bosses accompanying Donald Trump on his recent trip to China, expectations were high that AI and high tech business deals would be ...

The tax raid on family trusts

17 May 2026

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If you’ve got a family trust, you’re probably doing pretty well.They’ve been used for generations to distribute wealth and reduce tax bills. N...

Why Trump keeps asking 'Vance or Rubio?'

14 May 2026

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Marco Rubio is hitting his stride, he’s Trump’s National Security Advisor and his Secretary of State, he’s taken over the White House press bri...

What we know about the cruise ship hantavirus

13 May 2026

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It’s been an ordeal for those who embarked on a cruise across in early April and it’s not over yet. The ship's passengers are being repatriated ...

Is this the bravest budget in decades?

12 May 2026

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The Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his 2026 budget, unveiling a new tax cut and some of the most significant tax changes in decades.  Delivere...

Is Putin right to be paranoid?

11 May 2026

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For decades, Russia’s Victory Day parade has brought tanks and intercontinental ballistic missiles to Red Square to celebrate the Soviet victory ov...

How to beat inflation without rate hikes

10 May 2026

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Why is it up to the Reserve Bank to control inflation with interest rates? Imagine if there were other tools that spread the pain to more people, no...

Is Iran's 'slopaganda' changing anyone's mind?

07 May 2026

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It’s a new sort of warfare and it’s not taking place on the battlefield.Backers of Iran are creating so-called ‘slopaganda’ using AI generate...

Is the budget about to smash property investors?

06 May 2026

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Anthony Albanese is about to break a major election promise. Next week’s budget will reveal just how dramatic the government’s changes to genero...

The new battle in the Strait of Hormuz

05 May 2026

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The US President Donald Trump has launched what he’s calling ‘Project Freedom’, promising to rescue commercial ships stranded in the Strait of ...

Alan Kohler on why Trump’s war hasn’t spooked Wall Street

04 May 2026

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The war in Iran is creating economic uncertainty around the world, with higher inflation putting pressure on central banks, including the RBA, to hik...

The investigation into police Taser safety

03 May 2026

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The nation was shocked when 95-year-old Clare Nowland died after being tasered by a NSW police officer at an aged care facility in 2023. While polic...

What is Trump’s ballroom obsession really about?

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In the past week Donald Trump’s obsession with building his grand ballroom has reared its head again.He was even talking about it after the suspect...

How will the NDIS decide who to cut off?

29 Apr 2026

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The growth of the NDIS is about to be slashed, but what tool will the government use to determine who gets to stay and whose disability supports are ...

What China learns from Trump’s war in Iran

28 Apr 2026

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China buys lots of Iran’s oil, but it’s trying to avoid getting drawn into the war, instead calling for de-escalation and peace in the Middle Eas...

Inside the White House press dinner shooting

27 Apr 2026

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Donald Trump’s dislike of the press has seen him repeatedly refuse to attend the annual White House correspondent’s dinner in Washington DC.But t...

Why a gas tax is going viral

26 Apr 2026

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A video posted by Senator David Pocock has gone viral, leaving some viewers asking why the gas giants aren’t paying more for the resources they ext...

What happens next with airfares and flights

23 Apr 2026

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More than seven weeks since the start of the war in Iran, flight schedules through the Middle East are still disrupted, but slowly recovering. Trave...

Is 'drill baby drill' the answer to our fuel crisis?

22 Apr 2026

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US President Donald Trump is all in on it, but could Australia 'drill baby drill' its way to fuel security and avoid oil shocks in the future? Austr...

Will Trump 'blink first' in Iran peace talks?

21 Apr 2026

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Donald Trump went into the war with Iran thinking it would be over quickly.More than seven weeks later, with a ceasefire about to end, there’s stil...

Will Trump 'blink first' and end the war?

21 Apr 2026

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Donald Trump went into the war with Iran thinking it would be over quickly.More than seven weeks later there’s still no obvious off ramp, with unce...

Will Trump 'blink first' and end the war?

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump went into the war with Iran thinking it would be over quickly.More than seven weeks later there’s still no obvious off ramp, with unce...

What’s driving soaring rates of adult ADHD?

19 Apr 2026

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Over the past eight years ADHD diagnoses among Australian adults have surged, especially among women.You might be surprised to hear where the ADHD ca...

What Putin gains from the Iran war

16 Apr 2026

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What does Russia’s Vladimir Putin make of the Iran war? He’s one of the few beneficiaries, making vast sums of money as the oil price spiked and...

The President vs the Pope

15 Apr 2026

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What’s behind US President Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo?After the leader of the Catholic Church criticised Trump’s threats to destroy Iran...

The 'doomsday' scenario for fuel supply

14 Apr 2026

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The US blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz could make the fuel crunch in Australia even worse. The government’s urging Australians t...

How Iran is becoming Trump’s forever war

13 Apr 2026

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The peace talks failed, so now US President Donald Trump wants to further disrupt the vital oil shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz. A US blockade ...

Alan Kohler’s case to nationalise childcare

12 Apr 2026

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The ABC’s Alan Kohler thinks the treasurer should nationalise the childcare system and take centres out of the hands of for-profit businesses.With ...

What the shaky Iran ceasefire means for fuel prices

09 Apr 2026

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A fragile two week ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel has raised hopes ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz will soon be on the move...

Can Iran and Trump really agree on a peace plan?

08 Apr 2026

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Donald Trump was threatening to wipe out ‘a whole civilisation’, then about an hour before his deadline the US president announced a ceasefire de...

Ben Roberts-Smith and the war crime of murder

07 Apr 2026

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As a Victoria Cross recipient, Ben Roberts-Smith is one of Australia’s most decorated soldiers.Now, he’s been charged with five counts of the war...

Will Pete Hegseth take the fall for the Iran war?

06 Apr 2026

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We know that US President Donald Trump is the ultimate decision maker when it comes to the war in Iran, but who’s in his ear?From Pete Hegseth to M...

Are insiders profiting from the Iran war?

02 Apr 2026

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Oil and financial markets have been swinging wildly with every social media post from Donald Trump. But a pattern of large, well-timed trades placed...

Will Trump escalate or end the war?

01 Apr 2026

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He's sending more troops to the Middle East, while insisting the war in Iran is nearly over. So is Donald Trump preparing to pull out or digging in?...

Will there be enough fuel for Easter travel?

31 Mar 2026

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With the Easter break approaching, many motorists are wondering if they’ll be able to fill up their tanks and whether it’s worth travelling far f...

Why Alan Kohler is worried about a recession

30 Mar 2026

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Could the Iran war lead our economy into a recession?Past oil shocks have sparked economic downturns and as petrol and diesel prices climb now, it co...

Will the fuel crisis spark a switch to electric trucks?

29 Mar 2026

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With the Iran war sending the price of fuel skyrocketing, the trucking industry is amongst the hardest hit and the costs will be passed on to consume...

After Iran and Venezuela, is Cuba next for Trump?

26 Mar 2026

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Donald Trump is in the midst of a messy war with Iran, but at the same time his sights are set on Cuba. The US leader says he’ll be having the “...

Why Iran thinks it’s winning the war

24 Mar 2026

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Donald Trump says Iran is negotiating with the US to end the war, but Iran says that’s ‘fake news’.So, are there efforts underway to bring the ...

Is this the start of Pauline Hanson’s 'orange wave'?

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When South Australians went to the polls on the weekend one in five voters put One Nation first. That’s the party’s best showing in that state e...

Is it time to rethink flying with Gulf airlines?

22 Mar 2026

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For years, Australians heading to Europe have relied on flights that have stopovers in the Gulf.But as war in the Middle East disrupts travel plans f...

Are the petrol stations ripping us off?

19 Mar 2026

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Are the petrol stations price gouging and cashing in on the Iran war? If they are, is there anything that can stop them? Today, David Byrne, profes...

Is Israel trying to make Iran a failed state?

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump’s top counterterrorism official has quit over the war in Iran. He says pressure from Israel, not an imminent threat from Iran, led th...

Will the Iran war drive interest rates even higher?

17 Mar 2026

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The RBA has lifted interest rates for a second consecutive month.Are we now in a long rate hiking cycle, accelerated by the war in Iran, or could thi...

Is it time to ration petrol and diesel?

16 Mar 2026

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As the Iran war enters its third week, the ripple effect is growing around the world as the global oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupt...

The truth behind the toxic algal bloom

15 Mar 2026

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It was one of the worst environmental disasters to strike Australia’s oceans. When a massive algal bloom arrived in South Australia, devastating t...

How Donald Trump caught 'victory disease'

12 Mar 2026

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Almost two weeks into the war in Iran, Donald Trump's endgame remains elusive.He insists the US has won already, even as the bombs fall and Iran's dr...

Why Iran is just the beginning of AI warfare

11 Mar 2026

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Artificial intelligence is playing a key role in the war in Iran, with AI tools suspected of being used to gather intelligence, pick targets and plan...

The brave escape of the Iranian soccer players

10 Mar 2026

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They stood on a field in the Gold Coast and bravely refused to sing their national anthem and they were condemned as traitors on Iranian state TV. A...

Is Iran’s new supreme leader looking for revenge?

09 Mar 2026

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Donald Trump wanted regime change in Iran and to personally choose who the next leader would be. Instead, Iran’s top clerics chose Mojtaba Khamene...

Why it’s finally time for high speed rail

08 Mar 2026

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Can you believe the construction of a high speed rail network could start in just two years? Scepticism is not unwarranted because we’ve been talk...

How the Iran war increases the global nuclear threat

05 Mar 2026

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One of Donald Trump’s stated reasons for going to war with Iran is to destroy the nuclear threat he says it poses.  But by starting the conflict ...

How the Iran war fuels inflation

04 Mar 2026

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It’s been less than a week since the war in Iran began but it’s already having an economic impact here.Oil and gas prices are rising and that has...

How long can Iran keep fighting?

03 Mar 2026

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The Iran war is expanding and already having ripple effects across the globe.How long will it last? US President Donald Trump says a month or longer,...

Why Trump’s Iran gamble could end very badly

02 Mar 2026

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Donald Trump says the war with Iran will continue until all his goals are achieved and he’s warned more US troops are likely to die.But if one of t...

What comes next in Trump’s war with Iran?

01 Mar 2026

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For weeks Donald Trump threatened Iran with military strikes and on Saturday morning in Iran the bombing by US and Israeli forces began.He says Iran’...

Why Bill and Hillary Clinton are testifying about Epstein

26 Feb 2026

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They tried to stop it happening, but Bill and Hillary Clinton had no choice in the end but to testify or face jail time.  The political power coupl...

Trump’s theatrics at the State of the Union

25 Feb 2026

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US President Donald Trump spent almost two hours outlining what he believes to be a myriad of achievements on the economy and immigration. It’s th...

The secrecy surrounding the 'ISIS brides'

24 Feb 2026

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The possible return home of a group of so-called ‘ISIS brides’ from Syria has caused a political storm.But why? Given similar groups of women and...

Will anyone get a refund for Trump’s illegal tariffs?

23 Feb 2026

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal. So, will President Trump give back to Australian companies the mil...

What are AI agents and can they be trusted?

22 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

They used to be known as personal assistants, now you can just get an AI agent to plan your day, answer your emails and organise your life. But what...

Annabel Crabb on Andrew’s arrest

20 Feb 2026

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has spent about 10 hours of his 66th birthday in police custody as they investigate whether the former prince shared gover...

A former FBI profiler on the Nancy Guthrie case

19 Feb 2026

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It’s a case that’s captivated America and grabbed headlines around the world. The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Australian-born U...

Will Coles go ‘Down Down’ in court?

18 Feb 2026

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When Coles told you that prices were “Down Down”, were they really? That’s a matter now before the Federal Court with the competition watchdog...

How a wealth tax could fix the housing crisis

17 Feb 2026

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Could we solve the housing crisis in Australia by increasing taxes on the extremely rich and targeting mining giants’ profits? Today, British econ...

Trump’s latest attack on climate science

16 Feb 2026

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Donald Trump says it’s a scam to say that climate change is a threat to public health. So, the US president has killed off a scientific finding tha...

How Trump could interfere with the midterm elections

15 Feb 2026

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We know Donald Trump doesn’t like losing elections and the US president is still claiming that the 2020 poll was rigged and stolen. Now with the m...

Will Angus Taylor make it to the next election?

13 Feb 2026

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Sussan Ley has lost the Liberal leadership.The partyroom voted to dump its first female leader after she’s been in the role for just nine months.An...

Will the Epstein files bring down the British PM?

12 Feb 2026

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Donald Trump was Jeffrey Epstein’s one time friend and his name appears countless times in the Epstein files. But it’s not the US president who’...

What ASIO heard about the Bondi shooters years ago

11 Feb 2026

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Six years ago, ASIO had the Bondi shooter Naveed Akram under investigation. So why did the spy agency determine in 2020 that the alleged terrorist d...

Why police clashed with Sydney protesters

10 Feb 2026

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The protesters came in force, but what began peacefully descended into chaos. Around 6,000 people had gathered to condemn the visit to Sydney by the...

Laura Tingle on the Israeli president’s divisive visit

09 Feb 2026

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After the horrific Bondi terrorist attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited the Israeli president to come to Australia.It’s a visit welcomed ...

Will the home battery boom slash power bills?

08 Feb 2026

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Demand for home batteries in Australia has taken off, with a generous government subsidy prompting more people to add power storage to their solar pa...

Can middle powers really take on Trump?

05 Feb 2026

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The Canadian prime minister wants us to give up on the international rules based order, which he bluntly says is fiction and he’s urged middle powe...

Why the gold price has gone crazy

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ever since Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs were announced in April last year, the price of gold has been rising.Its price is about 80 percent...

Alan Kohler on the rate hike and the RBA’s mistakes

03 Feb 2026

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The Reserve Bank cut the cash rate target three times last year, but already there’s a U-turn. The RBA board is so concerned about inflation stick...

Unpacking the latest Epstein files

02 Feb 2026

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There are three million files and thousands of mentions of Donald Trump.  But the US president says the latest batch of the Epstein files clears hi...

What China’s military turmoil means for Taiwan

01 Feb 2026

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There’s turmoil at the top of the Chinese military with President Xi Jinping removing some of his most experienced generals. He sacked two key fig...

What’s behind Trump’s milk obsession?

29 Jan 2026

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We know he loves McDonald’s but why is Donald Trump so passionate about full cream milk?Whole milk has become an obsession for the US president and...

Why Pauline Hanson is so popular with Gen X men

28 Jan 2026

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One Nation’s support is surging.That’s according to successive opinion polls this year which have Pauline Hanson’s party with a primary vote hi...