4+ day, 42+ min ago   (578+ words) September 9, 2026 — 3:32pm Last week a letter writer to this publication suggested that Anthony Albanese’s political cynicism and duplicity knew no bounds. In this instance, it was prompted by the distance between his statements and actions in dealing with Pacific Island leaders…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (582+ words) September 10, 2026 — 7:30pm Embattled One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts suggested the September 11 terror attack was a hoax in a podcast appearance that has emerged on the eve of the incident’s 25th anniversary, adding to questions about One Nation’s policy and personnel. Roberts, who…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (658+ words) August 22, 2026 — 1:50pm Diplomats never tell, but a new dark TV comedy created by the former Australian ambassador to France promises to be anything but discreet. Brendan Berne, our man in Paris from 2017 to 2020, has just filmed the pilot for a sitcom…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1042+ words) For 40 years, Victor Macri has spent five days a week cutting hair at Fernando’s Hair, the business his father started in Marrickville in 1960. A dispute with local councillors over a building matter prompted Macri to run as an independent for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (674+ words) August 17, 2026 — 7:45pm London: Andy Burnham exchanged messages with somebody impersonating Donald Trump’s chief of staff, it has emerged. The British prime minister messaged a person posing as Susie Wiles, who is considered the most powerful woman in the White House. The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (692+ words) August 20, 2026 — 3:45pm When investment firm Magellan’s co-founder and major shareholder Hamish Douglass separated from his wife in 2021, the media’s publication of the news was considered controversial. It was justified, in part, because it might result in the sale of a swathe…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (760+ words) sensibility is blowing up every convention of how politics is done. Not the political issues themselves,...