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A grieving mother describes the perils of Australia’s outback for working backpackers
One Nation’s leader claims to champion the working class, but her actions tell a different story
George Christensen’s resignation as National Party whip changes little
“A scam artist, an ignoramus, a professional liar, a colossal and malignant narcissist, a vulgarian, a casino operator, a serial bankrupt – a Roy Cohn–mentored billionaire with deep Mob connections – is in the White House. Has there ever been a more American presidency? What took them so long?”
Regardless of how...
An open letter to the supporters and opponents of the Nauru and Manus Island asylum seekers
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Australia drew attention to a growing consensus in the Labor Party
Like its predecessors, the Coalition government is still struggling to find a clear direction
Attacking Bill Shorten won’t give Malcolm Turnbull the policy legitimacy he needs
The Turnbull government keeps looking to coal to solve the country’s energy issues
Malcolm Turnbull’s tirade revealed more about the PM than it did about Bill Shorten
Barry Jenkins’ film turns the universal coming-of-age story into something very specific and intimate
The first week of Donald Trump’s presidency may not have revealed anything new about the man, but it did confirm the worst fears for his rule.
Any doubts over whether he meant what he said – about immigration bans, voter fraud, building a wall, trade deals, environmental regulation – can be put aside now. As...
How precisely is this kind of permanent terror to be explained?