headlines
Thursday
9 March 2017
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Centrelink's use of 10% debt recovery fee could be unlawful, welfare groups say‘Robo debt’ recovery system charged 97,300 welfare recipients the fee in the last six months of 2016 alone -
John Howard heckled after accidentally walking into union protestMalcolm Turnbull condemns the treatment of one of his predecessors by CFMEU members rallying in Sydney’s CBD
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US sends hundreds of marines to Syria to support fight against IsisBoots on the ground near Raqqa a sign that the White House will give military chiefs more freedom to tackle Islamic State -
spotlight
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How Greece fumbled the refugee crisisTwo years ago, 57,000 refugees were stranded when Europe’s southern borders closed. What followed has been called the most expensive humanitarian response in history
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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's International Women's Day messageThe wife of prime minister Justin Trudeau divided opinion on social media with a post inviting praise for men and boys who promote gender equality
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Malcolm Turnbull says he wants to take ideology out of energy but he shows every sign of another manufactured political fightAustralia's energy policy is a world-class failure and Abbott wears the gold medal of blame
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The village left standing amid Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapersIn the heart of Malaysia’s towering capital lies tiny Kampong Bharu. But its markets are being razed and its residents evicted. How long can it hold out?
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Unexpected closeness creating fireworks in IndiaWith Australia exceeding all expectations and the captains of both sides at each other’s throats, the tour to India is making for utterly compelling viewing
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'I want to cry but the tears won't come out'No team had come back from a four-goal deficit before, but Barcelona made the impossible happen at the Camp Nou on an incredible night with a 6-1 win against PSG
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Essendon deny reports club reached out to Gatto during doping scandalEssendon have denied allegations the AFL club reached out to underworld figure Mick Gatto to obtain information relating to the doping scandal
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The world game changers: a recruitment advert for new clubsThis week our resident cartoonist imagines how expansion clubs could attract new employees if they were to make embarrassing recruitment ads
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The Human Rights Commission offers an important neutral environment where incidents of racism can be resolved respectfullyRacial vilification laws protect those who are silenced by hate speech
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Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby scandal deserve justiceUntil the official inquiry into the thousands of lives ruined – at Tuam and elsewhere – widens in scope, people will never heal
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video and pictures
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Why is society so afraid of us?Women from the UK, France and Spain discuss the taboo of childlessness – and celebrate International Women’s Day by affirming female identity beyond motherhood
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John Howard has inadvertent clash with angry union protestersThe former prime minister needed to be escorted by police after accidentally running the gauntlet of a CFMEU rally against penalty rate reductions
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Fake Ryan Gosling accepts film award after convoluted prankNicole Kidman, Jane Fonda and Colin Farrell were perplexed when the Ryan Gosling impersonator accepted the award
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Couple rescued after yacht caught in treacherous seasIrishman Nick Dwyer and Frenchwoman Barbara Heftman arrive safely in Balmain on Wednesday after being rescued by the NSW police vessel Nemesis
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Azure Window vanishes after heavy stormThe landmark limestone arch that once featured in Clash of the Titans and Game of Thrones has tumbled into the sea
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International Women's Day around the worldOur roundup of this year’s celebrations, featuring events to mark the ongoing fight for women’s equality
Wisdom of Ages
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Renewable energy spike led to sharp drop in emissions, study showsSurge in October last year helped greenhouse gas emissions fall by 3.57m tonnes in December quarter
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Pauline Hanson apologises for vaccination test claimsOne Nation senator says she was wrong to suggest parents do own tests on vaccine safety but says ‘go and do your research’
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Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron leads in presidential election poll for first timeHarris Interactive poll shows Macron one percentage point ahead of National Front’s Marine Le Pen in the first round
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Famine-hit nation rebuked over move to raise fees for aid workersAid agencies condemn mooted hundredfold increase in cost of permits despite earlier promise to allow ‘unimpeded access’ to 100,000 starving people
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explore
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Six talked-up shows you have to seeFrom Trainspotting to Isis to abortion, the festival is tackling big issues with a big heart – but there are moments of silliness and spectacle too
people
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Equality is a 'profoundly conservative goal' for women, author saysSpeaking at the launch of her archive at the University of Melbourne, the feminist says women need to achieve more than simply drawing level with men
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'We can't tell our own stories?'The casting of black British actor Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out, a horror film about racism in America, has sparked debate about a trend some find troubling
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Harry Potter actor in intensive care after head-on car crashComedian who played Tom the Innkeeper in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban suffers broken neck and punctured lung in collision
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Director aiming for Cannes return after 2011 Nazi comments banSix years after he was declared persona non grata, Von Trier returns with The House That Jack Built, a film starring Matt Dillon and Uma Thurman about a decade-long murder spree
the big picture
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Outdoor swimming in Paris with the canal clubPhotographer Alex Voyer and friends swim illegally in the city’s canals – mainly Canal de l’Ourcq – whether it’s day or night, summer or winter
Despite its woes, the Victorian government deserves credit for brave policymaking