China’s response to Donald Trump’s trade war places Australia in the middle of a bitter rivalry, choosing between the country’s firmest ally and its largest trade partner.

Start with the sky, the passage of the sun, the patterns of the stars. Add on the patterns of the landscape, shaped by the ...

ANALYSIS: Many politicians and public figures wrongly link violence with Indigenous cultural identity, which only intensifies ...

Too often, healthcare practitioners fail to hear the voices of people – especially women – in pain. Australian initiatives are trying to change that, replacing doubt and dismissal with support and ...

Putin, Zelensky signal openness to talks. Albanese dismisses Russian ‘propaganda’ on Indonesian military base. Humanitarian agencies slam Israeli inquiry.

If women ran the world,” observes one character in Rachel Ang’s graphic short story collection I Ate the Whole World To Find You, “the central question of philosophy would be whether to have children” ...

The title of Jessica Stanley’s sophomore novel, Consider Yourself Kissed, initially reads as a bit trite, a bit twee. The cover of the novel, with its cartoon bird and cherries, seems to confirm the ...

In the tradition of the late, great Mungo MacCallum, LR tries to infuse his puzzles with humour, wordplay and poetry to give readers plenty of “Aha!” moments. They will be accessible, but always with ...

The ALP is swinging its campaign focus to key marginal seats after gaining a boost in published opinion polls. US President ...

Bullied as a child for being different, Paul Capsis – set to star in Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis – rose to become one ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been narrowly declared the winner of a third federal election leaders' debate marked by multiple heated clashes. Australia’s annual output will be $13bn lower in ...

When Peter Dutton’s son, Harry, fronted the media to talk about his dream of home ownership, it was an attempt by the opposition leader to seem relatable. The 20-year-old apprentice said he was ...