I was at a birthday dinner when I received a message from my brother that immediately felt wrong. It was disjointed and unclear, as if something serious had happened but hadn’t yet settled into words.

It's the end of another year, so time to look back at some of the iconic photos featured in EYE FOR AUSTRALIA in 2025. Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at ...

As 2025 draws to a close, we can look back on a year when economic inequality became firmly entrenched on the Australian political agenda, writes Carl Rhodes. WHEN THE YEAR began, polls were already ...

As the Trump Administration weaponises state power against critics, America’s self-image as the guardian of a rules-based international order is collapsing in real time, writes Mark Beeson. FOREIGN ...

Barnaby Joyce has joined One Nation, continuing a political career defined by betrayal, ambition and self-interest, writes Ross Jones. THE GRAVY TRAIN that is One Nation just got an extra baggage car.

So you're thinking about visiting Turkey for the first time? Smart choice. This country sits right where Europe meets Asia, and honestly, that location alone tells you everything about what makes ...

What has changed after the Bondi terrorist attack on Sunday 14 December? Dr Lee Duffield watched the events unfold and penned this report on how Australians received the bad news over the first hours.

Halting migration might sound like a quick fix to Australia’s housing and economic woes, but the real outcome would be stalled growth, lost jobs and rising costs across the nation, writes Dr Abul ...

A traveller’s close call in flood-ravaged Hoi An reveals how easily visitors can escape — and how many locals cannot. Craig Hill writes. BY THE TIME our private car nosed into Hoi An, much of the town ...

By omitting any mention of Israel’s actions, the Jewish Council’s latest report on antisemitism obscures the true source of ...

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A brutal reckoning with the West’s complicity, as Gaza shatters the illusion of morality and exposes empire’s true reflection, writes Yuki Lindley. PALESTINIANS UNDERSTAND what Israel means when it ...