Albanese flew to Perth on Sunday afternoon and will today announce a $200m funding pledge to redevelop the St John of God ...

Two years ago, the Australian government baulked at the cost of joining the European Union’s $163 billion research and innovation fund, Horizon Europe. The decision concerned researchers at the time ...

In his press conference announcing the May 3 federal election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australians have a choice, warning Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will cut “your job, your wages, ...

was longlisted last year in the inaugural Heroica Poetry Prize and won the Grieve Project In Memoriam: Antonia Buono Award for her poem “Bruce Dances with His Mother”.

of living. Buying a house then razing it.

Beware the cryptic bug! Once you get a glimpse behind the seemingly baffling clues, an alluring realm of wordplay, wit and poetry is revealed. And, while beginners can sometimes feel that cryptics are ...

It had never happened before, not in 164 years: the investigation of Victoria’s auditor-general for alleged misconduct by the parliamentary committee to which he was answerable. In 2015, the state’s ...

The government heads into the May 3 election confident in its declaration that Labor is the better economic manager, while the Coalition says it has piggybacked off its work and a series of windfalls.

In this unpredictable Trumpian era, it is becoming clearer that the AUKUS deal will not benefit Australia (Karen Barlow, “Rift widens over subs”, March 22-28). Morrison’s hastily written contract ...

Ben Smith is more or less out of money. The independent candidate for the seat of Flinders, currently held by the Liberal Party’s Zoe McKenzie, is a genuine chance to win this election – but he, and ...

A checkered Harlequin, perhaps; even a faded Pierrot. But not a chameleon. The title of Robert Dessaix’s “memoir of art, travel, ideas and love” suggests a life lived under the guise of various ...

Defence officials are preparing to choose between a German or Japanese supplier for Australia’s $11 billion general purpose warship fleet – and it’s far more than a competition over ship design and ...