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The Indian leader is visiting for the third time. Australia and India will be united in their shared geopolitical interests, if not their domestic approaches.
Australia rebukes China over a ballistic missile test in the Pacific as the prime minister shores up other relationships in the region.
There are legitimate concerns about China. But the Australia-Fiji pact looks like “sugar-rush” diplomacy: announcements first, hard questions later.
TOP’s positive polling is fuelling media speculation about its electoral prospects. Can it finally get over the line? And what might happen if it does?
There’s no doubt open justice is at crisis point in Victoria following sustained negative media reporting. But it can be improved.
Sport has always been political. But if reports Trump has wielded political power to change on-field decisions are true, it signals a dangerous precedent.
The contest will be closely watched for whether One Nation erodes Labor in an outer suburban area, and also for its implications for Hastie.
With a state election set for late November, a new poll has One Nation ahead of the two major parties.
Across the Indo-Pacific, countries are trying different approaches to men’s behaviour change programs for domestic violence. There are lessons for Australia.
The annual event is an opportunity to honour one of the world’s oldest continuing cultures, but its origins are in Australia’s first civil rights movements.
The 2026 World Cup has left Australia with a young group of players who will improve and grow in stature – but there are question marks over their playing style.
The Socceroos World Cup campaign is over. But there’s plenty to be optimistic about for the next one in four years’ time.
A planned meeting of the Liberal Party executive was nixed after Deeming brought court action against them.
Progressing to the next World Cup round would represent a significant step forward for Australian soccer, and it’s an achievable aim.
A new survey shows Australians have made their mind up on Donald Trump and are questioning why Australia needs its closest ally.
Trump is not the first president to lean into an exaggerated patriotism at a time of crisis. But the vanity of his actions signals something perhaps unique.
It is a difficult juggling act to be both a soccer fan and social critic. After tournaments start, it becomes even harder.
The late July conference will be a tightly stage-managed affair, particularly when it comes to discussions about AUKUS and Palestine.
Despite gambling ad bans during live sport in Australia, many World Cup viewers are still being bombarded with betting ads and marketing content.
Lionel Messi’s shorter, slower, ageing body is a handicap he overcomes through a mental process called scanning.
No one can seem to agree what the level of migration to Australia should be. This is partially because governments don’t really make careful, considered plans.
The Liberal frontbencher is the opposition’s leading Jewish voice and will soon appear at the royal commission on antisemitism.
Interviews with 55 Aucklanders reveal how gaps between housing, health, income and justice services can make it harder to find a path out of homelessness.
When migrants internalise expectations of gratefulness, they can come to think of racism and discrimination as inevitable – to be endured rather than challenged.
As long as the debate stays politicised, anti-immigration sentiment will persist, and so will support for the parties that trade on it.
























