Pauline Hanson’s party takes the outer-Perth seat from Labor in a win that will have the major parties worried.
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Bosnia remains a country divided by contrasting histories and narratives about the war. Mladić is a symbolic reminder of this.
Landmines from wars can stay hidden and a threat for decades. Climate change is making the risk even greater.
Death is never easy – but it’s inevitable. Why not try to make the financial and administrative work that follows it easier for your loved ones?
This is a crucial moment for international law in the face of concerted efforts by the Trump administration to undermine and discredit it.
Rolleston near Christchurch is rapidly expanding, with more fast-tracked development coming. It’s a far cry from the ‘town of the future’ planned in the 1970s.
The prime minister will be at the United Nations during leaders’ week in September. That’s an excellent opportunity for a PM with lobbying on his mind.
Australia was built on the idea that states should compete against each other – but they’re not, and that’s failing us all.
Speaking before the National Cabinet meeting ended, the cabinet secretary warned household bills are likely to rise if data centres are powered by coal or gas.
Cheap camera glasses make covert filming easier than ever. But NZ law may leave gaps when the resulting footage is sexualised or shared online.
By its final block, the commission had heard from more than 300 witnesses and received more than 20,000 submissions. The evidence paints a concerning picture.
A DemosAU poll has the Coalition up and One Nation down, while two other polls show Pauline Hanson’s party is still on the rise.
Getting a robot to run 100m faster than Usain Bolt is impressive. But how about a humanoid that can make you a cup of tea in your own kitchen?
Every action Israel takes in the occupied territories makes a future Palestinian state more unlikely.
Political parties might choose their election ads but increasingly it’s tech companies’ algorithms that decide who sees them.
The government is so far turning a blind eye to the Productivity Commission’s scathing GST review. But that’s not stopping the commission from making its case.
If prospective recruits come to expect a job-market cost after voluntary war service, Russia may find it harder or more expensive to attract volunteers.
It is an unenviable position for a government to have potentially misallocated tens of billions of dollars to poorly selected infrastructure.
With just over two months until the election, polls have settled into a new normal, with no clear frontrunner evident.
Several Socceroos have earned huge new deals at European clubs. These moves can both boost and harm Australian soccer as a whole.
The current system allows powerful actors to attempt to influence government decision-making covertly. To improve transparency, here are four key reforms.
The federal government will push for new national laws with rules for where data centres can go, how they must be powered and where their water comes from.
It’s a hot political issue, but the Liberals won’t have an immigration policy in 2026, One Nation’s position is confused and Labor has yet to announce its changes.
While the sect has some very conservative views and has been politically involved in recent years, its political impact has been limited.
Israel’s refusal to investigate the killing of Australian Zomi Frankcom relfects a long standing problem of insufficient accountability for aid worker deaths.