Protestors against Donald Trump have a dream for a better America

He said that because the Democrats have not stopped Trump from going further, much less reverse the furies he has unleashed across the country in just six months. Loading Democrats are especially... Read more »

The Hives at Forum Melbourne; Pat Jaffe’s Lunsen at The JazzLab; Axis Mundi by Elision Ensemble; Rumbleskin at fortyfivedownstairs;

In a long-running tradition, Almqvist splits the crowd in two for the final song of the night, Tick Tick Boom. He strides up the middle and implores everyone to get down low,... Read more »

Backpackers opt for city work over outback Queensland experience

Each afternoon, the beach volleyball nets at The Strand in Townsville are filled with overseas backpackers enjoying the north Queensland winter. Hostels are fully booked and local hospitality venues are at capacity... Read more »

WA’s flu season tipped to be second-worst in past decade as cases surge

It feels like every year we’re told this is one of the worst flu seasons on record. But this time around, doctors really mean it. We’re only part-way through July and the... Read more »

Yorke Peninsula tourism sector echoes calls for support as algal bloom continues

South Australian fisher Andrew Pisani has been netting South Australia’s prized King George whiting off the coast of the Yorke Peninsula for more than three decades. But in the last 70 days... Read more »

Australia’s reckoning with Indigenous people takes one cultural glide forward, two political steps back | Julianne Schultz

For several decades First Nations artists have done much of the heavy lifting in Australian cultural diplomacy. And now Wesley Enoch as chair of Creative Australia has to fix a damaged sector.... Read more »

Government signed off $900m deal with Elbit Systems

The federal government directly approved and signed off on the participation of Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems in a major Australian defence procurement — contrary to denials by defence ministers Richard Marles... Read more »

Why ditching the Swiss rules helped Sydney watch brand Panzera

In the genteel world of luxury watches, a commitment to the unconventional has helped Australian brand Panzera deliver a custom order to some of the US Air Force’s most elite pilots. Panzera... Read more »

Birthing unit fully staffed: HNZ

Following a series of closures at the beginning of the year and several Wānaka mothers being turned away from the local birthing unit, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) are adamant... Read more »

West Coast Eagles torched in third quarter as fellow strugglers Richmond produce 49-point win at Optus Stadium

West Coast are firmly facing the prospect of a one-win season for the first time in their 39-year history after losing the battle of the cellar-dwellers to Richmond by a devastating 49... Read more »