FOI and other times where ‘national security’ meant secrecy

In opposition to basically everything Labor has ever said about being an open and transparent government, this week it announced plans to make Australia’s far from ideal freedom of information (FOI) system... Read more »

Treasurers push to scrap tradie rule costing Australia $4b a year

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and his state and territory counterparts have been urged to move quickly to knock down “archaic, colonial-era” rules holding back the economy when they meet for the first time... Read more »

PM Ishiba’s resignation triggers Japan leadership race

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he will resign, caving into ruling party pressure to take responsibility for a series of election losses. Ishiba’s resignation will trigger a leadership race in his... Read more »

‘Won’t be repeated’: Ley stops short of apologising for Price’s Indian migrant remarks

Opposition leader Sussan Ley has stopped short of apologising for comments made by Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price about Indian migrants, but said they were not correct and should not have taken... Read more »

Sharyce looks healthy but hasn’t been able to work in years because of a condition many Aussies believe she can’t have

Sharyce Helyar looks perfectly healthy but she hasn’t been able to work in years. The 27-year-old from Adelaide lives with arthritis, which is the second most common cause for time taken off... Read more »

Regulation and investigation of the construction sector has not gone far enough

The union was an easy villain. It was right for Irving to be appointed and for the old and corrupted CFMEU leadership regime to be turfed out, replaced with highly respected union... Read more »

Father’s plea for help after boys aged 12, 15 fatally stabbed in Melbourne

“I’m talking on behalf of my community – this is happening to us. In the last month, we have buried four kids, similar incidents keep happening, but there’s no answer from police,”... Read more »

AFLW Sunday: Chloe Molloy kicks wonder goal as Zippy Fish stars for Swans

Zippy Fish has played a starring role as Sydney fought off a spirited challenge from Fremantle to win by 25 points and stay undefeated in the AFLW season. Flashy half-back Fish kicked... Read more »

On Father’s Day, men reflect on how having kids has changed them

Fatherhood has helped Dane Simpson chill out about a lot of things — including how clean his clothes are. The 42-year-old comedian from Wagga Wagga/Wiradjuri Country welcomed his son Ari last year,... Read more »

Burleigh Heads the ‘end of the line’ as Gold Coast light rail’s final stage canned

A long time ago, Sydney virtually stopped building public transport infrastructure. When it resumed, retrofitting the city was painful and expensive, according to Bond University urban planning researcher Daniel O’Hare. “It’s been... Read more »