“South Australia has one of the finest governments of the eighteenth century.” So said the singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer responding to the state government’s banning of five...
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A doctor charged with sexual offences against underage teenage girls has pleaded guilty to assaulting two of his accusers, as his court trial continues. WARNING: This...
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has realised that the business community is to the Liberals what the unions are to Labor. The old capitalism vs communism economic...
China’s famous Shaolin Temple says its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets. Shi Yongxin is alleged...
July 28, 2025 13:19 | News Top US and Chinese economic officials will resume talks in Stockholm to try to tackle longstanding economic disputes at the...
July 28, 2025 12:41 | News Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce is testing the coalition’s stance on climate change, as the Nationals MP makes a...