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Instead of bringing people together, the World Cup is in danger of being remembered for the climate of exclusion and fear generated by one of its host nations.
An expanded tournament means traditionally strong nations may not all progress as far as usual at the World Cup.
The big question now is how this new media-politics-money combination will form an effective force on the right of Australian politics.
NSW police will make body-worn cameras mandatory after recent controversies. But it may not solve the issues they face.
One million children are meant to receive child support each year. Proposed changes will help them in some ways, but fall short of addressing big problems.
The pollster also warns any move to replace Victorian premier Jacinta Allan before the November state election would be a ‘disaster’ for Labor.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being made on well-timed oil bets occurring just before Trump posts. But can we call it insider trading?
The soccer was superb but the 1994 World Cup in the US is also remembered for multiple controversies.
The Albanese government was criticised on its first term for not doing enough. Now that it is prescribing reform, it’s copping flak for that, too.
The bill treats a complex cluster of biological traits as if it were one settled thing, and ties legal meaning to the pretence.
Tony Abbott, the Liberals’ new activist federal president, is preparing to convene meetings around the country in an effort to drum up membership and support for the struggling party. After the Newspoll…
The regime was built for resilience. The US president will struggle to get an acceptable deal unless he’s willing to compromise.
Video essayists on YouTube are trying to beat the manosphere at it’s own game. Here are five insightful channels to watch.
One of the most effective heat-mitigation strategies requires no ice, no towels and no new technology: avoid playing at the hottest time of day.
Anthony Albanese’s net approval slumped seven points to -24, a record low below his previous record low -21 in February 2025.
An issue that Japan’s governments have long neglected is now of serious concern to its population, a new survey shows.
Labour’s proposed capital gains tax has revived a debate long deemed politically toxic. But growing pressure on NZ’s tax system is making it harder to avoid.
Several so-called minnow nations are making their debuts at the World Cup. Will they add to the tournament or is it overkill?
At a time when vehicle theft claims are falling across most of Australia, Victoria is heading in the opposite direction.
Following news of Australia acquiring used Virginia-class submarines from the US, AUKUS has been in the headlines again, but how much of what you’ve heard is true?
This year’s World Cup will be the biggest ever – it also promises to be the most technologically advanced.
Democracies can either defend rights in the digital age, or drift into complicity as the architects of a new, global authoritarianism enabled by AI.
Borrowed from psychiatry, the term “ontological security” describes how nations understand themselves and their place in the world – and how it can break down.
Class has always mattered, and now labour parties around the world are finding out why.