tony barry And barry cassidy Check out a big week in politics. Will Zali Stegall and Allegra Spender prove successful with their new centrist political party? Is Angus Taylor in trouble after a week of fumbling in his response to One Nation policies? And what lesson should Anthony Albanese learn from the downfall of Keir
Rate, Review, Share apple podcast And join the conversation over email. Today on the podcast: A very entertaining stalemate between the United States and Turkey, and a much less interesting 0-0 between Paraguay and Australia that still sends the latter through and possibly even the former. Elsewhere: The Netherlands won Group F, Brian Brobby again
On June 24, 2026, Ed Darmanin set out from Sydney on his Energica Xperia to attempt something that had never been done before: a solo, unassisted circumnavigation of mainland Australia by electric motorcycle. Approximately 18,000 km. Every state and territory. a bike. The route runs counter-clockwise: north along the Queensland coast, west to the Gulf
A Sydney author – I’ll call her Rebecca – vowed never to write another book after the maddening experience of publishing her first book. She is using a pseudonym because one day she may change her mind; The notoriously small Australian publishing industry does not view complaining authors with favour. When Rebecca was proofreading her
Last week, the Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged, but the decision followed a warning that future rate rises were possible as prices were still rising too quickly. It came as the US and Iran signed a preliminary deal to end more than three months of war that has thrown global supply chains into chaos.
Socceroo Nestori Irankunda is part of a new generation of players who have sparked new hopes for Australia’s prospects at the FIFA World Cup. multimedia journalist bertin huinh One Nation poll says those who represent us deserve celebration
When news broke that Australia would buy only second-hand nuclear submarines from the US, it signaled a major change in the AUKUS deal. it has made emma shortisDirector of International and Security Affairs at the Australia Institute, asks: What are some secondhand subs between friends?