When Senator Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly this week, he left a new uncertainty in American politics. Known as a key deal-maker in Congress, the Republican has lost a vital bridge between the Democrats – and Donald Trump. Graham was also one of the few remaining Reagan-style Republicans and his death raises questions about the future
Australia’s aged care regulator is investigating dozens of complaints that aged care providers are charging for services older Australians can’t use or even understand. Meanwhile, a class action against one of Australia’s largest benefits providers also alleges it charged residents extra for basic services it is legally obliged to provide. Noor Haider spoke to the
In the year since the federal election, Pauline Hanson has successfully harnessed discontent with her brand of right-wing populism, rising in the polls at the expense of the Coalition and Labour. Meanwhile, if recent polling is anything to go by, support for the other anti-establishment party – the Greens – has declined. Then why is
Darcy Byrne is the Labor mayor of Sydney’s Inner West council and he is helping to lead a grassroots movement to stop the harm caused by gambling in the community – including a push to reduce the number of poker machines in licensed clubs in New South Wales. The move comes as the federal Labor
Anthony Albanese apparently apologized this week after making an offensive comment about Kylie Minogue while playing the ‘Shag, Marry, Date’ game on a podcast. Josephine Tovey talks to patrick kennelly, gabrielle jackson And josh butler What the Prime Minister’s latest podcast appearance says about the increasingly fragmented media landscape
Today, Telstra Chief Financial Officer Michael Ackland appeared before the country’s media to apologize – and answer questions about the massive outage that threw the country into chaos. It stopped trains, switched off traffic lights and closed shops after the EFTPOS system failed. And some calls to triple zero did not go through. technology reporter
Ever since Donald Trump threatened to ‘take over’ Cuba, the Caribbean island is in danger. Increasing US sanctions and an oil blockade have crippled essential services, plunged the country into blackouts, and brought life on the ground to a near standstill for its 10 million people. Noor Haider talks to Ruairidh Nicol What life is
TeaHere, M.R. James tells us, there are five conditions that must be met for an ideal ghost story: a pretense of truth, a “pleasant terror”, no explanation of machinery, no unnecessary terror, and that the story be of the author’s (and the reader’s) “own day”. In Lauren Mooney’s first look at the novel, Danielle is
Social media giants have faced questions this week at the royal commission on anti-Semitism and social cohesion as it asked: What more needs to be done to tackle online hate? Reged Ahmed spoke to a senior journalist Torey Shepherd What these platforms have to say about allegations that they have promoted anti-Semitic content online
You spent months commuting from your camping setup, bought an ultralight tent that cost suspiciously more than a few hotel rooms, and finally packed everything into a backpack. Then you reach airport security. Unfortunately, the Transportation Security Administration has opinions about your tent stakes, camp stove, trekking poles, and bear spray. For travelers flying to