Boastful Putin general becomes seventh killed

Commander who claimed the war in Ukraine would be over within hours among Russia's 16,000 military dead, Zelensky says.

Move over, bureaucrats: the government is back in town

In his first week as South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas has shown a preparedness to respond to public fury at the disappearance of elected government during the past two years.

Why Xi may well regret Beijing’s alliance with Putin

If an ‘unthinkable’ war can occur in Europe driven by one man’s delusions of grandeur, what is the likelihood of another’s igniting an even more destructive conflict in Asia?

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead

No masks, no lockdowns: how did that go for Sweden?

When the pandemic hit and lockdowns began around the world, Sweden went its own way – and became a control group in a vast experiment. Two years on, the results are clear.

‘I understand why shame swirls around a suicide’

Manika Naidoo, sister of broadcaster Indira, was a successful professional who in 2020 ‘on a cold starless night during lockdown’ went into her Melbourne backyard and inexplicably took her own life.

Solomon Islands dig in on China deal

The Solomon Islands has doubled down on a deal with China that would allow Beijing to send troops into the Pacific Island nation.

Ukraine shows West’s woke at war with human nature

It’s madness for us to render ourselves strategically impotent by giving vast control of fossil fuels to autocracies such as Russia.

Unis warned on student intake, Beijing meddling

Australian universities urged to find new international student markets and diversify away from China, damning parliamentary report recommends.

All women must be believed – unless they’re on the other side

Are we so far gone that Labor’s Kimberley Kitching bullying problem now is the fault of a Liberal government?