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Lives and homes have been lost. Public health is at risk. But Scott Morrison put religious freedom at the top of his agenda yesterday.

Emma Bell was flown back to Australia on Saturday for surgery after an incident at Canggu where she claimed a motorcyclist snatched her bag and dragged her along the asphalt for several metres.

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I had the great privilege of being a guest at a Christmas event at which the distinguished speaker was The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, former High Court Justice. It was a fascinating evening that revealed a great deal about the current Zeitgeist in Austr…

For nearly two decades, U.S. leaders have sounded a constant refrain: We are making progress. They were not, and they knew it.

For nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan, U.S. leaders have sounded a constant refrain: We are making progress. They were not, documents show, and they knew it.

Government leaks, tribalism and advocacy the hallmarks of medevac media coverage.

A young hairdresser has been medevaced to Australia home from Bali after a violent bag snatch left her with broken cheekbones, a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and in need of emergency surgery.Emma Bell, 25, from Byron Bay...

Lawson Rankin, 18, fell from his motorbike into a large drain last month while chasing a scooter-riding thief who had snatched his friend's mobile phone.

Good morning, early birds. Australia's plan to count carry-over credits towards its Paris climate target will be debated on the world stage, and Bob Hawke's family is making headlines over damning allegations. It's the news you need to know, with Rachel Withe…

The global political landscape is shifting very quickly right now.

The appeal of the independent is easy to comprehend – they can speak with the certitude of a person who has no party room to navigate or broad membership to answer to.

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Climate scientists have expressed their dismay that Aussie politicians are not treating this year’s awful bushfire season as a wakeup call for climate action. Leading scientists condemn political inaction on climate change as Austr…

A recap of Thursday’s top stories: UN evaluates peacekeeping performance; civilians under greater attack in northeast Syria; UN rights chief on Iranian protester clampdown; ending medical evacuation for refugees to Australia; food crisis widens in Haiti; and …

A week of surprises in Parliament with the death of the EI Bill and the repeal of the Medevac Bill, but the #TaylorGate fiasco lives on. AGAINST THE expectations of everyone – and especially the Morrison Government – last week saw One Nation senators Pauline …

A week of surprises in Parliament with the death of the EI Bill and the repeal of the Medevac Bill, but the #TaylorGate fiasco lives on. AGAINST THE expectations of everyone – and especially the Morrison Government – last week saw One Nation senators Pauline …

Aircraft Was Performing Maintenance Test Flight When It Went Down. Three soldiers died in the crash of a Minnesota Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on Thursday afternoon near St. Cloud, Minnesota in the Midwestern [...]

The final parliamentary week for the year finished on a strange note with Angus Taylor's dispute with an American writer. On the policy front, the medevac repeal went through and cuts to the public service were announced.

It was supposed to the trip of a lifetime with friends to celebrate his final school year.After years of dedication while studying in Newcastle, Lawson Rankin, 18, travelled to Bali for an end-of-year Schoolies trip. But his dream...