A new report card shows inequality in Australia isn’t as bad as in the US – but we’re headed in the wrong direction
On more than half of 80 economic, social and environmental targets, progress has stagnated or is moving backwards. But ...
Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
As it happened: Government steps in to save Rex Airlines; PM, Jewish leaders condemn health workers’ antisemitic video
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned a video of two NSW nurses apparently bragging of killing Israeli patients, as NSW Health launches an investigation and calls in police.
Ita’s ‘congratulatory’ email about Lattouf sacking revealed
Former ABC chair Ita Buttrose said it was “nice” to receive “congratulatory” emails when Antoinette Lattouf was sacked but denies being happy or having any involvement in the fill-in presenter being ...
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Canberra to boost cooperation with Beijing on 25th anniversary of sister-city ties
CANBERRA -- The Australian capital Canberra will enhance cooperation with Beijing as this year marks the 25th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between the two capitals, a senior official of ...
Eagles’ Mailata makes history in Australia as a Super Bowl champion
Jordan Mailata was playing rugby league in Australia before he took the huge career gamble that has earned him a Super Bowl ...
Australia holds its nose for its third rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months
A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such ...
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Closing the Gap - Canberra
Closing the Gap is the fairest go of all. We want First Nations people to have ownership of their futures and a stake in the economy. That is the foundation on which everything else can be built. If ...
Hollywood stars come to town amid 'unprecedented' screen production activity in the ACT and Canberra region
There is an "unprecedented" level of filming activity across the Canberra region at the moment, with Hollywood stars Eric Bana, Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton all in town.
ABC boss says it was a ‘mistake’ to hire Antoinette Lattouf
ABC managing director David Anderson says he was worried that Antoinette Lattouf would repeat her views on the Israel-Gaza ...
The massive $120,000 A YEAR income Anthony Albanese is raking in from his growing property empire is revealed
Anthony Albanese is set to make a small fortune in rental income this year as landlord of the two properties he now rents out ...
As it happened: Brisbane on Tuesday, February 4
A former Paddington service station is set to be given a new lease on life, with plans for an art deco-style renovation and ...