8 d. ago Why NFL boss Roger Goodell could lock Wallabies out of MCG during Rugby World Cup

A clause in the deal between the Victorian government and the NFL to host games at the MCG could stop Australia playing at the iconic venue in the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Sport

2 w. ago Turkey refused to budge so Australia caved. Why is Albanese still calling it a win?

Australia ditched its bid to host the United Nations COP global climate conference in the final days of a three-year effort, but the Albanese government is still claiming a win.

Politics

2 w. ago Australia can win big international bids when it wants. This was an omnishambles

There are many authors of Australia’s failure to win the right to host a COP for the Pacific. They are not all in Canberra.

Politics

2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Australia drops COP31 bid, Turkey to host; Liberals want ‘Australian values’ screening for new migrants; Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

Events

3 w. ago ‘Not an option’: PM puts hard word on Turkey over next year’s climate talks

The prime minister’s remarks were his most definitive to date, indicating Australia would host the event on its own despite Turkey refusing to withdraw its bid.

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4 w. ago If Australia does not host COP31, it’s a strategic surrender

The Coalition and the Herald say money spent on an expensive summit should go to something more useful for Australians. They’re wrong.

Politics

last month With time running out, Australia should abandon its botched bid to host COP31

Even if delegates manage to sort out the impasse between Australia and Turkey, it will probably be too late to devise a meaningful summit.

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