11 h. ago ‘The Trumpian model’: Richard Roxburgh takes on Australia’s most provocative politician

A documentary about Joh Bjelke-Petersen argues that the man who ruled Queensland for almost 20 years paved the way for the US president.

Politics

13 h. ago Virgin Australia shares take off on ASX despite Mideast jitters

Virgin Australia has returned to the Australian sharemarket after more than four years’ absence, investors are keen, even as global aviation suffers new challenges.

Politics

14 h. ago Virgin Australia shares take off, rising 7.9 per cent in ASX return

Virgin Australia has returned to the Australian sharemarket after more than four years’ absence, and investors are keen.

Politics

8 d. ago Middle East major lobs $30b takeover bid for Australian oil and gas giant

Santos is likely to be swallowed up by a consortium led by Abu Dhabi’s national oil company in a takeover worth $30 billion.

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Know your skills and value’: How small businesses can face up to tax time with confidence

Some 2.6 million Australians have taken the leap into entrepreneurship, many of whom rely on advisers, loved ones, the internet and all manner of support systems to learn as they go.

Economics

1 week ago Star of Sandpapergate gives Australia a batting lesson, takes Proteas to within 69 runs of victory

Aiden Markram hasn’t just put own name in lights - he’s placed a figurative interrogation lamp on Australia’s top six batters. At stumps on day three in London, he had helped guide the Proteas to 2-213, needing just another 69 runs to pull off a remarkable win.

Politics

1 week ago Star of Sandpapergate gives Australia a batting lesson, takes Proteas to within sight of victory

Aiden Markram hasn’t just put own name in lights - he’s placed a figurative interrogation lamp on an Australian top six now shorn of Steve Smith. At stumps, he had helped guide the Proteas to 2-213, needing just another 69 runs to pull off a remarkable win.

Politics

1 week ago Australia vs South Africa LIVE: Labuschagne takes a screamer as Cummins strikes

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is leading his team’s fightback on day two of the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s.

Events

1 week ago Caravan giant taken to Federal Court over claims it misled customers

Australia's largest caravan manufacturer has been taken to the Federal Court over allegations it misled customers by wrongly advertising some of its caravans as off-roaders.

Economics

1 week ago AUKUS is a disaster for Australia. Trump has given us an out – let’s take it

We were never likely to get any submarines, and all the deal does is tie us ever closer to an increasingly volatile and aggressive America.

Politics

2 w. ago Major wing of New York’s famed Met reopens with work by First Nations artists

In a time of swings and roundabouts for Aboriginal Australian art in New York, two new works take a prominent position in the reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller wing.

Politics

3 w. ago Trump’s war on innovation is a golden opportunity for Australia, if we’re smart enough to take it

Australia could become a hub for world-class research. But our leaders must act decisively, and quickly.

Politics

3 w. ago Caught between two Wests, Poland tilts towards the Trumpian model

After Romania’s recent rejection of a nationalist candidate who had declared himself a “candidate on the MAGA ticket”, liberals had hoped that Europe’s right-wing populist wave was receding. Those hopes evaporated on Monday.

Events

3 w. ago Subiaco, Bunbury developments take out WA’s top landscape awards

One of the most significant urban infill projects in Perth’s built environment history and a “bold, memorable, and deeply inclusive” regional project won the top gongs.

Events