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Keir Starmer exits – Can anyone survive as UK PM?

By Nicholas Dickinson Keir Starmer has resigned as leader of the British Labour Party, and so ends his time as the UK’s prime minister. In the end, despite his

Quick budget changes highlight policy quicksand

By Michelle Grattan Only a little more than a year into its second term and with Pauline Hanson turning politics upside down, the Albanese government finds itself in

New retail price gouging law will be hard to police

By Ray Steinwall Australia’s new law on supermarket “price gouging” (also known as excessive pricing) starts on July 1, 2026. It prohibits any very large

Child care pay increase raises issues about the future

By Erin Harper The Federal Government has announced another A$3.6 billion to boost childcare workers’ pay. The government says combined with other changes to the

Pauline Hanson delivers one of those political moments

By Michelle Grattan Pauline Hanson’s first-ever – and perhaps only-ever – appearance at the National Press Club was always destined to be one of those political

Children find plenty of ways to bypass social media ban

By Lisa Given As the UK prepares to introduce an “Australia plus” ban on social media for under 16s, many lessons can be learned from Australia’s experiment. Many

Drone failures highlight safety challenges for cities

By Luis Mejias and Jonathan Roberts It was clear that something had gone seriously wrong with the thousand-strong swarm of drones twinkling above Darling Harbour during

Iran war leaves the US with reduced regional leverage

By Amin Saikal After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, US President Donald Trump finally seems to have secured an agreement from the Iranian regime to end the

Alcohol amplifies the body’s savoury craving

By David Raubenheimer, Amanda Grech and Stephen J Simpson Have you ever wondered why savoury foods like chips, nachos and salted nuts go so well with a beer or glass of

Government faces flood of claims over migrant detention

By Ellen Rock For nearly 20 years, the Commonwealth operated under the mistaken assumption that it was allowed to hold people in immigration detention indefinitely. In

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