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Ley first female leader of federal Liberals

By Michelle Grattan The federal Liberal party has elected its first female leader, with Sussan Ley narrowly defeating Angus Taylor, 29-25. Ley, 63, who was deputy leader

What the homeless say they need to end the crisis

By Robyn Martin, Carole Zufferey and Michele Jarldorn The 2025 election is over and now it’s time for Labor to deliver on campaign promises to address

US Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV

By Dennis Doyle Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He will be known as Pope Leo

Is a new India-Pakistan war imminent?

By Ian Hall India conducted military strikes against Pakistan this week, hitting numerous sites in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and deeper into Pakistan itself. Security

Office design not keeping up with post-COVID work styles

By Ozgur Gocer, Richard de Dear and Thomas Parkinson Flexible work has become the new norm, despite the best efforts of companies calling workers back to the

Election promises made. Now it’s time to deliver

By Michelle Cull With a convincing win for a second term of government, the pressure is now on the new Labor government to deliver the economic policies central to its

Federal Labor returned with increased majority

By Michelle Grattan The Albanese government has been re-elected with a substantially increased majority, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat, in a

Finding your audience in an information superstorm

By Shane Rodgers Some 30 years ago media was a relatively simple beast. To reach big audiences you needed a radio or television licence, or a printing press and

Olympic opportunity for gold-medal security

By Rodger Cook In a perfect world, the Olympic Games would be only about sport. In reality, every host city carries a heavy, often hidden, burden: the responsibility to

Rising uncertainty risks business paralysis

By John Simon and Ben Wang Uncertainty is everywhere these days. There is even uncertainty about the uncertainty. The Reserve Bank of Australia, for example, noted in

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