Australia’s love-hate relationship with immigration
By Mark Cully
The history of immigration policy in Australia is full of yes-no contradictions: fear jostling with hope, exclusion with openness.
Australia has been
Read more1 July 2026
Vecca signs on as first customer of resources facility
Vecco Group has been signed as the foundation customer for the Queensland Resources Common User Facility (QRCUF) in Townsville.
The company will use the facility to
Read more30 June 2026
Liberals wedged in a tunnel looking for the light
By Michelle Grattan
The Liberal Party reminds one of that cumbersome machine, nicknamed Florence, that became stuck (twice) in a tunnel in the Snowy 2.0 project.
One
Read more30 June 2026
Australia may be headed for its warmest winter ever
By Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie
Many parts of Australia have already broken early winter maximum and minimum temperature records.
In southern Australia, Sydney and
Read more30 June 2026
Mystery of the ‘pink planet’ finally solved
New research has unlocked the secret of the giant “pink planet” that baffled astronomers for more than a decade.
Northwestern University-led scientists have
Read more30 June 2026
Belly fat linked to faster aging process
High levels of fat stored around the abdomen has been linked to faster aging in middle-aged adults.
University of Western Australia researchers found that visceral fat
Read more30 June 2026
Actress Penelope Keith dead at 86
British actress Dame Penelope Keith has passed away at age 86 after a battle with cancer.
She was best known for her roles in sitcoms To the Manor Born and The Good
Read more30 June 2026
People have lost trust in national governments
More than 40 percent of people in OECD countries have low or no trust in their national governments.
The latest OECD Trust Survey, released overnight, found that trust
Read more30 June 2026
What’s On July 2026 school holidays Brisbane and surrounds
Here’s our list of What’s On for the July 2026 school holidays in Brisbane and surrounds.
Brisbane
Teenagers can make their magazine ideas come to life and
Read more29 June 2026
Brisbane student takes bite out of Apple prize
A Brisbane teenager who designed an app for primary children to manage their emotions is the only female from Australia and New Zealand to win Apple’s 2026 global
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