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The recent, sudden closure of Meanjin has brought renewed attention to Australian journals: those hardy perennials that support Australian literature year in and year out. While the sector has been suffering for some time, new entrants in Adelaide’s Splinter and First Nations journal Sovereign Texts – and a resurrected Southerly…

Inequality is one of the most urgent challenges facing Australian schools. For decades, governments have invested billions of dollars in schools with the promise every child should have the opportunity to succeed.

An institute will advise the government on how to shut down risks from artificial intelligence and ensure companies follow the rules.

On the face of it, the National Party’s proposal to lift KiwiSaver contributions to 12% over the next six years sounds reasonable.

Decision to remove children comes after they and their parents ate poisonous mushrooms and ended up in hospital

Australia dismissed England twice in the space of 68 overs in Perth, but coach Andrew McDonald says they can't trust the same plans to work all summer.

An extraordinary rise in demand combined with constrained supply has created a boom in Australian home values and rents over the past five years.

Visitors from countries such as the US, Canada and Australia will not be able to enter the UK without an ETA from 25 February 2026 onwards.

Earlier this month, a Qantas business lounge had to be evacuated after a passenger’s power bank burst into flames