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US President Donald Trump appears to have abruptly upended America’s most trusted alliances with European countries since taking office just two months ago. But are we misreading the cues?

Almost half of Australians will experience mental health problems in their lifetime. Recent floods, droughts, cyclones, bushfires and the COVID pandemic have increased distress in the community.

When the invitation for artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale was rescinded, the statement from Creative Australia’s board said their selection now posed “an unacceptable risk” and “could undermine our goal of bringing Australians together”.

In the Miles Franklin archive in the State Library of New South Wales there are two brown, cloth-bound volumes, titled, “When I was Mary-Anne, A Slavey”. The thick, handwritten pages are amended with glued paper inserts copied from the missing diary the author of My Brilliant Career kept for roughly…

Australian allrounder Ash Gardner has failed to lead Gujarat into a Women's Premier League final date with Meg Lanning's Delhi after a heavy eliminator loss.

Video footage shows influencer Sam Jones running with a baby wombat towards her car while its distressed mother chases after her

A snapshot of a global tourist hub shows the extent of beach erosion inflicted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred barely a week after it impacted Australia's coast.

The government assures a key export sector of support as a new tariff threat emerges while fresh funding reinforces metal manufacturing against US levies.

There are signs the housing market in normalising five years after the COVID-19 pandemic sent home values soaring across Australia.