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As Christmas comes around again, we will discover that Australia is no longer a Christian country. According to the most recent census in 2021,...
The celebrity cook Jamie Oliver has a sideline as an author. Not all his books are about cooking and food: Oliver has written two children’s books...
If British Labour ministers and officials find dealing with President Donald Trump 2.0 a formidable challenge, their Australian Labor cousins may...
King Charles and Queen Camilla flew to Samoa for the Commonwealth leaders’ meeting early on Wednesday, after completing their visit to Australia...
If King Charles and Queen Camilla were feeling a tad apprehensive about their reception in Australia, they needn’t have worried. Already half-way...
Australia is where, some would say, King Charles became a man. In 1966, Charles had a memorable half-year at the Timbertop bush campus of...
It’s hard to make head or tail of where Australia stands on the gender debate that has divided the West. The issue boils down to a simple question:...
I was born in the final years of the baby boom. To my generation of children, a social network was our mothers gossiping over the back fence or at...
A young mother, picnicking with friends in a Brisbane park, shouldn’t now be praying for the recovery of her nine-month-old baby son from a random...
For a great many, their job is their vocation. It’s not just what they do for a living, it’s a key part of defining who they are as a person. These...
Giggle v Tickle. The name of this Australian court case sounds like an A.P. Herbert legal parody. Except that it is no parody. It is an action...
E-scooters are the bane of modern civilisation. They are the stealth bombers of our pavements. They are a silent danger to those who ride them, and...
During the cold months of July and August, many southern Australians head north to warmer climes. A favourite destination is north Queensland, with...
Jack Karlson, whose death this week aged 82 has been reported in Britain and around the world, was an Australian small-time crook, prison escaper...