I’m always uncomfortable nominating just one book as my book of the year, but if I had to then it would probably be Percival Everett’s James (Mantle, 320pp, $34.99). A retelling of Mark Twain’s ...

There are really only two possibilities. Either Peter Dutton and Angus Taylor do not understand the basics of the Coalition’s signature nuclear power policy or they are deliberately, repeatedly ...

The Coalition is moving to undo the First Nations naming of Australian military bases as it escalates its opposition to race-based symbols and other reconciliation policies. A senior Coalition source ...

The largest reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are moving so fast that promises made to people with disability are already “being broken” to secure billions of dollars’ worth of ...

Beware the cryptic bug! Once you get a glimpse behind the seemingly baffling clues, an alluring realm of wordplay, wit and poetry is revealed. And, while beginners can sometimes feel that cryptics are ...

Only a foolhardy politician on the cusp of an election year would insert themselves into the summer holiday rituals of the Australian populace. Better to let the voters enjoy the beach, the barbecues ...

Focus group research by RedBridge indicates that voter perceptions of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are as bad as they were for his predecessor Scott Morrison, strengthening the growing belief that ...

The Olympics returned, and so did the spectators, liberated this year from the Covid restrictions that both delayed the previous games and cruelled Tokyo’s atmosphere. Just weeks before the opening ...

Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Islamist group in Syria that oversaw the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, has unveiled plans to disband his and other rebel groups and form a national army under ...

Posing as a journalist to get close to the world’s best chess players, Matthew Griffin realises watching the sport is similar to falling in love.

Politically speaking, disillusionment and discord prevailed at home and abroad this year. Our solace is the careful equanimity of a Japanese toilet cleaner.