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Greenland is one of Donald Trump’s biggest obsessions right now. If you don’t like his dream of the US taking over the self-governed island, which is part of Denmark, then you’ll b…

Federal parliament returns early today and the prime minister has removed a racial vilification offence from Labor’s proposed hate speech laws and will now deal with restrictions o…

He’s known for relentlessly and ruthlessly pursuing Donald Trump’s agenda and for playing a big part in shaping it. Now, with the extraordinary start to 2026, which has included t…

Donald Trump says “help is on its way” for the Iranians who have taken to the streets in the biggest uprising against the regime since the 1979 Islamic revolution. But what does h…

This year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week has been cancelled following a debacle that involved a boycott by more than 180 participants, board members quitting and the event’s director ste…

The former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will finish up his posting as Australia's ambassador to the United States a year earlier than expected. He’s received thanks and praise from th…

Violent anti-government protests in Iran have entered a third week, with fears more than 500 people have been killed and thousands more arrested as the regime cracks down on the un…

More than three weeks since the Bondi terror attack, the federal government has announced a royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion. Since the massacre, Anthony Alba…

As the Trump administration focuses on its actions abroad, political tension is escalating at home. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot dead a US citizen in the…

Greenland’s sovereignty could be under threat, after the White House declared using the US military to take control of the island is ‘always an option.’ It comes after President Do…

The deposed Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has appeared in a New York court, facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to import cocaine. Both he and his w…

After a dramatic US military operation capping off months of escalating tensions, the former president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro is now in a New York prison. With Maduro gone, t…

BMI, or body mass index, has long been used as a simple calculation to determine if someone is underweight, a ‘healthy’ weight or obese. But when it was devised by a Belgian mathem…

Could artificial intelligence be key to improving Australia’s living standards? A Productivity Commission report suggests the roll out of the technology could inject more than a hu…

In the month of April, China installed more solar power than Australia ever has. China is also now home to half of the world’s wind power and half of the world’s electric cars. De…

Why have so many hand car wash services replaced automatic machines? It has to do with immigration policies and there are implications for Australia’s productivity which is among t…

It was a decision driven by spite for Sydney man Peter Anderson. He was determined to buy a solar battery for his home so he could take money away from the big power companies, wh…

Sarah Ferguson's interviews illuminate the biggest issues of our times and reveal insights from the most interesting people in public life. How did she stop US ambassador to Israel…

Some stories are best told first-hand by those at the centre of the action. It's how the ABC's Australian Story has brought us so many compelling personal narratives and it's a fo…

The US President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with colourful and controversial characters. From Steve Witkoff, who once bought Trump a sandwich and is now taking the lead o…