From Trump to Putin, the narratives leaders tell themselves shape global conflict – and the war in Iran shows the ...

Human demand is pushing ecosystems beyond safe limits – while weak policy, unrealistic emissions targets and the silencing of dissenting voices make the crisis harder to confront.

David Solomon’s 'Footnotes' reveals the stories behind Australian politics and journalism – including the moments that never ...

Renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah risks spiralling into a broader conflict, with scenarios ranging from limited operations to a prolonged war or full-scale regional escalation.

In a time of war, five expert-recommended books offer deeper insight into Iran’s history, politics and people – beyond ...

Anthony Mason reshaped Australian law as Chief Justice – but his concealed role in the Whitlam dismissal casts a lasting shadow over that legacy. This week marked the death of one of Australia’s most ...

Sir Isaac Isaacs warned in the 1940s that Zionism risked deep and lasting conflict. Decades on, those arguments about justice and prudence remain sharply relevant. In the mid-1940s there was a ...

A Supreme Court ruling, an unauthorised war and open defiance of legal limits point to a presidency no longer constrained by institutions – but defined by them being ignored. On 20 February, 2026, the ...

Around our dinner table we volunteer our ‘best bits’ for the day. My eldest daughter started it with her boys, and it has now become an evening ritual for us all. It forces you to articulate the good ...

From childhood to adulthood, Refaat Ibrahim recounts a life marked by repeated war, displacement and loss – a personal testimony of a generation growing up under siege in Gaza. The war in Gaza is not ...

A new poll shows strong backing among Trump voters for ending the Iran war, with rising concern over costs, casualties and escalation. War hawks such as Sen. Lindsey Graham are pushing President ...