British jazz legend Shabaka Hutchings, playing at this month’s WOMADelaide music festival, holds a deep passion for the ...

The withering zucchini plants turn the gardener’s thoughts to the end of season – the green tomatoes that may not get to ...

I want it to be an interweaving of images – more open, loose and rich, and free of angst,” wrote Beverley Farmer in her ...

Why now when I walk the wards at night – this big, public hospital in the middle of the city where I’ve worked for the past ...

Verse novels have been a particular strength of Australian writing for children and young adults over the past few decades.

The stabbing death of a young Melbourne model has sent shock waves through African diasporic communities in Australia, ...

Central to Donald Trump’s approach to international relations is an inability to grasp the basis of America’s postwar power – a mistake Australia must confront for its own security.

In the tradition of the late, great Mungo MacCallum, LR tries to infuse his puzzles with humour, wordplay and poetry to give readers plenty of “Aha!” moments. They will be accessible, but always with ...

The Coalition has announced it will match major spending announcements made by the Albanese government but has been unwilling to outline the savings on which this would depend.

As disease ravages Tasmanian salmon farms, killing thousands of tonnes of fish and threatening other species, the government’s pledge to protect both the industry and the endangered Maugean skate is ...

Mass Indonesian protests against Prabowo Subianto. Israel and Hamas hold ceasefire deal talks. Germany’s election shake-up.

“A ‘crisis’ in democracy is the framing we’ve come to continually hear – often from the media, which has a tendency to escalate our legitimate fears at times when we most need a sober, reflective and ...