28+ min ago  (961+ words) July 16, 2026 — 11:30am There are times when electronic communications delivering a confusion of soul-sapping developments – often from a US president’s tweeting finger and amplified by populist boosters around the world – feels so dispiriting that the fantasy of a remote island free of…...

58+ min ago  (154+ words) July 16, 2026 — 11:00am Thanks to veteran journalists and media industry scholars Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson, we have a new word to add to the English language: “Murdoched”, which they define as: “To be targeted or editorially attacked when one’s ideas or…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (663+ words) July 16, 2026 — 10:17am Large Australian companies could face criminal prosecution if they fail to prevent forced labour in their global supply chains under sweeping reforms the Albanese government says will give the country’s modern slavery regime “teeth”. The proposed changes come after…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (436+ words) July 16, 2026 — 9:42am The nation’s two most important financial regulators will be told to give more weight to economic growth when policing banks and listed companies. Treasurer Jim Chalmers this morning issued new, so-called statements of expectations for both the Australian Prudential…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (313+ words) July 16, 2026 — 9:17am One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has taken a break from her speaking tour of England to spend time with her benefactor, billionaire Gina Rinehart, at a luxury resort in Sicily. Rinehart was in Taormina for a fashion show put…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago  (928+ words) July 16, 2026 — 6:01am Cairo/Dubai: The US has launched another wave of strikes on Iran’s coastal defences and missile sites after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, while Iran has threatened to shut off more regional energy exports, saying it is…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (32+ words) SMH.com.au British PM Keir Starmer has made his final speech in Parliament. Updated July 16, 2026 — 6:52am,first published 6:49am...

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6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (814+ words) July 16, 2026 — 5:00am Queensland’s leading figure on domestic violence reform says the government seems to have ditched key recommendations from her work, as the alleged murder of a mother heaped pressure on the LNP over its funding priorities. In rare public remarks…...