Oscars 2018: Margot Robbie leads Australia’s charge at Academy Awards

Australia’s Oscar nominees are a mixed lot this year. There is glamorous star and emerging Hollywood power player Margot Robbie and the...

March 4, 2018 | Peter Mitchell

World

Donald Trump tariffs could hit Australian producers

Australian steel and aluminium exports to America appear set to be hit with steep new tariffs after US President Donald Trump confirmed...

March 2, 2018 | Peter Mitchell

World

Australian sailor charged in US with honeymoon murder

Australian sailor Lewis Bennett has been charged with the second-degree honeymoon murder of his wife, with US authorities alleging he intentionally sank...

February 21, 2018 | Peter Mitchell

World

US should follow Australia on guns: Congressman

America should follow Australia’s example on gun laws, a US congressman from the state that suffered the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School...

February 21, 2018 | Peter Mitchell

World

US farmers say TPP gives Australian producers an advantage

American beef producers and wheat farmers are furious US President Donald Trump’s abandonment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has given Australia and other...

January 29, 2018 | Peter Mitchell

Movies

Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman and Geoffrey Rush vie for SAG awards

A large contingent of Australians led by Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman and Geoffrey Rush is up for Screen Actors Guild Awards in...

January 22, 2018 | Peter Mitchell

World

Las Vegas massacre gunman’s Filipina-Australian girlfriend cleared: report

The Filipina-Australian girlfriend of Las Vegas massacre gunman Stephen Paddock appears set to be cleared of any involvement in America’s worst modern...

January 20, 2018 | Peter Mitchell

World

Australian concerns spark Trump China probe

Australia’s concerns about Chinese meddling in national affairs has prompted US President Donald Trump’s administration to open an interagency probe into Chinese...

January 12, 2018 | Peter Mitchell