Zac Crellin
Ardern and Albanese may be best of friends, but deportations have created a rift between nations
It’s easy to think of Australia and New Zealand as close neighbours and even closer allies, but our policy of deporting New...
‘Very unusual’: Australia’s east coast cities are feeling their coldest start to winter in decades
Australia is shivering through an unseasonably chilly start to winter as a cold front continues to sweep over the east coast. Cities...
Scientists ‘surprised and excited’ to find plastic litter at Australian beaches fell by 29 per cent
Plastic pollution along Australia’s beaches and coastline has decreased by 29 per cent, according to new CSIRO research that also investigated the...
Pacific minnow wants to head Commonwealth
The Pacific nation of Tuvalu has launched a longshot bid to head the Commonwealth and put climate action firmly on the world’s...
Barilaro ruling ‘a real turning point’ in social media defamation debate
Social media companies like Google-owned YouTube will be held more accountable for defamatory content published on their platforms after a major court...
Twenty-four hours on a budget airline: Scoot tempts Australians with $300 fares to Europe
Singaporean budget airline Scoot is offering Australians the chance to fly to London for as little as $309 as part of its...
Here’s what’s on the agenda for Australia’s first-ever Assistant Minister for the Republic
The Commonwealth of Australia now has its first-ever Assistant Minister for the Republic in Matt Thistlethwaite. An Australian republic would see the...
Labor’s full cabinet has finally been sworn in. Here’s a who’s who of new ministers
A little over a week after Labor claimed victory at the federal election, the new government’s first full cabinet has been sworn...
Flu season is back, and Australia is using a few lessons learned from the pandemic
Two-and-a-half years of the COVID-19 pandemic are now informing how Australia deals with flu season. From public hygiene to case number surveillance,...
The pandemic has taken its toll on Australian nurses, and now hospitals are scrambling for staff
Australia is in the midst of a nurse shortage, and not even healthcare professionals are able to gauge the full extent of...