‘The world betting game’: is football more susceptible to match-fixing in Australia? | Jack Snape

Australian football faces a significant and ongoing threat given what is known about the recent A-League match-fixing case, which returns to court this week. Yet two of Australia’s most prominent sport integrity voices are concerned that an even greater …

Australia pans Netanyahu: ‘Strength not measured by how many people you can blow up’

Australia lashed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday after he said the country’s leader was weak, with a top minister saying strength was more than “how many people you can blow up.” For decades, Australia has considered itself a close friend of …

Granting visas to enter Australia is a delicate balancing act - whether you’re a politician or not

The Australian government has cancelled the visa of Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, setting off a diplomatic falling out that’s escalated over the course of the week. Rothman is a member of a far-right political party, Mafdal-Religious Zionism, which is …

How do we decide if a tax is good or bad? And which ones are ‘damaging’ Australia’s economy?

How do we judge whether one tax is better than another? That question will lie at the heart of the tax reform agenda at the economic reform roundtable on Thursday. Four principles have guided tax reform over the decades: efficiency, equity, simplicity and …

Springboks locked in to improved set-piece against Australia

CAPE TOWN :South Africa’s video analysis of their stunning 38-22 Rugby Championship defeat to Australia would have been a hard watch, not least the set-piece where they lost five lineouts, normally such a reliable area of their game from which to launch …

Here is what actually needs to be done to address Australia’s childcare abuse crisis - and politicians can’t say they ...

On Friday, state education ministers will meet Jason Clare to discuss the thorny and critically important issues facing the country’s childcare sector. There could not be a more significant moment for the conversations that we are having about the safety …

Australia's upcoming Marches for Palestine are 'high risk,' says Israel's antisemitism center

Netanyahu’s comments on Australia PM spark backlash as Albanese responds with restraint

There are risks in Australia’s row with Israel, but it’s Netanyahu who is trashing the relationship

When Anthony Albanese announced Australia would formally recognise Palestinian statehood earlier this month, the prime minister let slip he had already discussed the decision with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. A call between the leaders had been expected, …

Experts alarmed as dead turtles with bleeding eyes wash up on Australia’s beaches: ‘It’s very, very worrying’

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