Australia police search for suspect in arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

SYDNEY - Australian police said late on July 4 they were looking for a man suspected of deliberately starting a fire at a Melbourne synagogue filled with worshippers. The fire at the synagogue in the east of Victoria's state capital was sparked on the …

Second Test heats up as West Indies fight back against Australia in Grenada

Second Test heats up as West Indies fight back against Australia in Grenada Cricket fans are in for another thrilling day on Saturday as the Second Test between West Indies and Australia hangs delicately in the balance after a gripping Day 2 filled with …

Creative Australia chief executive facing mounting pressure to resign after Khaled Sabsabi controversy

Creative Australia chief executive Adrian Collette is facing mounting pressure to resign after the body’s decision to reinstate Khaled Sabsabi as Australia’s 2026 Venice Biennale representative. Senior arts figures have also criticised the Creative …

The ABC and Creative Australia panicked in the face of controversy. These vital institutions must not be so timid

“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” So wrote the poet William Butler Yeats, reflecting on “the blood-dimmed tide” of European politics after the first world war and the beginning of the Irish war of …

Abuse allegations have prompted distress and outrage - but will Australia’s childcare system be fixed?

On Tuesday, Victoria police announced that a 26-year-old childcare worker, Joshua Dale Brown, had been charged with sexually abusing eight children, aged between five months and two years old, in his care. He has been charged with more than 70 offences, …

Wildflowers and waterbirds populate Australia’s flood-affected outback – and towns are crying out for visitors

In outback Australia, between Windorah and Coopers Creek in far-western Queensland, there is a brown roadside sign stating “Point of Interest”. A 50-metre drive brings you to a small gravel car park and a white flood marker for the 1974 flood level. It …

Ten baking tips (and life lessons) from Australia’s best bakers

Baking: it’s part science, part craft, part magic. A mindful escape or total mystery, depending on who you ask. In writing The Bakers Book, a collection of recipes, kitchen notes and wisdom, I asked 36 Australian bakers for an essential piece of baking …

Anthony Albanese partakes in Q+A session on Australia’s economy

Seales has Australia reeling as West Indies fightback

The second Test hangs in the balance after West Indies speedster Jayden Seales dismisses Australia’s openers in a damaging late spell on Day 2 of the second Test. IMAGE: Jayden Seales dismissed openers Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja cheaply in the second …

Mahindra wants to be a top 15 brand in Australia

Mahindra is aiming to be one of Australia’s top 15 best-selling brands by the end of the decade as it moves from its traditional workhorse utes to mainstream SUVs – including electric vehicles (EVs). Speaking at the launch of the 2025 Mahindra 3XO SUV – …