Coalition blunders have left countries locked in ‘permanent contest’ over Pacific, minister saysWhat is on the agenda for Chinese premier’s visit to Australia?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChina’s second most powerful leader has announced that the “twists...

‘Fun-loving’ former competitive surfer was well-known on NSW’s northern beachesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolice have charged a man with the murder of Sydney surfer Guy Haymes, days after his family appealed for information about the death of the “fun-loving”...

The rhetoric has swung 180 degrees since ministers in Scott Morrison’s government were haranguing Labor over the Paris agreementGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton says the Coalition will not name its 2030 emissions reduction target before the next election. His Liberal and National party colleagues...

Less than half of Australian children and teens think they can tell real news stories from fake. So how well are we preparing them for a new media world order?Beneath an old Queenslander on the south side of the Brisbane River, beside a garage with a hand-painted sign that reads “recording” and above a computer in a cluttered spare room, is a Post-it...

But the government is being urged to move more quickly in outlining Indigenous policy after failure of voice referendumGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says he will attend Arnhem Land’s Garma festival in August to “talk about a way forward” on Indigenous policy after the defeat...

First visit to Australia by a Chinese premier since 2017 marks the latest step in stabilising relationship that hit rock-bottom in 2020. Follow the day’s news headlinesWhat is on the agenda for Chinese premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia? | ExplainerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPanda watchOn the key question...