The Greens have backed an idea for the federal government to buy up 200 Coles and Woolies stores in a move ripped straight out of a US mayor's playbook.

One Australian state has been declared a ‘geostrategic ground zero’ by the Defence Minister ahead of the AUKUS deployment next year.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Progressive leaders around the world have blasted the new Greens leader for opposing military support for Ukraine, saying it is akin to opposing the defeat of Nazism.

The Illinois Republican helped spearhead President George W. Bush’s legislative agenda before his career ended in disgrace.

Technological advances in warfare have heightened concerns about the vulnerability of air bases and other hard-to-protect military facilities in populated areas.

The last US soldiers have left Iraq, ending a 12-year mission US President Donald Trump has called ‘a very expensive excursion into hell’.

The 23-year-old had planned to honour another motorcyclist this week. Now his mates will ride in his memory.

Former Bachelor star Sam Wood is expected to apply for bail following several nights behind bars after being charged with domestic violence offences.

Pornhub access has returned for selected Australians, months after the site was banned due to age verification restrictions.

Firmus is facing pressure to slash its IPO price as investors question its $44 billion valuation, unproven business model and ambitious AI data-centre expansion plans.

The boss of Australia’s biggest home loan lender is holding on to forecasts for when he expects house prices to bottom out.

Firmus is seeking a $43 billion valuation despite having never made a profit, prompting fund managers to question whether its ambitious AI growth forecasts can justify the price.

An Australian city known for its coffee culture and ‘artsy vibe’ has outcharmed the world’s most beloved destinations., beating out its arch-rival up the road.

Huddled beneath the pale limestone ramparts of the Dolomites, Aman Rosa Alpina is the most audacious edifice ever erected in the Alta Badia Valle.

‘Double Bay by the beach’ is the long-held missive aimed at Noosa — all linen shirts, resort loafers and people ordering the same long lunch since 1998.

EDITORIAL: Action taken by green activists to halt resource projects is naive in the extreme, or deliberately reckless.

AARON PATRICK: A judgment expanding coal mines’ climate responsibilities could drive voters who care more about rising fuel bills than Pacific sea levels to One Nation or the Coalition.

AARON PATRICK: Australia has a tradie problem. There’s nothing wrong with the plumbers, electricians, carpenters, or painters who build and maintain our houses and apartments. There just aren’t enough of them. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As some online lean into biohacking and wellness metrics, reformed optimisers are cancelling Pilates and having that extra glass of wine.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US withdrew all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in England based on information that commanders received about a potential drone attack ordered by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Aaron Sorkin creates from a place of optimism and moral certainty, and there are definite pleasures to be had in his fictionalised worlds, even when his subject is Mark Zuckerberg.

Pornhub access has returned for selected Australians, months after the site was banned due to age verification restrictions.

Nicole Scherzinger has shared an update on the painful burns she received after boiling water spilled on her leg before a concert last month.

This non-fatal act drastically raises domestic homicide risk and can leave victims with brain injuries that go unnoticed by police, experts warn.

THE ECONOMIST: From thought-controlled computers to bionic limbs, Beijing is pouring money into the latest technology China wants to dominate.

AI giant Anthropic reveals concerning presence of foreign actors during Tuesday’s parliamentary inquiry into government cybersecurity breaches.

‘I still don’t believe it.’

SARAH DI LORENZO: If you’ve noticed a persistent roll of stubborn fat around your middle that refuses to shift no matter what you do. here are some simple ways to bring it under control.

In the wake of the Lindsay Clancy case, experts explain why some mental health struggles can remain hidden behind a ‘mask of coping’. WARNING: Sensitive content

With Australia set to embark on their 20-Test odyssey in earnest on Friday in Durban, we takes a look at the major talking points for the three-Test series against South Africa.

The former Essendon captain had a touching embrace with a former teammate after his trade went down.

The club have unveiled the selection panel tasked with choosing Chris Fagan’s successor.

Israelis mourned at the site of the Nova Music Festival, as well as at bomb shelters, intersections and in communities targeted in the deadliest day in the nation’s history three years ago.

The 50-year-old murderer has spoken briefly a week after surviving the two lethal injections intended to kill her.

The World Health Organisation has questioned Russian officials on reports of a second pneumonia case linked to a Siberian plague research lab already under scrutiny after the death of a young researcher.