How Ornella’s ‘very expensive education’ in Sydney pushed her to build a school across the Timor Sea

How Ornella’s ‘very expensive education’ in Sydney pushed her to build a school across the Timor Sea

At the age of 14,Ornella Byak had an encounter that shaped the course of her life.

  • byLia Timson

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Morceau of France with the harbour and bush thrown in to taste

Morceau of France with the harbour and bush thrown in to taste

I love that I can hear different languages on the streets and in shops and can get my fix of delicious French pastries and baguettes without having to fork out for a plane ticket.

  • byLia Timson
Who was Jeffrey Epstein?

Who was Jeffrey Epstein?

Intrigue surrounds Jeffrey Epstein years after his death in prison. Why? And what do Donald Trump,Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew have to do with it?

  • byLia Timson
What to expect around the world in 2024

What to expect around the world in 2024

Amid hope for less war and a better year,our correspondents take a look at the major issues they will be watching in their patch.

  • byEryk Bagshaw,Chris Barrett,Lucy Cormack,Rob Harris,Farrah Tomazin,Lia Timson andMatt Wade
Wars,Trump’s courtroom dramas and our new King:The world in 2023

Wars,Trump’s courtroom dramas and our new King:The world in 2023

From the Israel-Hamas conflict,China’s growing influence in the world,to the COP28 climate summit and beyond - our correspondents look back at the events that have shaped the world in the past year.

  • byEryk Bagshaw,Chris Barrett,Lucy Cormack,Rob Harris,Farrah Tomazin,Lia Timson andJames Lemon
Voices around the world:Indigenous representation in other countries

Voices around the world:Indigenous representation in other countries

As campaigns on both sides make their final pitch to Australians about the proposed advisory body,we consider some minority representative bodies around the world.

  • byLucy Cormack andLia Timson
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‘A very clear call’:Cool-headed seven-year-old saves his mum’s life

‘A very clear call’:Cool-headed seven-year-old saves his mum’s life

An emergency services department in France has posted audio of the boy’s phone call in a bid to encourage more preparedness in the public.

  • byLia Timson
‘Operation Cookie Monster’:Australians arrested in international cybercrime sting

‘Operation Cookie Monster’:Australians arrested in international cybercrime sting

One of the world’s biggest criminal marketplaces used by fraudsters to buy passwords has been closed down in a global police operation,which spanned 17 countries.

  • byLia Timson
How the world has changed since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022

How the world has changed since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022

As the public watches missiles rain down on cities and tanks burst into flame,there is a sense the world reached a turning point when Putin invaded his neighbour.

  • byRob Harris,Chris Barrett,Eryk Bagshaw,Farrah Tomazin,Stephen Bartholomeusz,Chris Zappone andLia Timson
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress in act Lula calls ‘barbarism’

Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress in act Lula calls ‘barbarism’

The incidents,similar to the January 6 invasion of the US Capitol,come a week after leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in.

  • byLia Timson
Trumpian invasion of Brazil’s Congress is a betrayal of people power

Trumpian invasion of Brazil’s Congress is a betrayal of people power

The radical attack on parliament by the far-right shares many parallels with the Capitol riots ignited by Donald Trump.

  • byLia Timson