Xi Jinping set to skip G20 summit,dashing Albanese’s meeting hopes

Xi Jinping set to skip G20 summit,dashing Albanese’s meeting hopes

The prime minister had hoped to use the meeting to further thaw relations with China and lay the groundwork for a visit to Beijing by the end of the year.

  • byMatthew Knott

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Labor enlists help of former foe in Yes campaign deluge in WA

Labor enlists help of former foe in Yes campaign deluge in WA

Former Coalition foreign minister Julie Bishop handed out Yes vote flyers to commuters in the Perth CBD in a chummy media stunt on Monday.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Ozanda’:Australia,Canada could be powerful strategic partners,says Julie Bishop

‘Ozanda’:Australia,Canada could be powerful strategic partners,says Julie Bishop

Speaking in Toronto,the former deputy Liberal leader also suggested Canada should have a greater role in the AUKUS military pact.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Moments that stole the show at King Charles’ coronation

Moments that stole the show at King Charles’ coronation

From Prince William’s touching kiss to Katy Perry looking lost and Princess Anne’s rather large hat,the coronation was full of unexpected moments.

  • bySarah McPhee andNick Ralston
Corporations exploiting ‘weak integrity laws’ to influence government:Report

Corporations exploiting ‘weak integrity laws’ to influence government:Report

A Centre for Public Integrity report says too many former politicians and advisers are being signed up by political donors with “very little time” between the two jobs.

  • byDavid Crowe
Can Australia have its own Met Gala?

Can Australia have its own Met Gala?

The Met Gala attracts the biggest celebrities in the world in high fashion. The NGV Gala on Saturday night was Australia’s version - smaller but sustainable.

  • byDamien Woolnough
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Women kick goals for Labor while Liberals languish on the bench

Women kick goals for Labor while Liberals languish on the bench

Three of Anthony Albanese’s cabinet ministers announced world-leading policies this week. All three were women.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Reality TV star Matt Wright wrangles with court of public opinion

Reality TV star Matt Wright wrangles with court of public opinion

The Outback Wrangler has vowed to defend criminal charges filed against him,accusing some media outlets of perpetuating a myth he was “somehow on the run”.

  • byAndrew Hornery
‘The answers they deserve’:Julie Bishop on the MH17 verdict

‘The answers they deserve’:Julie Bishop on the MH17 verdict

The former foreign minister has welcomed the life sentences handed to three men for their roles in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17,but says it’s unlikely they will serve jail time.

  • byJames Massola
‘Red carpet’ Julie Bishop excites and divides at London fashion event

‘Red carpet’ Julie Bishop excites and divides at London fashion event

Some attendees were “privately furious” about the focus on the former minister’s contribution to women when she decried the word feminism while in parliament.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andCharlotte Grieve
Curse of the Caddick diamonds to haunt auction houses

Curse of the Caddick diamonds to haunt auction houses

Three of Sydney’s leading auction houses are expected to be charged with selling the now presumed dead fraudster’s extraordinary collection of ill-gotten trinkets.

  • byAndrew Hornery