The small-town mayor,the ‘deathtrap’ barge and the Aussie company’s $3.2 billion black hole

The small-town mayor,the ‘deathtrap’ barge and the Aussie company’s $3.2 billion black hole

When Corporate Travel Management won a $3.2 billion deal to house UK migrants on barges in the last year,there was an obvious question:why was it getting into crisis refugee management?

  • byColin Kruger

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Anti-NATO firebrand George Galloway wins UK byelection,campaigning on Gaza

Anti-NATO firebrand George Galloway wins UK byelection,campaigning on Gaza

His victory was described as “beyond alarming” by PM Rishi Sunak,who warned British democracy was being targeted by extremists.

  • byPan Pylas
King Charles says well-wishers left him ‘in tears’

King Charles says well-wishers left him ‘in tears’

Charles’ meeting with PM Rishi Sunak was the first sight of him in a formal setting since his cancer diagnosis was announced more than two weeks ago.

  • byRob Harris
Britain slides into recession,dragging down Sunak’s election hopes

Britain slides into recession,dragging down Sunak’s election hopes

The Conservative Party has dominated politics for decades with a reputation for economic competence. But polls now show Labour is more trusted with the economy.

  • byRob Harris
What does Rishi Sunak skip every Monday? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

What does Rishi Sunak skip every Monday? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

Smart on current affairs,or just good at guessing? Test your knowledge here.

  • byNick Dent
The fasting PM:Rishi Sunak doesn’t eat from Sunday ’til Tuesday

The fasting PM:Rishi Sunak doesn’t eat from Sunday ’til Tuesday

Thatcher slept for four hours a night. Churchill indulged with champagne and whisky. But the 21st century version of a Conservative PM is far more health and wellness focused.

  • byRob Harris
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What a UK Labour government will mean for Australia’s global interests
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What a UK Labour government will mean for Australia’s global interests

Britain’s “Indo-Pacific tilt” is likely to tilt back towards concerns closer to home when Labour takes the reins.

  • byGeorge Brandis
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
Around the world in 40 elections:Welcome to the year of the voter
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Around the world in 40 elections:Welcome to the year of the voter

In 2024,countries representing half the global population go to the polls – more than in any previous year. Some elections will be shams,but it is the year of democracy,

  • byGeorge Brandis
Sunak survives vote on bill to send migrants on one-way trip to Rwanda

Sunak survives vote on bill to send migrants on one-way trip to Rwanda

The result averts a defeat that would have left the British PM’s authority shredded and his government teetering.

  • byJill Lawless
UK to slash foreign workers,student intakes to cut record immigration

UK to slash foreign workers,student intakes to cut record immigration

Under the plan to cut the migrant intake by 300,000 people a year,foreign health and care workers would be banned from bringing their children,spouses and partners to the UK.

  • byRob Harris