As community independents look increasingly competitive in several Liberal-held seats, a concerted campaign against them is running in the Murdoch press.

While headlines on the so-called tobacco wars focus on firebombings, extortion and gangland jealousies, skyrocketing government taxes on tobacco have long been fuelling the fire behind the scenes.

Quiet evenings in the front bar of the local pub forged for the author a companionship based on a love of sport and literature, and a tantalising connection with Samuel Beckett.

Both major parties have made housing policy a centrepiece of their campaigns, and neither has escaped criticism for avoiding real affordability solutions focused on tax reform and supply.

The Coalition is struggling to win support from women – a problem raised in a review of its last election defeat that has ...

Xi Jinping won’t back down on trade. Indonesia rejects Russian military base report. Sudan rival government declared.

In the tradition of the late, great Mungo MacCallum, LR tries to infuse his puzzles with humour, wordplay and poetry to give readers plenty of “Aha!” moments. They will be accessible, but always with ...

Tasma Walton’s second novel, I Am Nannertgarrook, is an exercise in loving. It’s a captivating ancestral story and a contemporary song spiral of profound cultural significance.

Jeanette Winterson was one of the first British writers to tackle the implications of technology – and she’s still at the ...

In an exclusive interview with The Saturday Paper, the prime minister says he is campaigning on three elements: his record, ...

“It’s pizza Friday and Saoirse won’t be here. The neighbours are coming, so we need to double the batch of dough. Dad says there are four of us and three of them after Mum comes home. But actually not ...

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have faced off in the second leaders’ debate of the federal election campaign, with most ...