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The Australian, 22 Aug 2026

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The Australian is a national newspaper with a strong focus on politics, business and public policy. Published daily since its launch in 1964, its editorial approach is built on in-depth reporting, national correspondence and clear analysis that helps readers understand how decisions made in Canberra and across the six states shape the country. Its journalists cover economic trends, industry developments, cultural debates and global affairs with direct language that keeps complex issues accessible and engaging. Regular coverage includes investigative reporting, opinion pieces and business insights that track how policy and market shifts affect communities and institutions. The newspaper also highlights arts, lifestyle and major sports stories, adding variety and a sense of pace to each issue. The Australian’s commitment to public-interest journalism has earned recognition in recent years, including multiple honors at the Walkley Awards. Available on PressReader, The Australian newspaper connects readers to the forces shaping the nation’s political, economic and cultural landscape.

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ArticleMY CULTURE IS HURTING

It was an unthink­able crime: three young chil­dren stabbed and strangled to death in a mur­der­ous ram­page at the hands of their mother in the West Aus­tralian min­ing town of Port Hed­land. And yet internal gov­ern­ment doc­u­ments show the WA...

MY CULTURE IS HURTING

ArticleQuiet drift to decline: Cor­mann

OECD sec­ret­ary-gen­eral Math­ias Cor­mann, Aus­tralia’s longest­serving fin­ance min­is­ter, has warned Aus­tralia is show­ing wor­ry­ing signs of drift­ing into a slow but rel­at­ive decline amid a global rule-of-law “reces­sion” and a loss of...

Quiet drift to decline: Cor­mann

ArticleRent rises up to 20pc: developer

The owner of Aus­tralia’s largest private held res­id­en­tial land developer, Nigel Sat­ter­ley, warns rents could rise 15 to 20 per cent over the next two years and first home­buyer inquir­ies have dropped 50 per cent, as Anthony Albanese and Jim...

Rent rises up to 20pc: developer

Article‘If I talk I’ll be dead meat’, says hus­band

Ray Mcqueen did not blink when con­fron­ted for the first time in pos­sibly dec­ades about alleg­a­tions he murdered his preg­nant wife in the 1980s. For weeks, the 73-year-old has known of an invest­ig­a­tion by The Aus­tralian, spear­headed by...

‘If I talk I’ll be dead meat’, says hus­band

Article‘Aloof, arrog­ant and entitled club’

There was a buzz in the Sydney rooms but it had noth­ing to do with the per­form­ance from the pre­vi­ous three hours. On the field they’d got the job done but it was what was ahead off the field that had the play­ers excited. The vic­tory over...

‘Aloof, arrog­ant and entitled club’

ArticleSPARKLING OPPORTUNITY

It star­ted with a taste. Wil­liam Dong didn’t set out to buy House of Arras, Tas­mania’s elite spark­ling wine pro­du­cer. But when he learned it was for sale, a potent mix of curi­os­ity and pure com­mer­cial instinct led him to an improb­able...

SPARKLING OPPORTUNITY