Taiwan president urges parliament to pass stalled US$40 billion special defence budget

Rider shot dead after attacking wife over domestic row in Manila

MANILA, Philippines — A 41-year-old motorcycle taxi rider was shot dead by a cop after the former allegedly attacked his wife over a domestic dispute in Manila, the police said. The rider and his wife, a 40-year-old cashier, were accompanied by two patrolmen to the Barangay 898 hall on Tuesday night in Punta, Santa Ana

‘On extinction path’: Land clearing laws failing native species

An area of high-biodiversity land in NSW equivalent to four Sydney Harbours was cleared between 2016 and 2023, new research says.

Why do men send these pics to women? Let me tell you, it’s not attractive

The vast majority of women and girls have received intimate photos from men. It’s a terrible idea.

Queensland university throws a lifeline to axed literary journal

Liberal slams $3b Defence ‘fire sale’ as officials seek to calm foreign interest fears

Defence officials have moved to quell alarm over the proposed mass sale of historic sites and the potential for foreign interests to buy the land, as the federal government pushes ahead with a $3 billion property sell-off.

Adelaide aquatic centres close for cleaning after cluster of gastro cases