Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Islamist group in Syria that oversaw the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, has unveiled ...

This was a year in which Australian artists showed how local narratives and voices can enrich global conversations to foster deeper understanding. The primary example was Archie Moore’s installation ...

The Saturday Paper ’s quick crossword is compiled by Liam Runnalls (LR), who also sets the weekend cryptic. Requiring less lateral thinking than the cryptic, and less general knowledge than the quiz, ...

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 ...

Following confidential briefings, disability advocates say hundreds of thousands of people will be underserved by new eligibility rules that are reminiscent of failed Coalition policy.

Returning from travels, the gardener finds the wild profusion of growth that summer entails, and her place in the work of taming and protecting.

Posing as a journalist to get close to the world’s best chess players, Matthew Griffin realises watching the sport is similar to falling in love.

Despite passing an ambitious suite of legislation in the final sitting week of parliament, Anthony Albanese is seen by focus groups as greedy, timid and too close to corporate Australia.

I’m always uncomfortable nominating just one book as my book of the year, but if I had to then it would probably be Percival Everett’s James (Mantle, 320pp, $34.99). A retelling of Mark Twain’s ...

The Spanish Civil War drew volunteers from far and wide in the fight against fascism – today its history has become emblematic of struggles around the world.

Kōji Yakusho won the best actor prize at Cannes for his portrayal of Hirayama, the public toilet cleaner who is the main character in the film. Sometimes the jury gets it right. His was one of the ...

Shrinking tax receipts have erased Jim Chalmers’ surplus in possibly his final budget update before facing the electorate next year.