1057 results for Australia

17 July 2019

After many years of being asked not to climb Uluru, tourists visiting the rock will soon be banned from doing so. Most visitors to Uluru, which is sacred to Australia’s Indigenous people, have respected the request but some…

8 July 2019

Can Greece’s new prime minister fulfil his bold promises? Plus: Australia mulls a plan to refuse terror suspects entry, advertising pioneer Stewart Greene and leaked UK memos describe Trump’s administration as “inept”.

2 July 2019

The leader of Germany’s CDU party defends the Iran nuclear deal as she makes her debut on the world stage. Plus: violence mars a US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Australia's parliament struggles to shake off its recent chaos…

5 June 2019

For the first time in the 50-odd years that the role has existed, Australia’s minister for Indigenous Australians is an indigenous Australian. This may seem surprising; or not, given Australia’s less-than-perfect history…

5 June 2019

Russia and China have both seen relations with the West sour but can they support each other? And is Japan set to take a greater role in global diplomacy? Plus: raids cause concern about press freedom in Australia.

27 May 2019

What do the results of the EU elections mean for the continent’s biggest parties? Plus: Fiat’s planned merger with Renault, the new leader of Australia’s Labor party and Finland’s stunning victory in the Ice Hockey World…

23 May 2019

The Financial Times’s political editor George Parker joins us as pressure mounts on Theresa May. Plus: business news, Australia’s general election and should music be banned based on the artist’s political views?

22 May 2019

As the results of Australia’s federal election were counted on Saturday night, those expecting a win for the left-wing Labor party had a bit of a shock. Despite years of opinion polls suggesting that opposition leader Bill…

20 May 2019

John Hewson, former leader of Australia’s Liberal party, discusses the country’s shock election result. Plus: UK Conservatives make leadership pitches, business news from Bloomberg and an epic weekend at Eurovision.

20 May 2019

We cross to Australia where even prime minister Scott Morrison was surprised by his election victory at the weekend. Plus: culture v economics in US politics, Austria heads for a snap election, a wrap of TV’s Upfronts week…

17 May 2019

We look ahead to Australia’s election and celebrate Taiwan’s legalisastion of same-sex unions. Plus: would you go to a play about yourself? And who is going to win Eurovision?