Official labour force data released on Thursday shows that in the month to September, Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped from 4.3% to 4.5%.

China has been selling down its holdings of US government bonds and switching to buying gold in a process referred to as “de-dollarisation”.

On September 26, two women and four children arrived in Victoria after smuggling themselves out of one of Syria’s IDP camps.

As Bangladesh’s most enduring leader faces global scrutiny, her legacy forces the world to confront a deeper question — can stability born of strength still be called democracy?

The proposals have been under attack for months, including from former treasurer and prime minister Paul Keating who directly lobbied Albanese.

Men’s heavy drinking can contribute to controlling behaviour and irrational sexual jealousy towards partners, sexual aggression and coercion.

There have been more than 250 firebombings of tobacconists and other shops across Australia since March 2023.

Tharoor adopts the usage of “Radical Centrism” that “embraces pluralism without erasing identity, pursues growth without abandoning equity, honours our civilisation without resisting openness, and seeks unity without enforcing uniformity.”

These findings come from the new independent World Heritage Outlook, published today by the world authority on nature, the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

44% of those granted visas are primary applicants; the rest are partners and dependants. 52% of all visas have gone to men and 48% to women.