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Festival director quits as authors, including Ardern, drop out
The event has been caught in days of furore after a scheduled appearance by a Palestinian-Australian author was cancelled.
Minnesota sues Trump administration over 'invasion'
Tensions have flared since the shooting of a mother of three by immigration agents.
Queensland flood emergency warning continues as ex-cyclone moves west
Already-saturated western communities are being warned of possible heavy rains from ex-Cyclone Koji.
Former French police officers face jailtime for cocaine scheme
The officers were part of an anti-drugs taskforce but were expelled from police after their arrests.
Fire at Mississippi synagogue set 'due to building's Jewish ties'
In an interview, the suspect reportedly admitted to setting Beth Israel on fire and calling it the "synagogue of Satan".
What led Jacinda Ardern to quit Adelaide Writers' Week
The decision to axe scheduled speaker and author Randa Abdel-Fattah from this year's program has prompted an avalanche of withdrawals.
Trump to meet Venezuela opposition leader at White House
Maria Corina Machado has so far been sidelined by Washington after US forces seized then-president Nicolas Maduro.
The best jokes from the Golden Globes
Nikki Glaser covered the Epstein files, CBS News and Leonardo DiCaprio dating women under 30 in her monologue.
Stocks waver, US dollar slides after Trump ups the ante
Investors decided to resuscitate the "Sell America" trade Sunday night, selling off US stock futures, bonds and the dollar.
Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown, Tehran says comms open
The flow of information from the Islamic Republic has been hampered by an internet blackout since Thursday.
Jacinda Ardern joins boycott of top Australian arts festival
Dozens of writers have withdrawn from the Adelaide event, which has barred an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach shooting.
US Fed chair threatened with criminal charges
Jerome Powell says the threat is a "pretext" by the Trump administration aimed at putting further pressure on the central bank to lower interest rates.
Golden Globes 2026: All the winners
The Pitt and Adolescence had a good night at the first major awards show of the year.
Meta kicks half a million Aussie kids off its platforms
The social media giant says it removed 330,000 users from Instagram, 173,000 from Facebook and 39,000 from Threads in December.
'Hero of Bondi Junction' stabbings diagnosed with rare cancer
NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott was praised for bringing the 2024 stabbing attack at a Sydney shopping mall to an end.
Truck ploughs into crowd at US rally for Iran
It is not yet known how many have been injured.
All the looks from the Golden Globes red carpet
The first major film and TV awards show of the season has started after the stars dazzled on the red carpet.
New Zealanders in Iran 'should leave now', MFAT warns
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has expressed grave concern at reports protestors have been killed.
Human heads hung on Ecuador beach in warning to gangs
Ecuadoran police on Sunday found five human heads hung on display on a tourist beach.
Bondi man charged after wearing vest covered in duct-taped objects
Officers attached to Operation Shelter were called to Oxford Street about 10pm on Sunday following reports of suspicious behaviour.