News & Views Spain offers 17 weeks of paid parental leave to new parents Parents in Spain are entitled to 17 weeks paid parental leave, after the government approved a new measure to help enhance gender equality.
World Trump admits Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre and other young women from Mar-a-Lago Donald Trump has admitted that convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein “stole” young female staffers from his Mar-a-Lago country club.
News & Views China to offer annual baby subsidy to boost declining birth rate The Chinese government has announced a 3,600 yuan ($AUD770) annual payment for parents for each child under the age of three.
World Gaza-bound aid boat carrying activists, including two Australians, intercepted by Israel A Gaza-bound boat carrying 21 activists, including two Australians, has been intercepted by Israeli troops.
News & Views Donald Trump cannot make the Epstein files go away. Will this be the story that brings him down? Trump’s tanking approval rating and the salience of the Epstein files issue lead to an obvious question: is this going to be the thing that finally scratches the Teflon president?
News & Views The starvation of children must be the line we refuse to cross The deliberate starvation of children should be the moment that shakes every conscience into action, writes Rita Nasr.
News & Views ‘No one is scared of you today’: Alivea Goncalves bravely addresses her sister’s killer, Bryan Kohberger The older sister of a university student murdered in the US state of Idaho has delivered a powerful statement to the killer, Bryan Kohberger.
News & Views The US has sanctioned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese – here’s why she’s the wrong target Who are special rapporteurs and why would Francesca Albanese’s performance of her role elicit such a strong reaction from the US?
Climate World’s highest court declares nations have legal obligation to tackle climate change International Court of Justice has issued an advisory opinion declaring that States have a legal obligation to fight climate change.
World Activists read out names of 17,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza by Israel The names of the 17,000 Palestinian children who have been killed in Gaza by Israel were read aloud outside Parliament House on Wednesday.
News & Views How Mark Latham’s views on women erode respect in parliament Mark Latham’s remarks about women reflect a broader attitude that sees gender equality as a distraction rather than a necessity.
Politics ‘Inhumane killing of civilians’: Australia signs joint statement calling for end to war in Gaza Australia joins more than two dozen nations in calling for an immediate end to the war on Gaza and condemning Israel’s actions.
