28 August 2026
CARTOONS: One Nation's immigration policy doesn't add up Independent Australia
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28 August 2026
Australia was built on the idea that states should compete against each other – but they’re not, and that’s failing us all.
28 August 2026
SYDNEY--Affirm expands its global partnership with Shopify to launch Shop Pay Installments in Australia. Powered exclusively by Affirm, it provides Australians the added flexibility to pay over time ...
28 August 2026
A record-breaking young pilot who flew solo around Australia as a teenager to raise awareness about youth suicide is feared dead after his plane plunged into remote waters off the Northern Territory.
28 August 2026
A recent RNZ survey of 1,600 New Zealanders found around two‑thirds are willing to pay higher taxes to secure better health services, and there is cross‑party agreement on tougher regulation of tobacco and unhealthy foods. That public willingness removes a political excuse for inaction. Our health system is creaking: access, waiting times and after‑hours care remain daily realities for ordinary families. This piece would argue that policymakers need to translate public consent into concrete funding and reform commitments — prioritising primary care, after‑hours services and prevention measures that reduce future costs. It would also examine the political barriers to fairer funding, the distributional choices in any tax rise, and the case for pairing revenue increases with stronger prevention policies such as tobacco and junk‑food regulation, which the survey shows voters broadly support.
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A survey of 1,600 found two‑thirds of New Zealanders are willing to pay more tax for better healthcare, signalling broad public appetite for funding changes that affect people's access to care.
28 August 2026
Our correspondent Anupreeta Das witnessed the rescue operation following the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet, in which a torrent of debris and water carried away entire villages in just minutes.
28 August 2026
Years of long-distance division between Prince William and his younger brother will be tested now that Harry has returned to Britain.
28 August 2026
The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.
