global forecaster’s warning for Australia as NSW growth languishes
“Meanwhile, households’ appetite to spend will be Ozempic-ed as unemployment edges higher, real wage gains moderate, and global uncertainty clouds the outlook.” Oxford believes real per-person spending will increase 0.8 per cent. Consumers will be…
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are…
Winter Getaways Inspired by Our Readers
Readers asked us how to realize their vacation dreams. Here are our best ideas.
Trump meets Brazil’s Lula at ASEAN summit, touts ‘pretty good deals’ | ASEAN News
Both countries’ negotiating teams will start ‘immediately’ to address US tariffs and sanctions, says Brazil’s President Lula. Published On 26 Oct 202526 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump and…
Where to Eat, Sleep and Shop in Salvador, Brazil
Salvador, the Afro-Brazilian heartland, is a hub of music, food and tradition.
GOP redistricting effort in New Hampshire is frozen
Republicans’ redistricting push is on ice in New Hampshire, in a blow to the White House’s aggressive effort to protect the GOP’s House majority in the midterms. State Sen. Dan Innis has yanked his own bill that would have kicked off a mid-decade redraw…
Estonia’s top diplomat: Russia testing NATO resolve amid Trump uncertainty | Russia-Ukraine war
For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a NATO member has formally invoked Article 4 of the alliance’s founding treaty after a major airspace breach. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna tells Talk to Al Jazeera why repeated…
A Pilgrim Route in Norway: Berries, Bogs and a Viking King
Following one of the nine St. Olav Ways, a photographer trudged with soggy feet through tundras, forests and wetlands. Here’s what she saw.
Kim Kardashian Reveals Brain Aneurysm, Blames Kanye Divorce Stress
Kim Kardashian is opening up about a terrifying health crisis that left her in tears — and she says it all comes back to the stress of her messy split from Kanye West. During a recent episode of The Kardashians, the 45-year-old billionaire reality star…
Trump targets Democratic programs, but consequences hurt people across the political spectrum.
by Glenn C. Altschuler, opinion contributor – 10/26/25 8:00 AM ET…