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Defence Minister Richard Marles (left) with his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, during a joint press conference at Parliament House on Thursday.

Germany’s blunt candour about Trump highlights how timid Australia has become

The Albanese government believes it has little scope to express even the mildest criticism of Trump’s war against Iran. Not everyone feels so constrained.

  • Matthew Knott

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Château de Purnon, a French chateau they have been restoring bit by bit, funded by subscriptions on social media.

‘I’m crying’: How social media helps Tim and Felicity renovate their 105-room chateau

A cottage in Melbourne or a unit in Sydney goes for the $1.2 million it cost for a 250-year-old French chateau that was crumbling like a Breton biscuit.

  • Julie Power
In a world where  fakes are legion, Bill Crews offers authentic compassion,

How Bill Crews turned a millionaire’s win at the track into genuine Loaves and Fishes to feed the poor

Compassion radiates from the crusading Uniting Church minister, who still has plenty on his plate even at the age of 81.

  • Nick Galvin
Eisbachwelle, or the “Eisbach wave” in Munich.

The world’s most unlikely surf break has suddenly vanished

The Eisbach Wave, one of Munich’s most offbeat attractions, suddenly disappeared late last year. But its once turbulent waters could well serve as a metaphor.

  • Anthony Dennis
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the CDU federal party conference in Stuttgart, Germany.

Germany joins growing ranks of countries considering social media bans

Germany’s ruling conservatives have passed a motion to ban social media use for under 14s.

  • Andreas Rinke

‘Pain and anger’: How art and politics collided at the Berlin film festival

Neil Patrick Harris, Rupert Grint and Michelle Yeoh are just some of the big names to cop politically pointed questions this week, much to the discomfort of festival organisers.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
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Apartment blocks in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany.

Renting in Berlin made me realise just how badly we are treated in Australia

More and more Australians are never going to own a home. When are we going to give them the rights they deserve?

  • Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier
Epstein in an undated photo released by the US Department of Justice.

‘Staggering’: Epstein files rock Europe, trigger criminal probe into French diplomat

He’s the latest target in a slew of inquiries into prominent figures linked to the sex offender, heightening concern about his access to political and business leaders over more than a decade.

  • David Crowe
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 707 over Hong Kong in 1970.

Two of the world’s oldest airlines are chalking up new milestones

One is turning 100 and the other 80, but the party is just starting for these aviation legends.

  • Julietta Jameson
The Moselle River and Trier, Germany, the birthplace of Karl Marx.

The surprising birthplace of one of history’s most radical thinkers

I’m interested in learning more about someone whose ideas have fundamentally shaped 175 years of world history. But others are less enthused.

  • Justine Costigan