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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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‘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
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
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
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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- Renting
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
‘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
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 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