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The powerful anti-tobacco ads that shifted public opinion in Australia are featured in a new exhibition at Melbourne's ACMI museum.

Disaster insurance is likely to become less accessible in the future. One economist says the solution could be government intervention.

The incoming NSW government plans to hire more nurses, but will be facing competition from other states and aged care providers trying to beat a deadline.

Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally or RN) party hopes to use the national crisis to continue its long ascent in French politics, adopting a balancing act as its strategy. RN opposes President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms along with most of the French public, while presenting itself as…

Protests erupted across France on Monday night, hours after the government adopted deeply unpopular pension reforms after surviving two no-confidence votes. Opposition lawmakers have vowed to continue their fight against the new law. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time…

Several consequences could follow the French government’s use of Article 49.3 of the constitution to pass President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform without a vote in the National Assembly on Thursday. They include no-confidence motion against the government, the dissolution of the Assembly, and ongoing street protests. FRANCE 24 breaks down…

Two French opposition groups, a broad centre-left coalition and the far-right National Rally, have separately filed motions of censure against the government of Elisabeth Borne. The two texts call for the French equivalent of a no confidence vote. Should either motion succeed, the government will be overthrown.

Critics say governments are outsourcing their own knowledge and activities to consulting firms, yet these firms aren't held to the same standards as the public sector.

The Royal Australian Navy believes it needs eight SSNs to meet likely AUKUS commitments and counter the capability build-up of China.

Two authors have drawn from their own lives in their new novels about women struggling with the pressures of parenthood.

There is growing concern in the corridors of power in France that a fractious parliamentary debate over pension reform plans is playing into the hands of far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is eyeing the 2027 presidential election, sources say.