‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure

‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure

Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbersRecord numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for...

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Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres

Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres

Police allege the man also trespassed at ANU and ‘stuck propaganda-style stickers’ on buildings and other propertyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn 18-year-old has been...

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Victoria police name man they want to interview in relation to ‘Happy Chanukah’ car fire in St Kilda

Victoria police name man they want to interview in relation to ‘Happy Chanukah’ car fire in St Kilda

Police say there is no indication John Argento, 47, poses specific risk to the Jewish community, but believe he may be able to help with investigationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily...

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‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power

‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracyMyanmar is preparing to go to the polls for the first time since its military...

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Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions

Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions

Japanese strike-back capabilities and coastal defences to be boosted while Beijing accuses Tokyo of fuelling a ‘space arms race’Japan’s cabinet has approved a record high defence budget as tensions...

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Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak found guilty of abuse of power in latest 1MDB trial

Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak found guilty of abuse of power in latest 1MDB trial

Najib has been in prison since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld a corruption conviction. He denies wrongdoingJailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been found guilty of...

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