ABC Sydney’s Mornings presenter Sarah Macdonald has revealed on air that her contract won’t be renewed in the lead-up to an announcement of a major overhaul of ABC Radio on Thursday afternoon which will include the return of Fran Kelly to daily news. “Well, here’s the news from me in terms of disappointment,” Macdonald said.…

China has renewed efforts to curry favour in Pacific island nations, a new report has found, after charting a “resurgence” in Beijing-backed aid and infrastructure funding. Over the past decade, China has lavished billions of dollars on Pacific island nations, part of ongoing efforts to build influence in competition with the US and its allies.…

Donald Trump is likely to choose the Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Makary raised concerns about a number of public health issues during the Covid pandemic, touting the protection from natural immunity and opposing Covid vaccine…

A vehicle has been set on fire and 10 cars have been vandalised with anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, sparking outrage and condemnation from politicians including the prime minister. New South Wales police said they had discovered the graffiti on the cars and the door of an apartment complex in Woollahra after they were…

People in the UK who are diagnosed with the two most lethal forms of cancer die sooner than those in many other comparable countries, a new study has found. Research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed the UK ranked a lowly 31st out of 43 countries for how many people survive…

The Charity Commission’s report on the Captain Tom Foundation is highly critical of the conduct and actions of its founders, Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore, who it said had directly and inappropriately benefited financially from their links to the foundation. Here are three examples of how the Ingram-Moores’ failure to manage conflicts of interest – not…

An 18-year-old man from London could be jailed in the United Arab Emirates after having sex with a 17-year-old girl. Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, was on a family holiday in Dubai when he met the British girl, who is also from London and has since turned 18. He told the Detained in Dubai group: “We…

Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott will headline Coachella 2025. Scott, whose prominent billing comes with the description “designs the desert”, will reportedly design an immersive experience called CatcusCon, Rolling Stone reported, and will perform after Green Day’s set on the Saturday nights. His appearance at Coachella comes five years after his…