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Barnaby Joyce says Australia proved its commitment to France during world wars amid Aukus dispute
Acting prime minister says he understands France’s disappointment over submarine deal but Australia has nothing to proveFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingActing prime minister…
UK-France defence summit cancelled in Aukus row
Paris furious at scrapping of Australian submarine contract and new three-way technology pactA Franco-British defence ministers’ summit due to take place this week has been cancelled as Paris steps up its protests over the loss of a £48bn submarine con…
Depression is not a one-size-fits-all condition – we need a more nuanced approach | Sidney Bloch
Feelings of sadness are ubiquitous but the concept of depression is ill-defined – and the risk is medication being inappropriately prescribedThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workNot a week …
Doctor ‘bias’ behind women getting worse treatment for heart attacks, Australian study finds
Researchers say care for a common type of heart attack differs between men and women ‘every step of the way’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingWomen receive worse medical treatment than men for common heart attacks, according to new r…
Making waves in the Pacific: how Boris Johnson’s Global Britain went rogue
Defence pact with Australia and the US increases chance of confrontation with China and spurs nuclear proliferationLife got a little more dangerous last week. It wasn’t due to the pandemic or the climate crisis. It was entirely the result of the consci…
‘We thought we were mates’: French ambassador laments subterfuge en route to Sydney airport
Jean-Pierre Thebault was angry about Aukus as he left Australia on Saturday night, saying: ‘It’s like in a couple, you know, when you commit … you don’t run away’Australia ‘regrets’ France’s recall of ambassadorGet our free news app; get our morning em…
Aukus: France’s ambassador recall is ‘tip of the iceberg’, say analysts
Aukus pact announcement ‘puts a big rift in Nato alliance’ for France, says former UK ambassador France’s historic decision to recall its ambassadors to the US and Australia is far more than a diplomatic spat, analysts have warned.The move, in protest …
Melbourne and Sydney anti-lockdown protests: violent clashes as police arrest demonstrators
Police deploy pepper spray and dodge projectiles as protests held in Melbourne, Sydney, Byron Bay and BrisbaneFollow the Australia coronavirus blogNSW cases exceed 50,000 since pandemic beganCovid vaccine rollout and rates tracker; Cases, trends and da…
Australia ‘regrets’ France’s recall of ambassador as Aukus fallout predicted to last years
Australia says it looks forward to engaging with France again but experts say submarine decision was ‘deeply humiliating’ for ParisFrance recalls ambassadors to US and Australia after Aukus pactAustralia has said it “notes with regret” France’s extraor…