This Month
Man with sword kills 14-year-old boy, injures four in London attack
Police described the attack in east London as “truly horrific” but said terrorism was not involved.
April
King Charles goes back to work
Buckingham Palace announced that the monarch has recovered from cancer and will resume public-facing duties.
- Hans van Leeuwen
March
- Analysis
- Royal family
Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis puts royals on even more uncertain terrain
First King Charles and now Catherine, Princess of Wales, are facing grave health concerns, stretching an already slimmed-down monarchy.
- Mark Landler
- Updated
- Royal family
King, Prince Harry show support after Princess Kate reveals cancer diagnosis
Statement from the prince and the Duchess of Sussex says: “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.”
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
February
King’s cancer ‘caught early’, as Harry visits his father
Britain’s PM offered a few details of the King’s condition as Charles’ estranged son Prince Harry flew to London, raising faint hopes of a royal reconciliation.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
Harry to visit King after cancer diagnosis
The King will receive “regular treatment” and suspend his public engagements after he was diagnosed with cancer, the Palace said in a brief statement.
- Hans van Leeuwen
December 2023
The Gold Coast carnival that fuels the Magic Millions machine
Barry Bowditch has spent six months searching for Australia’s best yearlings, with more than 1400 up for sale at an event that attracts the world’s richest horse owners.
- Zoe Samios
ABC cuts Q+A schedule by 40pc in 2024
After a tumultuous year involving the departure of host Stan Grant and contentious discussions about Israel and Gaza, the show has been cut to 24 episodes for next year.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
November 2023
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
King Charles, Jamie Dimon and me: Super fund CEO’s big moment
Aware Super boss Deanne Stewart found herself standing alongside Jamie Dimon and Stephen Schwarzman as they met King Charles. Here’s what he asked her.
- James Thomson
October 2023
- Analysis
- Political lobbying
Will that be Mr Pratt, Sir Anthony or Colonel?
The Melbourne billionaire toyed with the idea of receiving a knighthood from King Charles III, whose charities he supported.
- Aaron Patrick
ABC redundancy payouts leapt fivefold, annual report reveals
The ABC’s latest annual report, tabled in parliament on Friday, reveals the public broadcaster spent $22 million to pay out exiting staff.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
July 2023
Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater set to fetch $74k
A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana is expected to sell for more than $US50,000 ($74,000) at auction.
June 2023
Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker on sanctions notice
The decision to resign came shortly after the former prime minister was told that he will be sanctioned for misleading parliament.
- Jill Lawless
Media has blood on its hands, Prince Harry tells court
Harry became the first senior royal to testify in court in 130 years as he made an appearance in his lawsuit against the tabloid press for invasion of privacy.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
Prince Harry skips day one of once-in-century court appearance
Harry, the fifth-in-line to the throne, failed to show up as expected on Monday at London’s High Court where he and more than 100 others are suing Mirror Group Newspapers.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
Prince Harry’s battle with British tabloids heads for courtroom showdown
The Duke of Sussex will be the first member of the British royal family in more than a century to testify in court.
- Brian Melley
May 2023
‘Time for dignified silence is over’: ABC goes to war with News Corp
The ABC says it needs to be more vocal defending itself from attack, while executives told a Senate hearing they had fallen short in supporting presenter Stan Grant.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Prince Andrew intends to honour the 55 years left on his lease, friends say
Prince Andrew is digging in to his home of more than 20 years despite reports King Charles has told him to vacate the Windsor property.
- Camilla Tominey
‘Knives out’ for Prince Andrew as King ‘demands’ he leave Windsor home
In his effort to create a value-for-money, ‘slimmed down’ monarchy, King Charles has cut the Duke of York’s annual allowance.
- India McTaggart
Prince Harry says tabloid spied on ‘industrial scale’
The Duke of Sussex and some 100 celebrities including actors and sports stars are suing the publisher of the Daily Mirror.
- Michael Holden