Samantha Hawley
Calls for countries like Australia to boycott Saudi Arabia’s G20 summit over the jailing of female political prisoners
There are calls for the world’s major economic powers, including Australia and the UK, to boycott this weekend’s G20 summit over the...
After coronavirus and confusion, Italian families try to recover loved ones from a lonely grave
So small are the plastic white crosses, from a distance they’re barely visible. But a closer look reveals they are part of...
British government’s coronavirus response ‘dangerous, incoherent’ warns ex-chief scientist
Sir David King does not hide his disdain for the British government’s “incoherent” and “dangerous” response to the coronavirus pandemic. Britain’s former...
Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, asks to be released from dock to sit with lawyers
Julian Assange had sat behind a glass-fronted dock in court room two at Woolwich Crown Court for days in silence, listening to...
Meet Boris Johnson, hair apparent to take charge at 10 Downing Street
Forget Donald Trump. Boris Johnson is hurtling towards becoming Great Britain’s next prime minister. Just as politics was transformed in the US,...
London’s Natural History Museum returns Aboriginal remains
It has been a long journey, but after more than 100 years, 37 sets of Australian Aboriginal ancestral remains are set to...
Stephen Hawking warns from beyond the grave of threats ‘too big and too numerous’
Lucy Hawking held back tears as she heard her father’s robotic voice, almost as if he was speaking from the grave. Stephen...
Australian authorities concerned over release of UK hate preacher Anjem Choudary
Australian security officials are concerned over the release from jail of one of Britain’s most notorious hate preachers. The ABC has been...
Explosion at Jakarta fireworks factory, 47 dead
At least 47 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a fireworks factory near Jakarta, authorities say. Police said there...
Fear in Jakarta amid growing crackdown on LGBTI community
A 27-year-old man arrested in Jakarta at a gay sauna along with dozens of others says he fears for his future amid...