The Latest Breaking News from Paul Keating

Nautical metaphors are irresistible, I’m afraid, when talking about Australia’s seemingly endless submarine saga. But as investigative journalist Andrew Fowler makes clear in Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty, his excellent and excoriating analysis of the genesis of the AUKUS pact, there isn’t much room for levity otherwise.

The childhood roots of Bob Hawke’s adult bad behaviour are carefully examined in this biography of the often lionised figure

Plus are Scott Morrison’s sob stories an ‘own goal’ for Linda Reynolds defamation claim against Brittany Higgins?

The victim of a random attack in London this week was revealed to be a young Australian girl, and mortgage holders are spending record amounts of their income on their loans.

Is it just warm lettuce, or are they being done slowly? Enjoy Crikey’s definitive ranking of Paul Keating’s slams.

The latest NAPLAN results show Australian students are struggling with literacy and numeracy, and the City of Melbourne has banned e-scooters, saying they ‘create havoc’.

Russian official says Ukraine has taken 28 settlements during attack on Kursk region. Plus, the comedians telling traumatic stories after Baby Reindeer

Former prime minister Paul Keating has launched a war of words against veteran US Democratic politician Nancy Pelosi, after she accused him of making a “stupid” comment.

In return, Keating chastises former US House speaker for her ‘recklessly indulgent visit to Taiwan’ in 2022

The ex-PM is the only person offering a convincing explanation of AUKUS. And it’s a damning one.

The former prime minister says the defence pact will turn Australia into the ’51st state of the United States’, and Labor’s proposed childcare pay rise has summoned the inflation hawks.