‘Bomb cyclone’ pummels eastern Australia with heavy rains and strong winds
Authorities warn parts of New South Wales to expect weather to worsen over next 24 hours
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Jury in Australia’s mushroom murder trial retires to consider verdict
Prosecution alleges Erin Patterson served elderly relatives death cap mushrooms in a Beef Wellington
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Laura Kennedy: Most people stay vaguely where they originate unless there’s a powerful external reason to leave
Mushroom poisoning murder case: ‘Five people sat down for a beef Wellington lunch. Three of them died’
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Australian accused in mushroom murders trial disputes accounts of fatal lunch
Erin Patterson (50), accused of killing three elderly relatives of estranged husband by feeding them poisonous fungi
Brianna Parkins: I envy Irish childhoods and the special confidence Irish children seem to have
Like many emigrants, we want our kids to be Irish but worry Ireland won’t be able to support them
PwC Ireland boss focused on getting tech to do some heavy lifting
Managing partner seeks to leverage AI as firm and clients grapple with uncertainty caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs
Robert Pether released on bail after four years in Iraqi jail
Australian citizen who had been living in Ireland was imprisoned over contract dispute with employer
Woman may have accidentally served foraged mushrooms in deadly lunch that killed three, court hears
Erin Patterson (50) is charged with the murders of three elderly relatives of her estranged husband
Irish people are talented at many things. But we have our shortcomings too
I’ve seen more than one man red as a beet in a GAA jersey, his boiled forehead audibly sizzling under the Australian sun
Australian woman accused of triple mushroom murders breaks down in court
Erin Patterson (50) is charged with the murders of three members of her husband’s elderly family
Irish doctors behind Gaza fund-raising effort call on Australian government to speak out against attacks
Dr Mairéad Heaney says campaign has been supported by nearly 1,000 medics across Australia
China accuses US secretary Pete Hegseth of ‘vilifying’ remarks at defence forum
Hegseth calls on Indo-Pacific allies to boost defence, warning of ‘potentially imminent’ threat
‘It’s nuclear meltdown’: Re-elected Australian leader Albanese powers ahead as opposition tears itself apart
He faces criticism on climate policy and pension tax, but wins support for condemning Israel’s war in Gaza
The Irish diaspora setting up and running businesses abroad
There are bittersweet elements to emigration too, such as re-learning to be Irish, as Laura Kennedy learns
Australia floods: Death toll rises to four, tens of thousands stranded
Residents returning to flooded homes warned to watch for dangers
Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave two dead and two missing
More than 500 people rescued amid flooding emergency in New South Wales state north of Sydney
Emigration: ‘From a distance, I have relearned how to be Irish’
I now see that home is not always a fixed idea you inherit, but one you must participate in creating
Sustainably produced, quality Aussie wines at a great price
Wines for the Weekend: Yalumba has an enviable reputation for good sustainably produced, organic wines
Albanese eyes up cabinet picks after Australian election victory
The Labor prime minister has a packed bench of colleagues for his cabinet, but some will be disappointed
I wrote down all my relationships and why they ended: ‘I cheated’, ‘he cheated’
Brianna Parkins: I imagined the public servant looking through the answers and surmising I was in fact, the problem
I have become a person who goes to the gym three times a week. Maybe because I can stop working without guilt at 6pm
It might primarily be a change of location, but moving forces you to re-evaluate the entire landscape of your life
Irish in Australia on why returning home is not an option: ‘It’s lifestyle, it’s opportunity’
Irish expats unimpressed by Government ‘rhetoric’ attempting to lure them home
Irish-born MP among the victims of Australia’s surprising election
Anthony Albanese’s party returned to power as opposition leader and his Dublin-born successor lose their seats
Australia election results: Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party secures majority in federal vote
Opposition leader Peter Dutton concedes defeat, accepting ‘full responsibility’ for unconvincing election campaign
Australia’s almost sure-footed Labor PM polling ahead of Liberal rival as election looms
Saturday’s election has been redirected by fallout from 10% tariffs imposed by Trump on Australia
Estranged husband of alleged Australian ‘mushroom murderer’ tells trial of strained relationship
Woman denies charges, claims deaths of three family members were ‘terrible accident’
Irish-born Australian residents surpass 100,000 for first time
The figure of 103,080 from the Republic eclipses the figure reached after the Irish economic crash more than a decade ago
Woman goes on trial in Australia accused of poisonous mushrooms murders
Erin Patterson (50) charged with murdering her husband’s parents and aunt
The challenges of moving to another country
Brianna Parkins and Laura Kennedy discuss how moving to Australia brings difficulties while we also hear from an Irish tailor in Spain
Irish woman in Australia ‘vindicated’ by High Court ruling on citizenship for non-biological children
‘Ms X’ says decision a ‘double-edged sword’ as it confirms her children were treated unequally
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