Australia

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

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