Latika Bourke
The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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‘New queen of comedy’ has critics raving as she brings hit show to Australia
Australian actor and writer Liz Kingsman has become a rising star with her comedic One Woman Show. → Read More
The world in 2023: What to expect
Our correspondents reveal the major issues they will be watching closely on their respective patches this year. → Read More
King Charles III praises the Queen and workers in first Christmas message
The King made no reference to Prince Harry or Meghan, who quit the royal family and starred in a televised Netflix documentary, reported to be worth $100 million. → Read More
The seven things we learnt from Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary
Harry sees Diana in his wife, accuses royal reporters of being Buckingham Palace’s PR arm and takes a swipe at his father, brother and sister-in-law in the first instalments of Netflix documentary. → Read More
The ‘surreal, bizarre’ act by Putin that even this Russian historian couldn’t have predicted
Simon Sebag Montefiore is the world’s go-to historian on Russia. His latest non-fiction book is his most ambitious yet, charting no less than the world’s history, ending with the war in Ukraine. → Read More
Federal budget 2022 LIVE updates: Treasurer set to hand down budget; Labor’s housing scheme set to provide one million homes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil his first budget on Tuesday evening, with cost‑of‑living pressures and budget repair high on the agenda, follow all the developments live. → Read More
Boris Johnson ‘up for it’ as Penny Mordaunt vies to become UK’s fourth female prime minister
Boris Johnson has expressed confidence that he can make a political comeback. Some MPs were threatening to quit if Johnson was reinstated. → Read More
‘Unusual, unorthodox and strange’: Tony Abbott’s verdict on Morrison’s ministries
Abbott, despite acknowledging Scott Morrison strayed from convention, was reluctant to condemn the taking over of ministries without telling some of those in charge. → Read More
I was trying to shut down a culture war, Bill Shorten says
Bill Shorten says he intervened in the use of a Medicare form that used gender-neutral language to defuse an “ugly culture war” and called for trans issues to be debated with tolerance. → Read More
Netflix might have saved the royals, says Andrew Hastie
The monarchist, opposition frontbencher says he will argue the case against change if Labor presses ahead with a second referendum on Australia becoming a republic. → Read More
Sexual harassment scandals helped bring down Johnson. He won’t be the last
The ongoing failure to address Westminster’s culture will only see more young political hopefuls harmed by the unscrupulous who get drunk, literally and figuratively, on power. → Read More
Cabinet to tell Boris Johnson his time is up as more than 100 MPs pull support
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political life as more ministers quit his government and longtime allies urge on him to resign. → Read More
Prince Charles tells Commonwealth nations ‘becoming a republic’ is up to them
Opening his first CHOGM as head, in Kigali, Rwanda, the future king said cutting cords with the British monarchy can be done calmly and without rancour. → Read More
Federal government lobbying behind the scenes for Assange’s freedom
With Julian Assange facing extradition, the federal government is lobbying US counterparts to head off his extradition and secure his freedom. → Read More
Jubilee honours bestowed on Murdoch daughter, Australian host of UK Masterchef
Businesswoman Elisabeth Murdoch, UK Masterchef’s host John Torode get gongs alongside novelist Salman Rushdie, actor Damian Lewis and singer Bonnie Rait. → Read More
‘Australia broke my heart’: Why Yassmin Abdel-Magied may give up her citizenship
The writer, social advocate and now Londoner says the treatment meted out to her in Australia broke her heart and her relationship with the country. → Read More
‘Not my fault’ if moderate Liberals lose seats: Katherine Deves
The controversial Liberal candidate for Warringah accused her party colleagues of “not reading the room” on the issue of women’s-only sport. → Read More
‘I’ll be home before my luggage’: Qantas passengers’ fury after being left in Britain without luggage
Passenger Corrie McLeod thinks she’ll have returned to Australia before her luggage even gets to London. “Qantas is just silent,” she said. → Read More
How the political beast George Brandis made his mark in London
From wheeling and dealing in the halls of Westminster to the croquet lawns of Australia House, the outgoing high commissioner to the UK says he always put the national interest first. → Read More
Russia’s war on Ukraine offers tough questions for Taiwan, says US general
A top US general said the United States and its allies had been training the Ukrainians for seven years and that they had developed significant military capabilities as a result. But training alone wasn’t enough. → Read More