James Hall

23 hours ago | afr.com | Lucy Slade |Paul Karp |John Kehoe |James Hall

May 15, 2025 – 7.19am or Subscribe to save article2 mins ago – 7.19AMPutin snubs Zelensky peace talksVladimir Putin will not meet with Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has confirmed. The Russian delegation will instead be headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinksy, according to a Kremlin statement which ended speculation that the Russian president could meet Zelensky for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine.

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John Kehoe, Sumeyya Ilanbey, Paul Karp, James Hall and Tom RabeMay 9, 2025 – 3.32pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? A shattered Liberal Party is confronting the biggest crisis in its 80-year history and is on the brink of a civil war between conservatives and moderates over its ideological direction.

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May 2, 2025 – 4.41pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Athletes cruising along the Seine, acrobats on water and chaotic riverbank crowds was a spectacular and revolutionary way to open last year’s Olympic Games, setting a new bar for host cities to showcase the tournament. But don’t expect something similar in Brisbane in 2032. Loading...

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Tom Rabe, James Hall and Ronald MizenApr 3, 2025 – 7.13pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Exporters say they can ride out Donald Trump’s direct tariff hit on Australia in part because America’s big burger chains need Aussie beef to lift the quality of the patties they sell by the millions every day.

1 month ago | afr.com | Zoe Samios |James Hall

Mar 28, 2025 – 5.38pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? In the small town of Narbonne on the French coast, former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom knew his time was running out. It was 2016 and the town’s rugby club, Racing Club de Narbonne Mediterranee, which he owned and ran, had struggled to win a game and was being threatened with relegation.