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Peter Magyar celebrates after ousting Viktor Orbán as Hungary’s prime minister, winning two-thirds of the seats.

‘Like a mosh pit’: Celebrating a new political future, Budapest-style

Our Europe correspondent joins the euphoric crowds in Budapest’s Batthyany Square as they celebrate the ousting of Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orbán after 16 years.

  • David Crowe

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Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Hanson scoffs at Taylor’s anti-immigrant pitch

Labor’s Tony Burke also accused the Liberal leader of appealing to Hanson’s voters, while insulting Australia’s many migrant parents.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and James Massola
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor.

Angus Taylor claims too many self-serving migrants are draining the nation

The opposition leader will use his first major policy speech to warn that too many self-serving migrants have taken advantage of Australia and eroded the national culture.

  • James Massola and Natassia Chrysanthos
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor.

Angus Taylor’s hard line on migration is not an accident. It’s a choice

It’s one thing for Pauline Hanson, who has a long history of campaigning against immigration, to make inflammatory remarks. It’s another thing entirely for an alternative prime minister.

  • James Massola

Going, going, gone: What it means to be a ‘failed’ state

The term has re-emerged as war rages in the Middle East. But what qualifies as a failed state – and why are they such a worry?

  • Angus Holland
Neima and Feisal with members of the Hope for Eden volunteer group.

‘We are one family’: Jewish friends help Muslim refugees call Australia home

Naima and her son navigated life alone. Last year, after years spent waiting to be resettled, they found a friendship that is bridging cultures and religious traditions.

  • Annika Smethurst
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Sean Turnell, economist once imprisoned in Myanmar.

There is war in our backyard and we have forgotten all about it

As everyone was absorbing the RBA’s decision to raise interest rates on Tuesday evening, one economist received something of a rock-star reception in Sydney.

  • Michael Ruffles
Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Time for government to lift its game on Iranian refugees

Of the many dark chapters in Australia’s recent migration policy history, two rare good moments can serve as a guide for the future.

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Some of the Iranians applying to stay in Australia.

Iranian soccer players got asylum overnight. These refugees reveal a very different story

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s intervention was swift and decisive. But it was bittersweet for other refugees trapped in a system described as cruel and unfair.

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Iran players stand silently during the anthem before their match against Korea Republic on March 2.

Iran’s brave players have stood tall. Now Australia must stand with them

Both Australia and the Asian Football Confederation are being tested, not just on the pitch, but on whether they will protect the basic rights of athletes who have already shown immense courage.

  • Daniel Ghezelbash and Mary Anne Kenny