People wait outside a closed train station during a major power outage in Barcelona on Monday.

A political tide is turning across Europe,and at its centre is a hard truth

A plan to ban hybrid cars has been quietly delayed and a third runway at Heathrow is back on the table as easy green promises crumble under the weight of harsh reality.

  • Rob Harris

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Stocks on the rise:Ed Richards,Zach Reid and George Hewett.

The out-of-contract player at your AFL club whose value is soaring

The first third of the season has been good to many players who suddenly have a stronger case at the bargaining table. We take a look at an out-of-contract footballer at every club who has improved his stocks.

  • Marc McGowan andPeter Ryan
Asking your children and their partners to sign a legal document could be awkward,but it can save you headaches down the track.

Lending your kids money? This could save you from going to court

Simply gifting your children or grandchildren their inheritance could pose major issues further down the line.

  • James Steel
Getting loan pre-approval can give you an edge on auction day.

How to negotiate down the price of your first home

Making an offer below the asking price of your first home can shave months or years off the length of your loan. Here’s how to do it.

  • Nina Hendy
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We don’t yet know who will win the election,but who won the campaign is clear

Voters thought Dutton and the Coalition were the best choice to lead the country as recently as February,but everything changed when the election was called.

  • David Crowe
Dr Kaitlin Cook,deputy scientific director of the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility,and Emeritus Professor David Hinde.

How this Australian particle accelerator highlights a crisis facing AUKUS

Australia’s strongest particle accelerator helped conjure new elements into being. But many students trained at the facility are being hired offshore.

  • Angus Dalton
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Why Canada’s election result is an uncomfortable one for Dutton

The Trump effect has just hit Canada’s election – and it could rub off on Australia’s.

  • Michael Koziol
Yard signs bearing the mugshots of alleged illegal migrants and criminals were erected on the front lawn of the White House.

‘I run the world’:Trump marks 100 days with stunts,boasts and propaganda

The US president also embraced Australian football player Jordan Mailata at a ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles,who won the Super Bowl in February.

  • Michael Koziol
Emma Pegrum (left) and Kate Hulett (right) record their A Piece of Kate podcast in Treeby,in the federal electorate of Fremantle.

Social climbers:How Perth independents are bypassing mainstream media to reach voters

Social media is playing a bigger role in political campaigns,but no WA candidates are doing it as effectively as Kate Hulett in Fremantle and Kate Chaney in Curtin.

  • Mark Naglazas
Supporters of Mark Carney outside a federal leaders’ election debate in Montreal.

The other poll where Trump looms large

Canadian voters will choose their next government largely based on who they think is the best person to deal with the upheaval,threats and animosity being thrown at them from Washington.

  • Michael Koziol