Why Trump's courting dictators (again)
This week, US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman, scaled back military drills with South Korea and continued his tariff figh...
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How Pauline Hanson's winning the migration debate
Two months since Pauline Hanson's Press Club address calling for monoculturalism in Australia, new polling shows more Australians prefer her...
The Sydney Swans and AFL culture
It's the sort of allegation that over the decades has rocked sporting codes and the AFL. Allegations of sexual assault have embroiled four S...
Why the mushroom killer is back in court
It was one of the most watched criminal court cases in history, and now it's back. Mushroom killer Erin Patterson's appeal against her convi...
The Russian drones stalking civilians
Footage of a Russian drone stalking and attacking a Ukrainian vegetable seller has offered a glimpse into the dystopian way Russia is fighti...
Annabel Crabb on 'melon-gate' week
Anthony Albanese’s comments on a comedy podcast last month about the Japanese prime minister’s gift of melons have been making headlines all...
Trump’s Air Force One ‘decoy’ deception
When Donald Trump flew out of the NATO summit in Türkiye last month, he switched from the newly renovated, Qatari-donated jet to an older Ai...
Alan Kohler on why house prices will keep falling
After its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold. But should we get used to rates being higher than we've become u...
An influencer's win on gambling laws
For years, Anthony Albanese has stood firm on how far he’s willing to go on gambling reform. But after former NRL player-turned-influencer L...
Could Nigel Farage be about to lose to a bin?
It’s one of the strangest showdowns in political history: a man dressed as a bin taking on a populist right-wing leader. But this week, Brit...
The Mamdani effect enraging Trump
It’s been dubbed the 'Mamdani effect': support for democratic socialists has been surging since Zoran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York...
Should the media boycott Pauline Hanson?
Pauline Hanson wants to be the next Prime Minister but will avoiding scrutiny from some of the biggest media outlets in the country help her...
What happens when bird flu hits egg farms?
For years Australia managed to avoid it, but the H5 strain of the bird flu virus is now taking hold after the first mass mortality of birds...
Are we on the road to $2.50 petrol?
The cut to the fuel excise has ended, causing petrol prices across the country to spike. With conflict in the Middle East continuing to stra...
Are AI glasses watching you?
AI glasses are the latest evolution in wearable tech, and thanks in part to celebrity endorsements like Kylie Jenner’s campaign for Meta’s s...
The race to stop rogue AI
When OpenAI revealed its AI models went rogue during safety testing, science fiction suddenly became a reality. Since then, the company has...
An irritated Trump meets Netanyahu
It was the first face-to-face meeting between Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump since the war with Ir...
Did Jacinta Allan have a Dan Andrews problem?
After becoming one of the most unpopular leaders in Australia’s history, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan reluctantly gave up the top job. Th...
The shocking investigation into food labels
When you pick up a product at the supermarket, you trust what's written on the label. So, when it says an ingredient was sourced in Australi...
Is AI changing how we think?
AI has taken the grunt work out of many everyday tasks; from writing emails to planning dinner. But are we starting to rely on AI to think f...