United States is a joke. What values does Australia share with it?

A staple of commentary on Australia-China relations is that, no matter how beneficial our economic relationship with China, there’s a fundamental barrier of values and culture that can’t be bridged. And fair... Read more »

Amazon’s Bee AI acquisition revives old surveillance questions

Welcome back to Neural Notes, a weekly column where I look at how AI is affecting Australia. In this edition: Amazon acquires AI wearable startup Bee, which is always listening and promises... Read more »

Josh Inglis and Cameron Green swatted nine sixes and a record partnership in huge Australian win in the West Indies.

Cameron Green broke his bat hitting one of his four sixes over the scoreboard at Sabina Park and Josh Inglis brought up his 50 with a shot which landed on a grandstand... Read more »

The climate change scenario that could leave Australia ‘unrecognisable’

Australians are already living with the consequences of climate change, and every fraction of a degree of global heating matters, according to a new report.The report examined climate change globally, with a... Read more »

Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein’s attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not widely known until now.... Read more »

Ghislaine Maxwell to meet justice officials

On Tuesday, Washington time, Trump said he didn’t know anything about Blanche’s proposed interview with Maxwell, but “it sounds like something that would be appropriate to do”. “I don’t really follow that... Read more »

Walters confirmed as Kangaroos coach for Ashes series

Skinner was officially appointed as Jillaroos head coach in February ahead of their historic Las Vegas match – taking over from long-time coach Brad Donald. She will continue to lead the Australian... Read more »

Legal experts cast doubt on Donald Trump’s defamation case against Rupert Murdoch over alleged Epstein letter

US law experts say Donald Trump faces significant hurdles in his $10 billion case against Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal over reports he sent a birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein with a... Read more »

Fifteen people, including baby, die of starvation in Gaza in one day, say medics

A six-week-old baby was among 15 people who have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition now killing Palestinians faster than at any... Read more »

RBA meeting minutes reveal plan for ‘cautious and gradual’ rate cuts clashed with unemployment ‘surge’

They say hindsight is 20-20, but three members of the Reserve Bank board are likely to turn up at the next meeting with the strong temptation to say, “we told you so”.... Read more »