Aussie fintech sees “unique opportunity” in US H-1B visa fee hike

The new $150,000 fee for workers entering the United States on H-1B visas could benefit Australian businesses chasing the top overseas talent, says a tech CEO actively recruiting for new staff. US... Read more »

Overhead wire issue that caused Sydney train chaos detected five years earlier: report

A snapped wire that caused two days of bedlam across Sydney’s train network had been identified as an issue five years earlier but never repaired, a scathing report has found. Sydney’s rail... Read more »

Why Brooke chose Facebook over an IVF clinic to find a sperm donor

The business of making babies is worth more than $820 million in Australia. What are the issues, risks and ethics that arise when making money and making a baby mix? Watch Insight... Read more »

Seven more Optus customers couldn’t reach triple zero during outage, telco confirms

Optus said it has reviewed call logs from last week’s network outage and found there was a brief period between 12.17am and 12.30am when the planned upgrade was being “readied” which blocked... Read more »

Anthony Albanese urges world leaders to recognise Palestine, disarm Hamas and revive two-state solution

“That means more than a seat, a voice and a vote in the councils of the world. It means real hope for a place they call home.” Hamas’ leaders have expressed a... Read more »

Multiple UK charities cut ties with Duchess of York over email to Jeffrey Epstein

Multiple British charities have severed ties with Sarah, the Duchess of York, after it emerged she sent an email to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein calling him her “supreme friend”. Sarah Ferguson, who... Read more »

Ley writes to Republicans vowing to revoke Palestine recognition ahead of Albanese’s UN address

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has taken the unorthodox step of writing to United States Republicans to reassure the Congress members that a Coalition government would withdraw recognition of a Palestinian state. The... Read more »

Non-profit multiple sclerosis organisation MS Society SA & NT in voluntary administration

Non-profit organisation Multiple Sclerosis SA & NT has gone into voluntary administration. In an email to donors, supporters and partners, the organisation — which supports almost 3,000 clients living with multiple sclerosis... Read more »

The government’s promised triple zero ‘custodian’ not yet staffed more than a year after previous Optus outage | Optus

An independent manager of the triple-zero emergency system has not yet been staffed by the federal government, despite it being a key recommendation of the review into Optus’s last emergency outage. The... Read more »

In Trump’s America, only the white male id now guides the right

It took the removal of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to finally stir at least a few on the right into action in the United States. The unconstitutional, mafioso-like threats by Donald Trump’s... Read more »