Gold Coast Titans coach Des Hasler opens up ahead of 500-game milestone

“With the other coaches who have surpassed 500 games or even young coaches on their journey, you learn the value of connections you make with people, the genuine ability to relate. “Twenty... Read more »

International Court of Justice says countries failing to tackle climate change risk breaking international law

The world’s highest court has declared states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to do so is a “wrongful act” that could open the door to reparations.... Read more »

ATO reversed its own decision to bill former PM Paul Keating’s company nearly $1m after three-year battle

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) wrote off almost $1 million in interest and penalties owed by one of Paul Keating’s companies in 2015, in an abrupt about face after negotiations with the... Read more »

Land and Environment Court dismisses Martins Creek Quarry expansion appeal

The Land and Environment Court has dismissed an appeal to expand a controversial hard rock quarry in the New South Wales Hunter Valley which residents hope will be the end of a... Read more »

Australia’s divorce rate is lowest in 50 years and marriages are lasting longer, according to ABS data | Australia news

Divorce rates are their lowest in 50 years and marriages are lasting longer, according to new data that reflects an increasingly selective approach to marriage and the ongoing effects of the Covid... Read more »

Homelessness increases but by how much is unclear

By Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira of RNZ Homelessness has increased, but by how much is unclear, according to a government report. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s latest Homelessness Insights Report relies on data collected in... Read more »

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 »