Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’: why the US is on a war footing over tariffs and mass deportations
Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy is being cast as necessary for national security. This ensures he’ll encounter ...
Reserve Bank holds rates steady, cautious about the economic outlook
The Reserve Bank of Australia left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.1% today, stressing the uncertainty in the ...
Global warming of more than 3°C this century may wipe 40% off the world’s economy, new analysis reveals
We found if the Earth warms by more than 3°C by the end of the century, the estimated harm to the global economy jumped from ...
Torrential rains created devastating inland seas in outback Queensland. Soon, they will fill Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
The worst flooding in 50 years has turned parts of western Queensland into an inland sea, stranding communities and livestock ...
Why do I get headaches when I exercise, even when I drink lots of water?
Do you get a throbbing pain on both sides of your head after strenuous exercise? Here’s what might be happening.
‘Signalgate’ was damaging to the Trump administration. It could be deadly for Yemeni civilians
The ‘Signalgate’ breach could embolden the Houthis to forcibly disappear even more people on fake allegations of espionage.
Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’
Australian authors are among those caught up in Meta’s use of LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its AI. What are ...
‘Behind every claim is a grieving family’. Death benefits inquiry demands change but lacks penalties
Excessive delays and hurdles are rife in Australia’s A$4 trillion superannuation industry’s death benefits system. There ...
Hotter and deeper: how NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk
Supercritical geothermal is worth exploring and drilling might soon be technically feasible. But its value will be limited if ...
Election diary: Energy is in the foreground – but climate change is ‘in the shadows’
Climate change has taken the back seat while both parties sell their energy policies as better to reduce prices. And why has ...
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with ...
Rwanda and Belgium are at odds over the DRC: what’s led to the latest low point
Rwanda’s government has blamed Belgium’s colonial rule for the ethnic divisions that sparked the 1994 genocide.