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Flat economy failing to lift living standards

John Hawkins and Stephen Bartos Australia’s economy expanded by 0.4 percent in the June quarter, with spending growth driven by record sales of imported electric

UN says climate target is now impossible

Jacqueline Peel and Wesley Morgan For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United

Nepal flood rock collapse won’t be the last

By Tirthankar Ghosh and Levan Tielidze On the morning of August 26, a section of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal suddenly collapsed. A huge mass of rock,

‘Stop the boats’ message masks true immigration picture

By Alan Gamlen Australia has spent a quarter of a century selling the world a simple idea: crack down on boats at the border, and people will believe you have migration

Sharing one document can save families heartache

By Maryanne Humphries As a registered nurse now overseeing clinical teams in the aged care sector, I know exactly how emotionally challenging it can be for families who

AI content crawling is completely changing web search

By Dana McKay and Damiano Spina For 30 years, the world wide web has run on a surprisingly profound social contract: most sites are free for search engines to access,

Most Australians still want to stick with US alliance

By Samuel Garrett In 1951, Australia and the United States signed the ANZUS Treaty, declaring “publicly and formally their sense of unity, so that no potential

One Nation WA win ends Labor’s safe harbour

By Michelle Grattan Neither Labor nor the Liberals needed the bruising Secret Harbour byelection to tell them One Nation had become a major player. But Saturday’s

AI is about to change everything – Here is the checklist

By Shane Rodgers Everything is about to change. Work. Life. Everything. We can all feel it rising like a storm. Artificial intelligence, once the province of science

Social media revamp likely after landmark $18b settlement

By Rob Nicholls Tech giant Meta will pay up to roughly US$18 billion, plus make major design changes to Facebook and Instagram, as part of a settlement it has agreed to

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