Is Elon Musk taking over the US government?
By Lee Morgenbesser
Many Americans have watched in horror as Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has been permitted to tear through various offices of the United
Read more12 February 2025Perspectives
Earth shooting through 1.5°C global warming limit
By Andrew King and Liam Cassidy
Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet’s
Read more12 February 2025
Can the PM win an exemption from Trump’s steel tariffs?
By Michelle Grattan
The Albanese Government is set to mount a major effort to win an exemption from a proposed 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminium imports to the
Read more10 February 2025
Can President Trump really take over Gaza?
By Tamer Morris
In an astonishing news conference in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently
Read more6 February 2025
Australia won’t avoid fallout from Trump tariff tirade
By Scott French
In a hectic 24 hours of trade diplomacy, US President Donald Trump has paused his threatened 25 percent tariffs on US imports from Canada and Mexico,
Read more5 February 2025
What’s driving the deadly North Queensland floods?
By Steve Turton
Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday morning. And the floodwaters
Read more3 February 2025
What is the ‘healthier’ salt WHO wants us to use?
By Xiaoyue (Luna) Xu and Bruce Neal
This week the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending people switch the regular salt they use at home
Read more30 January 2025
How DeepSeek shocked the AI world
By Tongliang Liu
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models
Read more29 January 2025
Countdown still looks fresh in a world that’s getting old
By Shane Rodgers
When you get to a certain age you spend a lot of time saying you cannot believe how long it has been since something happened.
Is that really 30 years?
Read more28 January 2025
West worried as China invests billions in global ports
By Claudio Bozzi
On his way to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in November, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to officially open a
Read more28 January 2025