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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

Nepal flash flood shows danger of cascading disasters

By Milad Haghani and Zahra Shahhoseini A catastrophic flash flood has struck northern Nepal on the Tibetan border, killing at least 157 people and leaving hundreds

Country queen Dolly Parton’s life of many colours

By Rosemary Overell Scrolling through the tributes to Dolly Parton – from the Grand Ole Opry, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, queerfluencers and others – I thought

Big challenge ahead for antisemitism royal commission

By Matteo Vergani Australia’s Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has ended its public hearings after months of evidence about antisemitism,

Three songs that define the Dolly Parton legacy

By Wendy Hargreaves The world has lost a music legend in Dolly Parton, who has died at 80 after a “brief battle” with cancer. She’s remembered for her twanging

Schools grappling with rising abuse by parents

By Carolyn Wade and Paul Kidson Some private schools have begun asking parents to sign a code of conduct to try and stop abusive behaviour towards teachers. In media

60 years of The Monkees – a unique cultural experiment

By Shane Rodgers In 1966, Hollywood created a unique, genre-jumping television juggernaut that still holds a unique place in popular culture. The Monkees were a

Albanese and Crisafulli face off over data centres

By Michelle Grattan Anthony Albanese will outline to national cabinet this week proposed national legislation for conditions and guardrails around data centres – but

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