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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

The secret world of political lobbying exposed

Jennifer Lacy-Nichols The secret world of political lobbying has been thrown into the spotlight by ABC Four Corners this week. The program examined the loopholes in

Hanson’s performance in WA may reshape politics

By Narelle Miragliotta Where once a byelection for a state seat would have attracted little national attention, the remaking of the Australian political landscape in

US case could drastically change Facebook and Instagram

By Rob Nicholls This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally. The trial in Oakland, which

EV charging network struggling to keep up

By Kai Li Lim and Scott Dwyer Electric vehicles (EVs) seem to be popping up everywhere. In the first half of 2026, sales of battery-powered EVs nearly tripled, and

China preparing Moon mission to find ancient ice

By Richard de Grijs How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space program will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration

Tobacco tax push ‘unlikely to stop illicit cigarette trade’

By Becky Freeman, Christina Watts and Sam Egger One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75 percent cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation

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