Power-hungry AI putting pressure on energy grids
The rapid deployment of artificial intelligence is putting pressure on electricity grids as they try to absorb large, continuous and localised loads.
The International
Read more24 March 2026
CD sales jump in another year of growth for Australian music
CD sales in Australia hit a four-year high in 2025 as the recorded music industry achieved its seventh consecutive year of growth.
New Australian Recording Industry
Read more24 March 2026
‘A few extras’ is enough to empty fragile shop shelves
By Jennifer Macklin and Ananya Bhattacharya
If you’ve topped up your tank at a petrol station recently, did it feel like you were “panic buying”? Or did it feel
Read more24 March 2026
PM says the stable world of growing free trade is ‘gone’
By Anthony Albanese
“Even if we were to wake up tomorrow to the welcome news that this conflict was over, there would still be a long economic tail to reckon
Read more24 March 2026
Earth is being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ and getting hotter
The years from 2015 to 2025 were the hottest on record and meteorologists are warning that the Earth’s climate is “more out of balance than at any time in observed
Read more24 March 2026
Brisbane without a car is ‘unrealistic’ and disorienting
“Liveable Brisbane” is not so liveable without a car – that’s according to new research which asked 10 car-owning residents to go without their vehicles for 20
Read more23 March 2026
Tips to make the most out of school Open Weeks
Choosing the right school for your child can be a difficult and significant decision.
Thankfully, school open weeks have been designed to support parents in making
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Low income earners struggling to cool hot homes
The majority of income-challenged people are struggling to cool their homes during “dangerously hot” summers, research released today shows.
The Australian Council
Read more23 March 2026
High-cost school camps face risk of extinction
By Brendon Hyndman and Vaughan Cruickshank
School camps have long been a rite of passage for many Australian students in both primary and high school.
Typically, camps
Read more23 March 2026
Work begins to protect the nation’s unique culture
Work has started to create the next National Cultural Policy to ensure Australian stories, music and art are supported and available.
Arts Minister Tony Burke said
Read more23 March 2026