Germany’s ailing Free Democrats pick 74-year-old leader
Germany’s ailing Free Democratic Party has picked the 74-year-old Wolfgang Kubicki as its new leader, as the pro-business party seeks to recover from a run of election defeats. The veteran…
The battle for AI sovereignty. Has Australia already lost?
Australia has a history of letting global corporations extract value from our resources while leaving the public to carry the costs. With artificial intelligence, that could be a disaster. Kim…
Australia’s digital ‘arteries’ vulnerable to attack
Australia’s vulnerability to attacks on subsea cables that internet traffic flows through has been underlined by the deputy prime minister at an Asian security summit. Richard Marles, also Australia’s defence…
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Diesel boost on the water for bottlenecked regions
The federal government has secured an extra 40 million litres of diesel to address bottlenecked Queensland supplies. An agreement between Export Finance Australia and independent supplier Freedom Fuels should see…
Cristian Volpato to switch allegiance from Italy to Australia in time for World Cup
22-year-old to join up with Socceroos training squad in Los Angeles Attacker turned down offer four years ago to play for country of birth The Socceroos have been handed a…
Alex de Minaur knocked out of French Open after letting lead slip
Australian goes down 0-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 to Jakub Mensik No 8 seed will rue a golden chance to advance in Paris Alex de Minaur was blown out of the…
Teenage prodigy João Fonseca beats old master Novak Djokovic in five-set epic at French Open
Djokovic had stormed into 2-0 lead on Philippe-Chatrier Brazilian 19-year-old wins 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 As Novak Djokovic limped back to his chair four hours into a tennis match…
Why I’m grateful to the Pope for his encyclical on AI | Francine Prose
The intelligent and thoughtful encyclical is an important warning of the uses and misuses of a rapidly developing technology. Silicon Valley is wrong to dismiss it Often I’m asked if…
Why America is failing its health report card | Robert B Shpiner
Americans spend 18% of our economy on healthcare, nearly twice the average of comparable nations, for worse results The Commonwealth Fund published its 2026 report card on US healthcare this…