ASX-listed miner has front-row seat to Greenland drama
An ASX-listed mineral exploration company seeking to develop a rare earth mine in Greenland has hired lobbyists in Washington DC and former diplomats in Denmark and Australia as it navigates…
“Globalise the intifada.” Banning words no way to stop hate
The NSW Government’s plan to criminalise the phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ ignores obvious facts about how language works. Analysis from professional linguist Nick Riemer. In the wake of December’s antisemitic…
The OmniBus Crash of the Hate Speech Laws | The West Report
The Albanese government is trying to ram through a new set of vilification laws, bundled into an “omnibus” bill alongside gun reforms, and it’s already exploding before Parliament resumes. Labor…
Vale Ron Boswell, the ‘unmade bed’ who kept turning up
He was a character, the genuine article, out of the box – and he looked like an unmade bed. Ron Boswell – the long-serving, larger-than-life, permanently rumpled Nationals senator who…
Asia shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up
Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after upbeat US economic data left traders trimming bets on…
Tour de France reveals the six UK stage plans for historic 2027 Grands Départs
British roads will host the start of both races next year First time both Grands Départs have been outside France The men’s Tour de France will start in Scotland for…
David Squires on … the hype surrounding Australians plying their trade abroad
Our cartoonist on Antonio Arena’s stunning debut for Roma and the inevitable excitement it created back at home Continue reading…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Chelsea need to avoid long-throw blues, plus: a vacant spot for Liverpool and West Ham’s best hope for survival Race for the golden boot: Premier League top scorers Can the…
Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium | Van Badham
The AI chatbot’s torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn’t its first scandal and won’t be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it Get our breaking news email, free app or…
Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history | Timothy Garton Ash
The EU must be more robust in order to stem the tide of international disorder, or it risks falling to authoritarian imperialism Donald Trump is threatening to take over Greenland,…