What’s behind the protests in India? – podcast
Tens of thousands of young protesters poured on to the streets of India’s capital, New Delhi, this week amid an explosion of anger over the country’s education system and youth…
Pressure is growing inside Labor to properly tax gas exports. Here’s what a 25% tax could pay for | Greg Jericho
A change in the ALP’s platform signals the fight to get a fair return for our resources is not over Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…
Labor has a proud history of debate. So why won’t it interrogate the $368bn Aukus pact? | Peter Garrett
Despite substantial reservations about the submarine deal, it’s unlikely to be seriously examined at the ALP national conference Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach
The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in June Get our breaking…
‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raids
Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months Walking out of one of Hong Kong’s last remaining independent…
Cameron Myers leads Commonwealth Games charge as Australia enters middle-distance golden era
Gold medals are well within reach for the athletics team in Glasgow, boasting more depth than Australia has seen for decades Australia could be in the midst of its greatest…
Pass the pit diapers! Why are fans wetting themselves to stand front row at concerts?
Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen have all dealt with audience effluence in recent weeks – but that’s only one part of a fearsome subculture that has built up…
At greyhound life drawing, artists try to tackle complicated shapes
With soulful eyes and ‘reverse chicken legs’, greyhounds are challenging to sketch. At a fundraising event in Melbourne, Josh Nicholas tries his hand I’ve done life drawing before, but this…
‘He knows what he’s doing’: Burnham’s off-the-cuff remarks inspire headlines and headaches
New PM’s conversational tone is markedly different to his predecessor’s, but carries risk of sowing confusion Before he became Britain’s prime minister, Andy Burnham promised to “do politics differently”. Just…
AusAlert test date and time: emergency warning siren will blast over most phones in Australia on Monday. Here’s what to know
National emergency test alert will be sent to all mobile devices on 27 July, with domestic violence advocates advising how to turn off safe phones Follow our Australia news live…