The $180m bill to calculate the Inland Rail blow-out
Consultant firms were paid almost $180 million to estimate the bloated Inland Rail budget, while a departing executive got $317,000 soon before half the freight route was scrapped. The federal…
Employment changes ‘Groundhog Day’ for jobseekers
People looking for a job will be continually punished despite looming changes to employment services, advocates claim. Workplace Minister Amanda Rishworth will outline a shake-up of employment services in a…
War, what is it good for? Well, it’s a great way for Donald Trump to duck out of his son’s wedding | Marina Hyde
Some say project Iran is a disaster, but as a get-out-of-jail-free card it’s a winner. He did say he was smart, didn’t he? How far would you go for your…
Tennessee’s attempt to execute Tony Carruthers failed. It must not try again | Austin Sarat
Carruthers’ court case was fraught with problems. A second execution attempt would be the kind of cruelty no decent society should countenance On 21 May, Tony Carruthers had an experience…
Red light therapy claims to heal wounds, improve pain and reduce wrinkles. But the evidence for it working is dim | Antiviral
Without strong evidence, or at least one decent trial, we cannot know whether shining red lights on to your skin does anything Read more in the Antiviral series The world…
Funny, absurd and sentimental, Mr Deeds is one of Adam Sandler’s most underrated films
This Razzie-nominated romcom contains genuine movie magic, with its star delivering a restrained performance as an affable man who inherits $40bn Adam Sandler has long been the Razzies’ punching bag.…
‘What you see here is a wetland without water’: how the datacentre boom is exacerbating Chile’s mega-drought
The country is positioning itself as Latin America’s next technology hub, but communities are pushing back The Andes mountains frame what was once a wetland – now a stretch of…
Rein in fossil fuel tax concessions, Labor MP says after BHP revelations
Jerome Laxale breaks ranks to publicly back reforms that would also wind back the diesel fuel rebate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…
Has BHP shown its true colours? | Fiona Katauskas
It’s not easy being green See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
For Australia’s anti-corruption agency, perception matters. And it starts at the top | Deborah Glass
Leading an integrity agency like the NACC will never win you a popularity contest – but a transparent selection process can help ensure real independence The news that the inaugural…