The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics
Over the last 10 years, the terms of political debate have changed completely – and week by week they seem to get worse The notion of virtue-signalling – the act…
‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights
The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe? Two yellowing street…
A moment that changed me: I wasn’t sure about my relationship. Then my boyfriend went missing on 9/11
I was quite spoiled and he could be a little dour. But on that terrible day, when he was just two blocks away when the South Tower exploded, I realised…
Will the government finally deliver a housing policy that stops making a bad situation worse? | Greg Jericho
The 5% deposit guarantee has done what everyone expected to housing affordability. But fixing the capital gains tax discount would be a great move Follow our Australia news live blog…
It appears you no longer have the right to protest | First Dog on the Moon
Police charged at people who could not flee due to being kettled. As always police say that is not what happened Sign up here to get an email whenever First…
Without stronger privacy laws, Australians are guinea pigs in a real-time dystopian AI experiment | Peter Lewis
Citizen surveillance is becoming increasingly normalised, even while similar technology is being deployed by ICE agents in the US and the IDF in Gaza Say cheese! A decision last week…
Fundraiser for widow and children of James Van Der Beek surpasses $500,000 goal within hours
The Dawson’s Creek star, who died on Tuesday aged 48, had been open about struggling to meet the high expenses of his cancer treatment A GoFundMe set up to support…
Australia sends special envoy to Laos to shadow investigation of backpackers’ methanol poisoning deaths
Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones were travelling in Laos in late 2024 when they were fatally poisoned with methanol at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng Follow our Australia news…
Briton shot by father in Texas after row about Trump was unlawfully killed, coroner rules
Lucy Harrison died after being shot in chest by alcoholic Kris Harrison while staying at his home in US last year A Cheshire woman who was shot dead by her…
Pentagon reportedly gave Customs and Border Protection laser weapon that triggered El Paso airspace shutdown – live
US official told FOX News producer that directed energy weapon was in CBP’s control when a balloon was mistaken for a drone and shot down near El Paso Transportation secretary…