Is This The Anti Censorship Social Media App? | The West Report
Social media was meant to be your friends, your family, your community. Now it is outrage on tap, AI slop in the pipes, and invisible rules deciding what you see,…
Century old records tumble as ‘heat dome’ persists
More all-time temperature records have been smashed across Australia’s interior as a climate change-fuelled heatwave grips the continent. Some of the hottest temperatures included the outback South Australian town of…
Cultural heritage threats. No silver lining yet for Bowdens mine
Bowdens proposed mine in central NSW is under increasing pressure to ensure protection of the site’s heritage, cultural significance and water supply. Michael Sainsbury reports. Silver Mines Ltd has so…
Crunch time for hospital funding deal as deadline looms
Accelerated hospital funding is needed to shorten wait lists, doctors warn, as the clock ticks for the nation’s leaders to strike a deal. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with…
Ley down but not out as Lib challengers jostle for tilt
Sussan Ley is likely to hold onto her job as opposition leader for at least another week as conservative agitators struggle to coalesce around a single candidate. Liberal frontbencher Angus…
Norway wealth fund earned $A350 billion in 2025
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has reported a 2025 profit of 2.36 trillion crowns ($A350 billion), driven by a rise in tech, financial and basic materials stocks, falling…
Meta to boost AI spending as ad business lifts revenue
Facebook parent company Meta says it’s sharply ramping up spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, supported by strong growth in its advertising business. For the current year, Meta projected capital…
‘Worried for our kids’: alleged rally bomb sparks fear
The alleged throwing of a homemade bomb into an Invasion Day rally crowd must be treated as a racial hate crime, Indigenous advocates say. A 31-year-old man is in custody…
Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon eye $60b OpenAI investment
Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to $US60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports. Nvidia, an existing investor whose chips power OpenAI’s AI models, is in…
Tesla to end Model S and X to make room for robots
Tesla is set to discontinue its larger electric car models, the Model S and Model X, to free up capacity for robot production. Owners of the vehicles will continue to…