Australian shares edge higher as precious metals bounce
The Australian share market has finished higher for the day as gold rebounded after hitting an eight-month low, but local shares still lost ground for the week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200…
Deepfake AIs shut down as beefed-up social ban looms
Three more AI “nudifying” platforms have been taken down in Australia as the federal government flags plans to strengthen its world-first social media age restrictions. The nation’s online watchdog said…
Landmark lawsuit against ‘concerning’ fracking tossed
Activists opposing fracking due to water contamination concerns have suffered a bruising defeat after their lawsuit challenging federal environmental laws was thrown out. Natural gas company Tamboran B2 has been…
SA Premier attacks Federal Government accountability
SA Premier Peter Malinauskus has launched a legal attack that could erode Federal Government transparency and accountability. Rex Patrick on appeal to High Court. The transparency win was big. When…
Treasurer responds after budget attack by ex-RBA head
The treasurer has hit back at attacks to budget tax changes from a former Reserve Bank governor after the contentious laws passed parliament. Ex-RBA governor Philip Lowe said changes limiting…
Asian shares fall after Apple’s price hikes
Asian shares have eased from record highs as hefty price hikes from Apple showed the downside of the boom in chip demand, while only the threat of Japanese intervention kept…
The Guardian view on EU talks with the Taliban: selling out the rights of girls, women and other Afghans | Editorial
Five years after the fall of Kabul, European states are anxious to send migrants back – regardless of what it takes and what awaits them Days after Kabul fell to…
Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys review – ghosts, guns and guileless youth on generational songwriter’s return
(Dead Oceans)The US singer took years off after becoming ‘world-weary’ of public life – and in the meantime, her silvery balladry reshaped pop. Her return is an ornate reinvention In…
Night Swimming by Sharon Kernot review – a sharp, sexy and tremendously satisfying thriller in verse
As in Dorothy Porter’s The Monkey’s Mask, the form is perfectly suited to the story: of a sleep-deprived woman unravelling as she’s haunted by her past One of the most…
My father left my mother for another woman. He wants us to start including her. Do we need to? | Leading Questions
He’s decided he wants to be with her, writes Eleanor Gordon-Smith – this means choosing between what feels fair and what’s best for your relationship Read more Leading questions My…