RAAF, or Richard Marles’ Airways? The Defence Minister’s flight of fancy
The awful events at Bondi Beach have taken travel rorts off the front page but documents show Defence Minister Richard Marles is using an Air Force 737 as his own…
Politicising a Terror Attack | Scam of the Week
IDF security guards to roam the streets of Sydney? Criticism of Israel to be outlawed? Protests banned, media and universities monitored, the threat of defunding for antisemitism? This episode examines…
Tesla robot Optimus hands out popcorn in Berlin
Tesla has unveiled its humanoid robot, named Optimus, to the public in Berlin. The machine handed out popcorn at the Christmas market in the LP12 shopping centre, also known as…
Pressure on to expedite hate speech enforcement changes
Jewish leaders want the prosecution of hate speech and incitement to be prioritised as authorities vow to crack down on anti-Semitism. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has pledged to lower…
Australians fleeing south to escape climate extremes
More and more, real estate agent Wendy Wade is selling Tasmanian homes to interstate buyers fed up with climate extremes. The business owner of Stone Real Estate Southern Tasmania specialises…
Cozzie livs no match for multibillion-dollar Xmas spend
A forecast multibillion-dollar uptick in Christmas and holiday spending is being taken as a sign Australians are finally getting beyond cost-of-living woes. Consumers are by and large expected to loosen…
Publisher ditches David Walliams after harassment claim
Comic and best-selling British children’s author David Walliams has been dropped by HarperCollins UK after a newspaper reported the publisher had investigated claims that he had harassed some of its…
Rome to charge tourists to visit Trevi Fountain
Tourists who want to get close to Rome’s Trevi Fountain will soon have to pay a fee, the city mayor says, as authorities look to profit more handsomely from Italy’s…
Right to rally after terror attack no longer a given
Banning protests will not stop anti-Semitism, say critics of sweeping new police powers to outlaw any public assembly after a deadly terrorist attack. Under snap legal changes to be introduced…
Shein must verify age for sex toys, says French court
A Paris court has ordered Shein to implement age verification measures for any adult products sold via its French website. It has also set a 10,000 euro ($A17,727) fine for…