India, China to resume flights after five-year freeze
China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has confirmed that direct flights between India and China will resume later this month, ending a halt of more than five years and signalling a…
“A threat to civilisation” says doctor against hospital’s Children and War event
Civilisation is under attack from Australian doctors, warns pro-Israel psychiatrist Doron Samuell. Royal Children’s Hospital agrees. Wendy Bacon and Stephanie Tran investigate. In September, Sydney psychiatrist Doron Samuell wrote to…
Bezos says data centres in space likely within 20 years
Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos says gigawatt-scale data centres will be built in space within the next 10 to 20 years, predicting they will eventually outperform earth-based ones…
Hastie exit: outspoken MP out, citing migration muzzle
Outspoken MP and Liberal leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie has quit the opposition front bench in a move that will likely further destabilise Sussan Ley’s control over the beleaguered party. The…
No ‘miracle’ as outback search for boy is scaled back
The search for a missing preschooler is being scaled back after police concede the boy is likely dead after wandering away from an outback homestead. August, known as Gus, went…
AGL chair defends big payment to injured predecessor
The chairman of one of Australia’s biggest electricity generators has defended a $720,000 payment to his predecessor after she was seriously injured during a site visit two years ago. Under…
Australia asks Israel for details after flotilla halted
Australians detained by Israel while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza could soon receive help from the federal government. Australia has made a formal request to Israeli authorities for consular…
Super fund members cautioned against switching
One of Australia’s top superannuation fund providers is cautioning against making knee-jerk investment decisions during volatile times. HESTA said it saw an uptick in investment switching during the market pullback…
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out revenge
President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the US federal workforce and punish detractors. He met with budget director Russ Vought on Thursday…
Eiffel Tower closed as French protest budget cuts
Protesters have taken to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the rich. In Paris, thousands of…