Australians dissatisfied and fearful of job losses
Australians are reporting record-low life satisfaction as war in the Middle East sends fuel prices surging and workers fear AI job losses. The population is now less satisfied than during…
Red tape cull and tax tweaks: war-shaped budget nears
Cutting red tape will form a key part of the federal budget as businesses and advocates for social services issue competing demands for the financial blueprint. Two visions for reform…
Rebel Wilson set to star in real-life courtroom drama
Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson will swap glitz and glamour for a more austere setting when she takes centrestage in a real-life drama that has overshadowed her directorial debut. The Pitch…
The number of drug overdose deaths in the United States appears to have risen again after a brief decline
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The latest data, compiled in January, shows that drug overdose deaths increased by approximately 1,400 in…
Accused war criminal Roberts-Smith vows to clear name
Decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has vowed to use his upcoming trial on allegations of war crimes to clear his name. In his first public statement since his highly publicised arrest,…
Break in economic data keeps Middle East in focus
Events in the Middle East are again overshadowing developments in the domestic economy as the Iran conflict stretches into its eighth week. The benchmark oil price fell below $US90 a…
Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot
The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they are Donald Trump has done more to…
I adored Pokémon as a child. Now I collect critters of a different kind in a hobby I’m uniquely suited to – birdwatching | Jayce Carrano
Every player has experienced that fierce loyalty to one pocket monster or another. The same is true here The Pokémon franchise has turned 30, which means that it’s been a…
Is Meghan Markle really the most trolled person in the world? | Arwa Mahdawi
I have a lot of sympathy for Meghan but, at times, I do think that the Duchess of Sussex could do with putting her trials and tribulations in perspective Iran…
Russian blogger’s fierce critique of Kremlin goes viral: ‘People are afraid of you’
Victoria Bonya says authorities too scared to raise issues with Vladimir Putin, whose approval ratings are declining The Kremlin is grappling with the fallout from the viral spread of a…