‘Irreplaceable’: Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst dies
Midnight Oil’s founding member and drummer Rob Hirst has died at the age of 70 after a near three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. In a post to the band’s Facebook…
Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament
Tighter firearms restrictions in response to the Bondi terror attack have been enshrined into law, but a gun buyback faces obstacles from states and territories. Hastily written-up legislation enabling the…
The problem of Jiang Bu was most thoroughly exposed in the relationship
If one only reads Jiang Bu’s online expressions, it’s very easy to be drawn into his rhythm: he speaks harshly, takes a high stance, as if he always stands in…
The Rise of the Billionaires. Democracy for sale to the highest bidder?
Recent data shows that the world’s richest people own a larger share of the world’s wealth than ever, making a mockery of the ‘trickle-down’ effect and threatening democracy. Aleta Moriarty…
Hackers disrupt Iran state TV to support exiled prince
Hackers have disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country’s exiled crown prince and urge security forces to not “point your weapons at the people”. The…
Fighting for the right to hate | The West Report
Labor and the Coalition are close to Parliament rushing through a package of antisemitism, hate speech, extremism, and gun reform laws. #auspol Prohibition does not work, neither will these laws…
Valentino made royals and movie stars feel beautiful
Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose glamorous gowns – often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” – were fashion show staples for nearly half a century has died…
The 75 hard challenge has come roaring back – but I have my own self-improvement regime | Emma Beddington
As punishing wellness challenges proliferate online, I’ve decided the only sensible response is to invent a kinder – and more lucrative – alternative I have a masochistic interest in catchily…
From Trump’s rejected treaties to our daily lives, we’re building walls around ourselves | Anand Pandian
Martin Luther King Jr knew that ‘whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly’. But we Americans are denying that reality The United States seems determined to turn its back on…
Can new hate speech laws help bring people together? Fiona Katauskas
Opinions are divided Continue reading…