Modi pitches India as global AI hub at summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched his country as a central player in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem, saying it aims to build technology at home while deploying it…
No spirit of Australia in Qantas closures, report finds
A decision to close three regional Qantas bases has devastated workers and their families, showing nothing’s changed since the airline was fined a record $90 million for illegally sacking staff,…
Insurer’s ‘failing’ health system warning as costs soar
Australians continue to switch up their private health insurance cover as rising living costs bite ahead of one of the biggest government-approved premium increases in almost 10 years. At the…
Billionaire says ‘world-class conman’ Epstein duped him
The billionaire who built a retail empire that included Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch has told members of the US Congress he was “duped by a world-class con man”,…
Cafe of Dissent. When satire meets hate speech laws
Posters depicting world ‘leaders’ wearing Nazi uniforms have led to a cafe owner having to shut down an unrelated gig as Canberra police established a crime scene. On Wednesday, ACT…
Soft toys and a jagged edge: how Russia is circling the Winter Olympics
Russia is back in love with the Games and a return to athletes competing under their own flag at LA in two years’ time seems highly likely First came the…
Winter Olympics: USA and Canada narrowly avoid shocks in men’s ice-hockey quarter-finals
Americans rely on Quinn Hughes’s OT winner Mitch Marner seals Canada’s 4-3 overtime win Canadians lose star Sidney Crosby to injury With NHL players returning to the Winter Olympics for…
Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017
New EP Days of Ash features songs about Renee Good, Iranian protesters and other political topics, and precedes new ‘defiantly joyful’ album later in 2026 • Alexis Petridis on Days…
I tried the latest sleep trick – and my husband and I were up all night | Polly Hudson
Cognitive shuffling is apparently the remedy for a spinning mind at 3am. But it made me question all my choices A doctor has gone viral – which sounds like the…
Pauline Hanson’s poison is rewarded with airtime and rising support. But fearmongers must be called out | Julianne Schultz
For years the radical right has been pushing the limits of acceptable language. Now, as the One Nation leader proves, hateful, demonstrably wrong things can be said without qualification Get…