Aussies ditch copper for fibre to boost download speeds
More than one million households and businesses have swapped old copper for new fibre connections since NBN Co announced plans to ditch the technology, with many of the upgrades in…
Miner’s green dream on track with electric trains
A pair of battery-powered locomotives powered by the world’s largest land-mobile battery are set to help one of Australia’s biggest miners reach its ambitious decarbonisation goals. Iron ore giant Fortescue…
French biathlete guilty of fraud wins Olympic gold while scammed teammate comes 80th
Julia Simon holds finger to lips as she crosses line Simon found to have spent €2,000 on rival’s credit card An athlete convicted of committing credit card fraud against one…
‘I’m happy to defend my country’: meet Greenland’s Olympian defying Donald Trump
Ukaleq Slettemark is a beacon of hope at a time when even the Greenlandic sports minister worries ‘Trump is crazy’ They don’t fly the flag of Greenland at the Olympic…
Trump’s racist post about the Obamas was a wake-up call for some. Why did it take so long? | Jamil Smith
The racism was not new. What was new was the inability to look past it. For a moment, at least, the blinders were off John from New Mexico, a self-professed…
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi
It’s not virtue signaling. It’s vitriol signaling about their own perceived persecution Can someone explain to me why Megyn Kelly is so angry? In an interview with Piers Morgan, the…
The Real Keir comes out fighting and turns the tables on deluded Kemi | John Crace
The Tory leader thinks she has masterminded the PM’s series of crises. You could put her on a fairground ride and she would still think she was in control of…
‘I’m bummed’: slip costs Australia’s Jakara Anthony dear as she loses moguls title
World No 1 freestyle skier had been hot favourite to win gold Loss of control in second run proves costly for Victorian Australia’s wait for a Winter Olympian to successfully…
Winter Olympics 2026: France beat USA to figure skating gold as GB’s wait for medal goes on – as it happened
• Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | Briefing• Follow us over on Bluesky | Get in touch! Mail Geoff The riders are having to squint into…
Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay? | Clear Air
The government has not made enough of a dent in emissions, but global trends and a shambolic opposition offer a rare opportunity to act Want to get this in your…