Everything you need to know about sugar – from how much you should consume, to some of its 50 disguises
Fructose, glucose, sucrose. Lactose, maltose, dextrose. Treacle, molasses … honey! The sweet stuff is everywhere, in everything from colas and cakes to fruit and veg. Are some forms healthier than…
Is Australian music at risk of extinction? – podcast
The Australian music industry is in crisis, but it wasn’t always that way. In the 1990s and early 2000s, a healthy number of Aussie artists were making it to the…
We laughed at Trump’s run for president and marvel at the rise of Pauline Hanson. Why didn’t we see the sleeping threat? | Zoe Daniel
Commentators left, right and centre are trying to grasp the bouncing ping-pong ball that is One Nation which has been hiding in plain sight Get our breaking news email, free…
Shares surge, oil skids in Asia after Gulf deal flagged
Share markets have surged in Asia while the dollar slipped and oil prices tumbled as a tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures…
Australian bourse operator admits to misleading market
Australia’s stock exchange operator has apologised and will pay a $20.5 million penalty to the corporate watchdog after admitting to misleading the market. The deal means ASX Ltd will avoid…
Liberal MP admits ‘broken faith’ amid Hanson poll surge
Liberals concede their party has broken faith with voters as a new poll shows more Australians would prefer Pauline Hanson as prime minister than any other political leader. The One…
Cull caution urged after city beach shark attack
Experts warn there is little evidence shark culls keep ocean-goers safer following the latest shocking encounter at a busy city beach. A coastal community have been left shaken after a…
Reserve Bank meets with rates tipped to stay on hold
A majority of economists are tipping interest rates to remain on hold as the Reserve Bank begins deliberations. The bank’s board will begin two days of talks on Monday to…
Putin, Zelenskiy chat with Trump on his 80th birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy each spoke by phone with Donald Trump, as he marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine remained a flashpoint…