Cassette tapes were the voice notes of my youth, bringing tales from the diaspora to our living room | Shadi Khan Saif
A Melbourne exhibition summons memories of my family gathering to listen to stories from distant relatives On a sunny Melbourne winter morning, I visited the State Library of Victoria to…
South Korea v Czechia: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Jonathan Czechia will also line up in a 3-4-3 with Alexandr Sojka handed…
Newsroom Edition: Are the Liberals already surrendering to One Nation? – podcast
One Nation’s predicted primary vote is ahead of both the Labor government and Coalition opposition for the first time, marking a new level of popularity for a party that has…
Stocks extend rally on Mideast breakthrough hopes
Asian stocks joined a global rally on Friday on hopes a Middle East peace deal may finally materialise, while the dollar and bond yields dropped and oil prices fell to…
Female founders to gain access to new financial backing
When Remy Tucker started working as a student midwife, she quickly realised the extent of period inequity in Australia. “Women were leaving the hospital asking if they could take (hygiene)…
Musk’s SpaceX prices record $US75 billion IPO
SpaceX has priced the biggest-ever US initial public offering at $US135 per share, making Elon Musk’s rocket and spacecraft manufacturer one of the world’s most valuable companies. The IPO raised…
Australia is seeing ‘lower activity’ in the IVF space
Australia’s second-largest fertility services provider has downgraded its full-year earnings outlook, due to fewer would-be parents seeking its help. Monash IVF, which has an assisted reproduction market share of about…
The small stretch of country road causing huge problems
It’s only 150 metres of road, but the closure of a small stretch of a major highway is halting construction supplies during a housing squeeze, delaying health care and potentially…
Death knell struck for human rights reforms under Rudd
In July 2009, Father Frank Brennan was wrapping up his historic national human rights consultation, a job assigned by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The task was mighty: to investigate whether…
World Bank expects weakest global growth since pandemic
The World Bank expects the weakest global economic growth since the start of the coronavirus pandemic this year, thanks to the ramifications of the Iran war. The institute has revised…