Driverless cars are taking us on a road to nowhere | Adrian Chiles
Some inventions, like the dishwasher, improve our lives. But driverless cars will lobotomise us I’ve found a hill to die on. Driverless cars. Why? Really, why? If driverless cars are…
Trump’s repeated threats to ‘wipe out’ Iran are normalizing mass violence | Mohamad Bazzi
The president’s latest warning barely registered, written off as typical behavior. But the threats have real-world consequences As the US and Iran fought around the strait of Hormuz last week,…
The UK’s sanctions on Israeli settlements are a great victory – but must be only the beginning | Em Hilton
The change in policy is a direct result of sustained pressure from activists and organisers across the Palestine movement. But what comes next? The announcement on Tuesday by the foreign…
Australia has recognised the state of Palestine. Now we must act to protect what settler terrorism is tearing to shreds | Ed Husic
Many Australians will question why our government won’t act when it has a chance to do so in concert with many like-minded nations Get our new political email, free app…
A scientist said bananas ‘kill’ the benefit of blueberries. Is that true?
Can blending these popular fruits in a smoothie adversely affect the berries’ nutritional benefits? Experts weigh in This year was shaping up to be a banner year for bananas: they…
Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him
Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X Elon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker…
Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2026: ‘profound’ novel based on Yolngu oral history wins $80,000
Judges praised A Piece of Red Cloth as a ‘landmark achievement in fiction’, with Kate Wild, Zana Fraillon and Rohan Howitt also winning in their categories A “landmark” novel written…
‘It was all hands on deck’: how the CIA responded to 9/11
Veterans recall chaos and confusion as the attacks unfolded – followed by a ‘war on terror’ that left agency with a tarnished reputation A generation of spies had lost an…
Gone Guru by Nadine Browne review – a clever and funny metafictional caper
This debut novel follows a 38-year-old whose flatmate goes missing at the same time as her memoir manuscript is being torn apart by her classmates Nadine Browne’s debut novel carries…
Why all our children deserve the sanctuary of a school library no matter where in Australia they live | Nova Weetman
There is not even a legal requirement for a school to have a library, so their existence relies solely on the individual education system At a Catholic primary school in…