Beware what you tell your AI chatbot. It’s not a shrink – it’s a snitch | Arwa Mahdawi
In a case of ‘oh dear diary’, the OpenAI president Greg Brockman is having to read extracts from his musings about Elon Musk in court. It’s a terrifying reminder that…
The UAE tries hard to keep its reputation spotless. But with the war in Sudan, how can it? | Nesrine Malik
Outrage is mounting about the Gulf country’s complicity in Sudan’s catastrophic civil war – and it might be starting to hit them where it hurts There are certain states whose…
Wake up, it’s the 2026 federal budget! No no it’s fun and interesting! | First Dog on the Moon
No more budget winners and losers! This is Pauline’s Australia and we are all equal so now we just have er … Aussie woosers! Sign up here to get an…
King’s speech might be the last word on Starmer as reluctant monarch does his duty | John Crace
With the PM’s future numbered in days, no wonder Charles might have felt reading out the government’s agenda was not the best use of his time The king looked fed…
New revelations show WA is putting Australia’s climate targets at risk. Will Anthony Albanese do anything about it? | Clear Air
Premier Roger Cook has the prime minister’s implicit support but he’s making it harder for federal Labor to meet its much-vaunted climate targets Want to get this in your inbox…
Life Could Be a Dream review – a powerful, polished Australian film about domestic abuse
Director Jasmin Tarasin weaves richly layered moments between mother and son – and darker flashbacks to what they left behind There’s something instantly unsettling about seeing a fully dressed person…
The Devil Wears Prada sold me the journalism fantasy. The sequel captures the unglamorous reality | Patrick Lenton
I don’t know a single journalist my age who hasn’t ricocheted around the rapidly shrinking media industry, through multiple buyouts, redundancies and pivots to video Many years ago I rage-quit…
Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians
Figures show the treasurer’s reforms will make the tax system fairer but some will not have the advantages enjoyed by their parents As Jim Chalmers was doing the round of…
‘Stunned and shocked’: Ingrid Horrocks wins top prize at New Zealand’s Ockham awards for her fiction debut
All Her Lives is only the fifth short story collection to win the prestigious NZ$65,000 prize in 58 years First-time fiction writer Ingrid Horrocks has won New Zealand’s richest literary…
Ukraine war briefing: New Hungary PM signals shift away from Kremlin after massive drone attack on Ukraine
Péter Magyar says his government has summoned Russian ambassador over drone attack near Hungary’s border to ask when Vladimir Putin plans ‘to finally end this bloody war’. What we know…