If it feels like the world is rejecting science and truth, here are five ways to fight back | Helen Pearson
All of us can choose to consider facts, not vibes, in our next decision. One simple hack is go and look up some easily accessible peer-reviewed studies Helen Pearson is…
Labor’s news levy for tech giants is much needed – but leaves too much bargaining power with platforms | Rod Sims
We need the news bargaining incentive to be operational by mid-year – but more work is needed to ensure scheme is equitable and addresses rise of AI Follow our Australia…
Boom! A melodrama fit for Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s doomed love affair
A dying glamour puss falls for her parasitic houseguest in Joseph Losey’s 1968 fever dream that earns its exclamation mark Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email “My very first…
The Tin Can phone: is this the simple secret to a screen-free childhood?
Created by three dads from Seattle, the resolutely un-mobile handset doesn’t have internet access, apps or even a screen. No wonder anxious parents are snapping it up Name: Tin Can.…
Why is Jimmy Kimmel being held to a higher standard than Donald Trump? | Jesse Hassenger
The talkshow host has found himself targeted by the president once again but his jokes fail to have the influence or tastelessness that the right like to claim In an…
The Vampire index: where Australia’s fuel crisis is biting the hardest
City dwellers who can least afford the high cost of petrol have the worst access to public transport. These maps highlight their plight Continue reading…
A whole new world: Disneyland adds facial recognition to some entrance lanes
Walt Disney Company says technology at California theme park will prevent fraud and streamline re-entry Disneyland, the beloved California adventure park, has outfitted some entrance lanes with facial recognition technology,…
Evacuees from flooded remote Indigenous areas in NT housed in compound likened to ‘a prison camp’
Exclusive: Residents must sign in and out at a security gate, and vehicles and bags are routinely searched Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
France launches probe into website that enabled mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot
Authorities say the French-language platform Coco has been linked to crimes, including the sexual abuse of children, rape and murder France has launched a probe into the reappearance of a…
Rebel Wilson ‘a bit anxious’ about birth of child as defamation trial testimony enters second day
The Pitch Perfect actor is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actor of Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson says her mind is on her heavily…