‘The whole thing was just mind-blowing’: my trip into the abyss to see the Titanic
From Sydney’s northern beaches to the bottom of the Atlantic – the story of a man who won a trip of a lifetime in a local supermarket competition Bandra, Mumbai,…
Albanese’s hate speech bill appears friendless and Ley looks exposed. It seems rushing to action has hurt both leaders
As MPs prepare for an early return to Canberra to consider Labor’s draft bill, the politics must not be allowed to hide the fact that it would be bad law…
Is Trump regretting his battle with the Federal Reserve? – podcast
Last week, the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into the chair of the Federal Reserve – and longtime foe of Donald Trump – Jerome Powell. In an extraordinary…
Is it just a case of the January blues or time to quit?
Going back to work after the summer holidays can feel brutal. Alarm clocks are reset, inboxes are brimming over and the freedom of long days, late nights and unstructured time…
ASX-listed miner has front-row seat to Greenland drama
An ASX-listed mineral exploration company seeking to develop a rare earth mine in Greenland has hired lobbyists in Washington DC and former diplomats in Denmark and Australia as it navigates…
“Globalise the intifada.” Banning words no way to stop hate
The NSW Government’s plan to criminalise the phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ ignores obvious facts about how language works. Analysis from professional linguist Nick Riemer. In the wake of December’s antisemitic…
The OmniBus Crash of the Hate Speech Laws | The West Report
The Albanese government is trying to ram through a new set of vilification laws, bundled into an “omnibus” bill alongside gun reforms, and it’s already exploding before Parliament resumes. Labor…
Vale Ron Boswell, the ‘unmade bed’ who kept turning up
He was a character, the genuine article, out of the box – and he looked like an unmade bed. Ron Boswell – the long-serving, larger-than-life, permanently rumpled Nationals senator who…
Asia shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up
Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after upbeat US economic data left traders trimming bets on…
Tour de France reveals the six UK stage plans for historic 2027 Grands Départs
British roads will host the start of both races next year First time both Grands Départs have been outside France The men’s Tour de France will start in Scotland for…