Politics
View all →One Nation proposes $2,000 baby subsidy in Victoria but says it won’t touch state abortion laws
One Nation proposed a $2,000 baby subsidy for new parents in Victoria, announced by the party's Victorian deputy leader Colleen Harkin on Friday. The…
Labor’s bill to cut private health insurance rebate blocked by Greens over pensioner carve-out
Australia's Labor government failed to pass legislation cutting private health insurance rebates for older Australians after the Greens blocked the me…
Anne Aly reveals she has received 19 death threats in the last week alone
Anne Aly, Australia's small business minister, revealed she received 19 death threats in a single week after an opposition MP called for her to be "sh…
Business
View all →Data centre debate heats up ahead of US midterms - here's what you need to know
Data centre expansion has emerged as an unexpected political flashpoint in the US midterm elections scheduled for November 3, with both Republicans an…
From agriculture to AI-griculture: How tech is changing farming
George McMaster once relied on his eyes to spot illness in his eight cows. Now he watches his 300-head herd through an AI camera in the milking parlou…
Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home
Audi announced a $4 billion investment to build its first factory in the United States, a facility that will create 4,500 jobs in Macon, Georgia. Audi…
Technology
View all →AFL tells Sportsbet to stop using players in AI generated content
The Australian Football League has instructed its official gambling partner Sportsbet to cease creating and posting AI-generated content featuring lea…
Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Google has been ordered to halt construction on two datacentres in Finland after failing to complete required environmental impact assessments, accord…
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
OpenAI says its investigation into unauthorised access to government and research websites is costing the company more than $500,000 per day. The comp…
Science
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View all →Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement
Serbia's longtime leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in snap parliamentary elections on Sunday to the Student List, a student-led anti-corruption…
Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian leader brought down by students
Serbia's longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded parliamentary election defeat on Sunday to a student-led movement that protested against his govern…
Portuguese police with dogs and batons dismantle housing protest camps
Portuguese police dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto early Sunday, deploying batons and dogs to clear at least 100 tents from centra…
Health
View all →Ethnic minorities in England less likely to get breast cancer diagnosis from routine screening
Ethnic minority women in England receive breast cancer diagnoses through routine screening at rates up to one-third lower than their white counterpart…
India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’
India's government will cap prices on 137 cancer drugs starting next month, following a supreme court ruling that found pharmaceutical markups amounte…
Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virus
Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola case in more than a decade has heightened alarm across Africa about the virus spreading beyond its current footprint. …
Environment
View all →One dead and 82,000 properties without power as Storm Boelo batters UK
Storm Boelo brought severe winds across northern Britain on Saturday evening, killing a 60-year-old man and cutting power to over 82,000 properties. T…
Typhoon Champi kills one and injures more than 500 in Taiwan as it heads to China
Typhoon Champi swept across Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, according to The Guardian. The storm uprooted trees, se…
Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say
United Nations nature advisers warn that nearly all shallow-water coral reefs on Earth face ecosystem collapse by 2075 due to global heating. The asse…
Entertainment
View all →Dónal Lunny, ‘colossus of Irish music’, dies aged 79
Dónal Lunny, an Irish traditional musician who shaped the sound of Irish folk music across five decades, has died at age 79 from cancer. Lunny first …
Lewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can race in African Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton, the 41-year-old seven-time Formula One world champion, said he plans to extend his racing career into the early 2030s to compete in th…
Canadian publisher Boréal ends relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged use of AI
Canadian publisher Les Éditions du Boréal has ended its relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien after confirming he used artificial intelligence t…