Politics
View all →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…
Vikki Campion, News Corp columnist and wife of Barnaby Joyce, begins role with NSW One Nation
Vikki Campion, a News Corp columnist and wife of federal One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce, has begun working as a part-time media adviser for the NSW One N…
Angus Taylor vows biggest cut to migration in Australia’s history, slashing 650,000 temporary visas
Opposition leader Angus Taylor announced the Coalition would slash net overseas migration to 100,000 annually for two years if elected, describing it …
Business
View all →Bedbug infestation forces Qantas to ground plane in Rome
Qantas grounded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Rome after bedbugs were discovered on the aircraft during flight QF5 from Perth on 9 October, according to …
EU to limit Chinese hybrid vehicle imports to 350,000 a year
The European Commission has confirmed a quota limiting Chinese hybrid electric vehicle imports to 350,000 units annually, according to The Guardian. T…
Stellantis and Renault back UK to get EU car industry protection
Stellantis and Renault, major European automakers, have called for the UK to be included in proposed EU protectionist rules for the car industry, acco…
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 →Latin American organised crime ‘may operate in 16 European countries’
A four-month Guardian investigation reveals that Latin American criminal networks now operate across at least 12 European countries, forging alliances…
Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes almost 300 homes
A forest fire on Sumatra island in Indonesia has destroyed nearly 300 homes and displaced hundreds of residents in Bangka Belitung province, according…
Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel kill five people on Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel have killed at least five people along Mexico's Pacific coast, with damage spanning infrastructure, homes an…
Health
View all →Abortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies
Australia saw pharmacy access to an abortion pill jump nearly 50 percent after the Therapeutic Goods Administration relaxed prescribing restrictions i…
Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province
Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola death on Tuesday, according to the country's health minister. The patient was a citizen who arrived from the Democ…
Lebanon: One in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF
Lebanon's humanitarian crisis has deepened to the point where one in five children regularly goes to bed hungry, according to UNICEF. Four in five hou…
Environment
View all →Argentina temporarily closes Iguazu Falls after El Niño-fuelled surge in water levels
Heavy rainfall linked to El Niño forced Argentina to temporarily close Iguazu Falls to tourists on Monday as water levels surged to dangerous levels, …
Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
A survey of the Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles has found approximately 180,000 giant tortoises, according to The Guardian. The population represents the …
Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 season
Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The storm carries…
Entertainment
View all →Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
The Swedish Academy awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson. The academy recognized Carson's "bold and in…
Sydney festival 2027: 11 international dance works to headline ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ program
Sydney's 2027 festival will host 11 international dance works making their Australian premiere, according to The Guardian. The program triples the dan…
Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize
Lenora Thaker has won the top prize at Queensland's literary awards for her debut novel "The Pearl of Tagai Town," which draws on her family's history…