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‘Deadly’ sports diplomacy: why Australia’s Indigenous people must be a part of our sports strategy

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Since coming to power in 2022, the Albanese government has focused strongly on the Indo-Pacific. The prime ministers recent trip to Indonesia was the latest high-level bilateral summit as Australia seeks to recalibrate...

Friday essay: let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US

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The America we thought we knew is not coming back. America in 2028 will be different, perhaps worse. And Australians, along with much of the world, are eager for something different. In polling conducted by The Australia...

Resident-to-resident aggression is common in nursing homes. Here’s how we can improve residents’ safety

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The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021. Each death occurred after an interaction between residents,...

We tracked 13,000 giants of the ocean over 30 years, to uncover their hidden highways

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Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know this marine megafauna such as whales, sharks, seal, turtles and birds travel vast distances to feed and breed. But almost a third are...

Is black mould really as bad for us as we think? A toxicologist explains

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Mould in houses is unsightly and may cause unpleasant odours. More important though, mould has been linked to a range of health effects especially triggering asthma. However, is mould exposure linked to a serious lung...

Trump’s justifications for the latest travel ban aren’t supported by the data on immigration and terrorism

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The Trump administration on June 4, 2025, announced travel restrictions targeting 19 countries in Africa and Asia, including many of the worlds poorest nations. All travel is banned from 12 of these countries, with partial...

‘No one knew what was happening’: new research shows how domestic violence harms young people’s schooling

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Every school around Australia is almost certain to have students who are victim-survivors of family and domestic violence. The 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study found neglect and physical, sexual and emotional abuse...

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Economy

India–US Trade Deal: Digital Tax Removal and $500 Billion Purchase Commitment Signal Major Policy Shift

India has agreed to remove its digital services tax and committed to purchasing more than $500 billion worth of American goods under a recent trade agreement with the United States, according to a White House fact sheet...

Asian Currencies Edge Higher as Dollar Retreats Ahead of Key U.S. Data

Most Asian currencies strengthened on Tuesday, tracking an overnight pullback in the U.S. dollar as its recent rebound lost momentum ahead of a busy week of key American economic data. While regional foreign exchange...

Japan Weighs Using Foreign Exchange Reserve Surplus to Fund Food Tax Cuts

Japans government is considering whether surplus funds from its massive foreign exchange reserves could be used to help finance planned cuts to the food sales tax, according to comments made Tuesday by Japanese Minister of...

Russia Condemns U.S. Sanctions as Cuba Faces Critical Fuel Crisis

Russia has warned that Cubas fuel situation has reached a critical point, blaming intensified U.S. sanctions for deepening the islands economic crisis and pledging continued solidarity with Havana and Caracas. Moscow also...

U.S. Stock Futures Steady as Investors Await Key Jobs and Inflation Data

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday evening as investors grew cautious ahead of key economic data releases later this week, following a mostly positive close on Wall Street. Futures tied to the SP 500 slipped...

Politics

Trump Administration Moves to Repeal EPA Climate Endangerment Finding

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to repeal a key Obama-era scientific determination that has long served as the legal foundation for federal regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions....

U.S. Issues New Shipping Guidance for Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Iran Tensions

The United States has issued new guidance for commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most critical maritime chokepoints for global oil and gas shipments, as tensions persist between...

Hong Kong Leader Defends 20-Year Sentence for Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that media tycoon and prominent democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai deserved the 20-year prison sentence imposed by a court earlier this week, arguing that the punishment...

Trump Administration Plans Chip Tariff Exemptions for Big Tech Amid AI Data Center Push

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to exempt major technology companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from upcoming tariffs on semiconductor chips, a move aimed at supporting...

U.S. Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to End TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua Migrants

A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday temporarily lifted a federal judges order that had blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 89,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Salesforce Workforce Reduction Affects Fewer Than 1,000 Roles Amid Ongoing Restructuring

Salesforce has reportedly reduced its workforce by fewer than 1,000 employees earlier this month, according to a Business Insider report published on Monday. The report cited a person familiar with the matter, though...

Alphabet Plans Rare 100-Year Sterling Bond to Fund AI Expansion

Alphabet is preparing to issue a rare 100-year sterling bond as part of a broader multi-currency debt offering, marking a notable move to expand its long-term borrowing strategy to support growing investments in artificial...

Amazon Explores AI Content Marketplace With Media Publishers

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly in discussions with media publishers about launching a new artificial intelligence content marketplace designed to connect news organizations and digital content creators with companies...

Taiwan Says Moving 40% of Semiconductor Production to the U.S. Is Impossible

Taiwan has firmly rejected calls from the United States to relocate a large portion of its semiconductor manufacturing capacity, with senior officials stressing that the islands chip industry cannot be uprooted. Taiwan...

Samsung Electronics Shares Jump on HBM4 Mass Production Report

Samsung Electronics shares surged on Monday following reports that the South Korean tech giant is set to begin mass production of its next-generation HBM4 memory chips, a key component in artificial intelligence hardware....