News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.

ATO database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix - that pay little corporate tax, but noted there could be legitimate reasons Microsoft’s datacentre business and Optus parent Singtel are among a string of major corporations generating billions of dollars in revenue in Australia while paying zero income tax. Well-known multinationals like Netflix also only pay tax on a small fraction of their turnover, according to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Continue reading...

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Eight large fires are burning across the NT, including Judbarra/Gregory National Park where a quarter of the area has burned this year. Territory icon Tom Curtain is on tour, but his border collies ha...

Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits

Sure, it's short for "national conference". But CPAC Australia would be well aware it's also the name of another very prominent European conference for national conservatism.

Mission was hit by technical problems as it flew around Earth

Why is Australia stuck in an inflation problem that has sent interest rates to 15-year highs?

July 2026 set a record for Tesla driver-assist crashes: 236, including 4 fatal ones the public never connected to Autopilot or FSD.

Cole Attisha, a staff editor at Autoblog in Vancouver, says SUVs suit Canadian families and Canadian roads, and drivers shouldn’t be punished for choosing them. Ben Shoalts, a master’s student

Using satellite imagery, we found that the largest percentage of wildfire ignitions in Southern California Mediterranean-type chaparral ecosystems increasi

The story that has emerged around the warnings Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly received ahead of October 7 involves secret flights and covert phone calls.

Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable

At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.

French energy company increases shareholder payouts as effect of Iran war increases cash flows

Personal safety often gets more attention than road safety. Both are important, but I would guess people misunderestimate their relative magnitude. I looked at some data from New South Wales, which to be clear is significantly safer on both dimensions than the US. In recent years, New South Wales has recorded the following statistics: Homicides: There were 85 murders in 2024, the highest annual count since 2014. In the 12 months leading up to March 2026, there were 87 recorded murder victims. (See: On Bondi Beach) Road Deaths: * Road Fatalities: In 2025, 355 people died on NSW roads, vs 327 in 2024. Speeding was associated with 134 deaths in 2025. * Pedestrians: 54 deaths, representing a 25.6% increase from the previous year. The majority of the 54 pedestrian deaths occurred on everyday suburban streets. Older road users (aged 70+) were particularly affected, accounting for 18 of these pedestrian fatalities. * Cyclists: 15 deaths (including three e-bike riders), which was a 200% increase over the 5 fatalities recorded in 2024. Cycling has notably increased with the advent of e-bikes in recent years. These increases occurred despite (because of?) broader national efforts to improve safety for vulnerable road users. The state government simultaneously blames drivers for driving too fast while opposing safe speed policies, and opposing the use of regulatory devices like unmarked speed cameras. --- FIN Read more

Homegrown technology to monitor the flammability of eucalypt forests could be Australia's first satellite mission for Earth observation, if scientists can raise the funds.

Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say

Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production The biggest coal project before authorities in New South Wales, the HVO mine, will emit the equivalent of about 809m tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide if it wins approval. That number, for most people, will carry little meaning, as might the calculation that adding that amount of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere will cause an extra 0.00036C of global heating. But what if the public was instead told that that amount of carbon dioxide would expose almost half a million people to unprecedented heat, or kill nearly 15 million coral colonies on the Great Barrier Reef every time it bleaches? All those statistics come from a new tool that translates the emissions from burning fossil fuels into estimated real-world climate effects taken from peer-reviewed climate studies. “Small numbers in global warming can mean catastrophic impacts,” says prof Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a climate scientist at the Australian National University who is part of a team launching the Carbon Impacts Tracer. Continue reading...

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian kids are believed to have been taken by Russia. We joined a rescue mission to bring four home.

A new study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior indicates that rigid thinking about gender isn’t limited to one political side. Both strictly traditional and highly progressive gender beliefs are strongly linked to authoritarianism.

Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters

China has the world’s fastest-growing military and for decades US officials have warned of a potential military clash between the two nuclear-armed powers in the Asia-Pacific region.