A conversation with Nobel laureate Maria Ressa.

By Dr Dan Steinbock​​ Thanks to some AI executives, the Trump administration had an opportunity to foster global AI cooperation. By contrast, it gave green light to existential risks. On September 29,...

The US president has denied Tehran the opportunity to use the US midterm elections as a pressure point.

The visit took place as the Israeli prime minister battles domestic turmoil ahead of October's Knesset elections.

Russian cash helped Essar, the firm behind the steel factory, manage major debts. Now the group is investing in the US.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has become one of the Trump administration’s most visible spokespeople, publicly explaining and defending its policies on everything from Iran to Venez...

New ABS data show high employment, qualifications and earnings among skilled migrants and their accompanying families. The findings raise questions about calls for deep cuts to Australia’s permanent s...

China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should be respected and urging the "relevant country" to s...

These Millennials are re-creating their childhoods, using sounds and images not as comfort food but as inspiration.

As the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a record El Niño will push global heating beyond 1.5 degrees this year, the government still refuses to publicly detail the national security threat.

Warmth on display in Washington contrasts significantly with the language Trump has used to characterise Beijing and Xi.

Iran signals flexibility on fees, not on Strait of Hormuz Read more at The Business Times.

Cellebrite has government clearance for use by law enforcement agencies to pry into your personal life, and you can't stop them.

Sydney Uni Chancellor David Thodey has rejected a request by 600 alumni and academics to discuss the university's ties with Israel.

Queensland Supreme Court to decide whether client-lawyer privilege or whistleblowers' protections comes first.

The latest Intergenerational Report an opportunity missed to highlight real risks and uncertainties we face as Earth keeps getting warmer.

Genetic, archaeological and environmental evidence suggest the Indigenous population fell by more than 90% in the 70 years after the British invaded.

In 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every conceivable front.

The Saudi-Emirati rivalry is driving moves across the region.

The tech giant is leveling up the AI race, revealing a game-changing new chip and a massive data scale-up by 2032. Here’s what it means without the tech jargon.

As the IMF reviews how it designs lending programs, reforms to policy conditions, contingency planning and country ownership could better support economic recovery, development and democratic accounta...

Australia’s bid for a 2029–30 UN Security Council seat raises the stakes at this month’s General Assembly, where Gaza, international law, climate and relations with the Global South will all matter.

British officials insist AUKUS remains on track, but serious pressures across UK submarine availability, design and reactor production – alongside continuing US shipyard delays – raise questions about...

Higher tariffs, debt-fuelled spending and a shrinking migrant workforce are weakening US growth while adding to inflationary and financial pressures.

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By Chen Ziqi The opening of the Pinglu Canal in southern China on September 16 is more than the launch of a new waterway. By creating a shorter route from southwest China to the sea, [...]

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will announce a new AI defence partnership between Britain and the United States on Tuesday, part of a push for nations to use the technolo...

The president of the country’s Transitional Sovereignty Council argues that any solution must be homemade.

Beijing is happy to let others build using its tools.

Using two climate scenarios, new economic modelling by the University of Melbourne shows the costs of rising seas and storm surges – and the need to rethink where we build and how to protect coastline...

A new index from the University of Melbourne charts Australian innovation across nearly two decades. It shows a country with real potential, and where we need to focus to realise it

Nvidia’s earnings may be formidable, but history suggests this may not end well.

When Pauline Hanson labelled SAS veteran and Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie a ‘traitor’ eight times, then animated the insult and pinned it to the top of her social media feed, she did more than p...

Offsets have failed. Almost 30 years of experience has shown they rarely work and that the failings are systemic, arising not from technical issues but the governance dynamics that develop around them...

As the Victorian royal commission into corruption in the construction sector begins next week, sources say disgraced union leader John Setka is still threatening to bring down the state government.

With Coalition support, One Nation is seeking to make a change to the Criminal Code that could decide the trials of Ben Roberts-Smith and Oliver Schulz.

As Labor prioritises a deal on copyright that would water down artists’ protections, Open AI has poached a national security adviser from the prime minister’s department.

A content deal that came out of frustration when Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon failed to take over Network Ten is now pushing regional voters to Pauline Hanson.

US submarines at HMAS Stirling, B-52 rotations through Tindal and deepening military integration are tying Australia ever more closely to US strategic priorities – including the prospect of war with C...

Paul Barry’s 'The Big Steal' traces the wreckage left by Sanjeev Gupta and Lex Greensill – and the bankers, regulators, politicians and journalists whose credulity helped them along the way.

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-incom...

The administration sought to dismiss the case brought against President Donald Trump’s negotiated settlement terms to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for a years-old ...

Has everybody gone nuts? Don’t they notice that AI is not actually making any money? The Wall Street Journal explains – Spending on AI Is at Epic Levels. Will It Ever Pay Off? Tech companies pour hund...

Climate Energy Finance, Climate Capital Forum Media Release Climate Capital Forum has welcomed the Australian Government’s new Launchpad funding program for early-stage climate and renewable energy st...

Since Prime Minister Modi's BJP came to power in West Bengal, beef is vanishing from menus as supplies become harder.

The 1,200km (745-mile) pipeline has been temporarily closed, affecting up to 5 percent of global oil supply.

The Pentagon watchdog's report paints a picture of significant losses to US forces and facilities in the region.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper, in his closing remarks at the Canada Investment Summit, backed the federal government's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States.

The country led by Mark Carney has been offered "associated EU membership". Might it be a model for the UK?

China has imposed travel restrictions on its citizens, including exit bans on those deemed to endanger the country's "industrial or technological security".