Something powerful is going on in the way that we accept complexity, and place trust in politicians.

U.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.

Quinn Slobodian explains how a new generation of corporate founders has overthrown shareholder democracy in the United States.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and ally Tony Abbott have linked the Coalition’s migration clampdown to the Bondi massacre.

In the US, there are at least two AI-based religions, complete with tax-deductible status.

Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions

The leader of the church, which secretly campaigned for the Coalition at the election using neo-Nazi associates, has described Jews as evil in leaked sermons.

Insurance giant Suncorp's debt collector spent months using AI to harass an 81-year-old woman into paying a claim she was not responsible for.

Many Australians will question why our government won’t act when it has a chance to do so in concert with many like-minded nations

Our sanctions aren’t about the Israeli people, but about the unacceptable policies of the Israeli government, and the suffering they cause Palestinians, says the UK prime minister Andy Burnham

Britain, France and Canada are banning imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in a move that has prompted swift retaliation and could spark a broader geopolitical storm.

Alfredo Bravo had a job he loved and was determined never to be grounded by marriage and kids. Then a voice from the control tower changed everything

A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b...

Daron Acemoglu is a colossus of the field and a Nobel Prize winner. But questions are being increasingly asked about his work.

Actor says highlighting role of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in media company’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery has been ‘dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel’

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Prioritise people and relationships. If you don’t you might die and nobody will know until months later. Gross!

We were taught that watching pornography causes holes in the brain and homosexuality is a mental illness.

Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US

Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists

People say they’ve been secretly filmed in their own homes, at concerts and at work. Are the wildly popular smartglasses the final nail in the coffin of personal privacy?

Using expert analysis, evidence revealed by bureaucrats at Senate estimates, and documents obtained under FOI, Four Corners reveals the fullest picture yet of the secretive algorithm affecting the liv...

High schoolers join university walkouts in major cities and several smaller locations amid urge to ‘stand up against the far right’

Voters are now aligning themselves with the bloc that reflects their economic experience.

Michelle Rowland has asked the privacy commissioner to prioritise smart glasses, citing the risks to women and children from covert recording.

From neighbourhood shopping streets to accessible transport, Japan's most liveable cities remove the everyday frustrations of urban life.

Australian government insists legal costs should be paid by former senator as FoI fight escalates

Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulation

A change in the ALP’s platform signals the fight to get a fair return for our resources is not over

The premier labelled this serial protester a “professional agitator”, but his government has forked out thousands from the public purse to cover his legal costs.

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On the day Andrew Hastie vowed to die before kneeling to One Nation, Angus Taylor was squirming over whether he supported multiculturalism or monoculturalism.

Under the federal government's Solar Sharer scheme, some Australian households will be able to access three hours of free electricity a day. Here's how you can make the most of it.

Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests several groups with thousands of members run by what expert calls ‘engagement farm’ operations in south-east Asia

The all-powerful, and secretive, consulting sector is in crisis again as a whistleblower scandal tears an industry giant apart.

Artificial intelligence is the most significant technology that has ever been developed, and one tech whiz says governments around the world don’t know what to do about it.

South Australia is at the bleeding edge of the energy transition but record low winds have pushed its grid to the brink of its limits.

Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank

The Israeli government is condemning the inquiry and rejecting its findings, labelling the United Nations report "deeply flawed" and full of "errors and distortions" designed to push a "politically dr...

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority concludes its nearly 30-year review of the controversial but popular herbicide.