Expert evidence was tabled in the defence of two protestors charged for an offence at the US spy base

European diplomats say they were surprised and disappointed that Australia baulked at joining a UK-led move to impose trade sanctions on West Bank Israeli businesses.

The Albanese government is considering reforms that give US big tech unrestricted access to Australian content

Lifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of lives * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Stunning new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows the abysmally low rate of jobseeker means at least 3,000 more unemployed Australians die each year than would be the case were they not purposefully kept in poverty. We often talk about how tough it is for those on jobseeker. But last week a report from the AIHW titled “Mortality outcomes among people receiving income support” shows talk is cheap when people are dying. Continue reading...

Despite the drama on the court, the poor condition of Arthur Ashe Stadium was just one problem among many

Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325 The population of the world’s heaviest parrot, the kākāpō, has surpassed 300 birds for the first time in 75 years, after a record breeding season triggered by the mass fruiting of a native New Zealand tree. Ninety chicks were officially added to the population of the critically endangered birds on 1 September, pushing the total to 325 – a record high since recovery efforts began. Continue reading...

Book Haven in Wellington's Newtown started to receive more orders than it could possibly handle.