Next month’s federal budget is an even tighter balancing act than usual, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers facing global economic uncertainty, a fuel crisis and the need to juggle cost-of-living relief with combating inflation. The government has been weighing up changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax, a gas export
Senator Matthew Canavan before giving a morning TV interview. Matt Canavan's Facebook pageNationals leader Matt Canavan is giving the concept of the political “ground game” a new twist in the Farrer byelection. Canavan is literally camping out in the southern New South Wales electorate, despite the Nationals seemingly having
In a significant development in the battle against brain injury in sport, teams from the National Rugby League (NRL) and the National Rugby League for Women (NRLW) are now required to restrict the amount of body contact during training sessions. While the policy has been broadly described as a way
Hans-Petter Fjeld / Wikimedia, CC BYFish or sharks on cocaine might sound like something dreamed up in a Hollywood writers’ room, but the reality is far less entertaining. Increasingly, scientists are detecting cocaine and other powerful drugs in aquatic environments, and even in the brains and bodies of wildlife. A
The public service isn’t often considered highly newsworthy, but when it comes to how much senior heads get paid, it ignites public discussion. Depending on the department, some heads now earn more than A$1 million a year. That’s far more than the prime minister, who earns around $622,000 annually. The
Today, Apple announced the tech company’s longtime chief executive Tim Cook will step down and transition to the role of executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors. This change will take effect from September 1 2026. John Ternus, currently Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will take over as
After two decades of declining cash use, Australians are handing over more banknotes and coins for regular purchases again, a new survey by the Reserve Bank has found. The decline in the use of physical money had accelerated during the COVID pandemic, but bottomed out between 2022 and 2025.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a caucus leadership vote and stays on as National Party leader. But the questions about his leadership style that brought the issue to a head are unlikely to simply melt away. Flatlining or declining support, culminating in this week’s 1News-Verian poll showing the party
Slaapwijsheid.nl/UnsplashNot everyone can sleep through rumbling traffic or a spouse’s incessant snoring. If you do, you may pride yourself on being a “deep” or “heavy” sleeper. If you struggle to fall or stay asleep, you may consider yourself a “light” sleeper. But is there such thing as being a light
Roberto Schmidt/GettyThe loss of our forests is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Forests are key to curbing carbon emissions and protecting the plants, animals and humans that call Earth home. However, we’re losing our forests at an alarming rate. Our new study shows we’ve lost roughly
With a shaky ceasefire in place between the US, Israel and Iran – and little progress on talks to resolve the complex issues at the heart of the war – where is this conflict going? The most likely scenario is a frozen conflict. A frozen conflict is not
NetflixIn the opening moments of Vladimir, Netflix’s new erotic drama series, the protagonist M (Rachel Weisz) is sprawled on a couch in her negligee, writing in her notepad. She leans towards the camera, then stares into the lens to address you, the viewer, on your couch. In film
Next month’s federal budget is an even tighter balancing act than usual, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers facing global economic uncertainty, a fuel crisis and the need to juggle cost-of-living relief with combating inflation. The government has been weighing up changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax, a gas export
Senator Matthew Canavan before giving a morning TV interview. Matt Canavan's Facebook pageNationals leader Matt Canavan is giving the concept of the political “ground game” a new twist in the Farrer byelection. Canavan is literally camping out in the southern New South Wales electorate, despite the Nationals seemingly having
In a significant development in the battle against brain injury in sport, teams from the National Rugby League (NRL) and the National Rugby League for Women (NRLW) are now required to restrict the amount of body contact during training sessions. While the policy has been broadly described as a way
Hans-Petter Fjeld / Wikimedia, CC BYFish or sharks on cocaine might sound like something dreamed up in a Hollywood writers’ room, but the reality is far less entertaining. Increasingly, scientists are detecting cocaine and other powerful drugs in aquatic environments, and even in the brains and bodies of wildlife. A
The public service isn’t often considered highly newsworthy, but when it comes to how much senior heads get paid, it ignites public discussion. Depending on the department, some heads now earn more than A$1 million a year. That’s far more than the prime minister, who earns around $622,000 annually. The
Today, Apple announced the tech company’s longtime chief executive Tim Cook will step down and transition to the role of executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors. This change will take effect from September 1 2026. John Ternus, currently Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will take over as
After two decades of declining cash use, Australians are handing over more banknotes and coins for regular purchases again, a new survey by the Reserve Bank has found. The decline in the use of physical money had accelerated during the COVID pandemic, but bottomed out between 2022 and 2025.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a caucus leadership vote and stays on as National Party leader. But the questions about his leadership style that brought the issue to a head are unlikely to simply melt away. Flatlining or declining support, culminating in this week’s 1News-Verian poll showing the party
Slaapwijsheid.nl/UnsplashNot everyone can sleep through rumbling traffic or a spouse’s incessant snoring. If you do, you may pride yourself on being a “deep” or “heavy” sleeper. If you struggle to fall or stay asleep, you may consider yourself a “light” sleeper. But is there such thing as being a light
Roberto Schmidt/GettyThe loss of our forests is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Forests are key to curbing carbon emissions and protecting the plants, animals and humans that call Earth home. However, we’re losing our forests at an alarming rate. Our new study shows we’ve lost roughly
With a shaky ceasefire in place between the US, Israel and Iran – and little progress on talks to resolve the complex issues at the heart of the war – where is this conflict going? The most likely scenario is a frozen conflict. A frozen conflict is not
NetflixIn the opening moments of Vladimir, Netflix’s new erotic drama series, the protagonist M (Rachel Weisz) is sprawled on a couch in her negligee, writing in her notepad. She leans towards the camera, then stares into the lens to address you, the viewer, on your couch. In film
