US President Donald Trump has summed up his rationale for attacking Iran fairly simply, saying “this was our last best chance to strike”. Not known for adhering to any particular lasting strategy, Trump sees each day in the White House as an episode in a reality show in which
In an example of short-term thinking, the Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it. On Tuesday the review was referred to at the Liberal parliamentary party’s regular meeting. No one called for its formal publication. There was
Since beginning their assault on Iran, that United States and Israel have been explicit that their ultimate goal is regime change. The attacks are supposed to present a historic opportunity for Iranians to overthrow an authoritarian state and embrace democracy. Yet, as the Iraq war in the early
Right now, Australia is undertaking the world’s largest removal of invasive ants. The goal: eradicate fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). These aggressive South American ants are named for the burning sensation of their sting. They pose risks to many native species – and to human health. Fire ants have made
The Iranian diaspora has been celebrating and governments around the world have generally not mourned the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in last weekend’s US and Israeli air strikes on Iran. While there has been much political justification for these attacks from Washington and Jerusalem, neither has sought to legally
Global oil markets have reacted swiftly to escalating tensions in the Middle East as the United States and Israel continue their assault on Iran. After oil tanker traffic through a key chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, stopped, the benchmark oil price, Brent crude, jumped about 6% to over US$77 a
Installation view: 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength, featuring Necrorealist Sunscreen by Erika Scott and Pocket Money by Emmaline Zanelli, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Photo: Saul SteedThese are troubled and changing times – a view of the zeitgeist that permeates Yield Strength, the 2026 Adelaide Biennial
Cheng Xin/Getty ImagesNetflix’s planned acquisition of Hollywood studio Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has fallen apart at the eleventh hour, as Paramount Skydance has made a “superior” proposal to buy the conglomerate for A$156 billion. While the independence of the companies following the acquisition is unclear, Paramount Skydance CEO David
Dmitriy Ganin/PexelsSome mornings, you wake up and the dream is right there. Clear and vivid. You might still feel the emotion in your chest, and it can take a few minutes to remember where you are and what was real. Other mornings, you open your eyes and there is
Brett Boardman/GriffinPremiering at Sydney’s Nimrod Theatre in 1976, steve j. spears’ The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin was met with critical acclaim, touring internationally, including Off Broadway where it won three Obie Awards. Returning 50 years on for Griffin Theatre’s Mardi Gras show, I’m intrigued to consider the impact of a
The latest US-Israeli bombings in Iran differ from last year’s, because one of the stated aims this time is regime change. Engaged in the mass murder of civilians at home and fomenting violence abroad, the current Iranian regime has few friends internationally. Many would be glad to see Iran undergo
Christopher Cornwall, CC BY-NC-NDA recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover. But in our new research, we show this might not be the case for some reefs if corals can gain tolerance to
US President Donald Trump has summed up his rationale for attacking Iran fairly simply, saying “this was our last best chance to strike”. Not known for adhering to any particular lasting strategy, Trump sees each day in the White House as an episode in a reality show in which
In an example of short-term thinking, the Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it. On Tuesday the review was referred to at the Liberal parliamentary party’s regular meeting. No one called for its formal publication. There was
Since beginning their assault on Iran, that United States and Israel have been explicit that their ultimate goal is regime change. The attacks are supposed to present a historic opportunity for Iranians to overthrow an authoritarian state and embrace democracy. Yet, as the Iraq war in the early
Right now, Australia is undertaking the world’s largest removal of invasive ants. The goal: eradicate fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). These aggressive South American ants are named for the burning sensation of their sting. They pose risks to many native species – and to human health. Fire ants have made
The Iranian diaspora has been celebrating and governments around the world have generally not mourned the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in last weekend’s US and Israeli air strikes on Iran. While there has been much political justification for these attacks from Washington and Jerusalem, neither has sought to legally
Global oil markets have reacted swiftly to escalating tensions in the Middle East as the United States and Israel continue their assault on Iran. After oil tanker traffic through a key chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, stopped, the benchmark oil price, Brent crude, jumped about 6% to over US$77 a
Installation view: 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength, featuring Necrorealist Sunscreen by Erika Scott and Pocket Money by Emmaline Zanelli, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Photo: Saul SteedThese are troubled and changing times – a view of the zeitgeist that permeates Yield Strength, the 2026 Adelaide Biennial
Cheng Xin/Getty ImagesNetflix’s planned acquisition of Hollywood studio Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has fallen apart at the eleventh hour, as Paramount Skydance has made a “superior” proposal to buy the conglomerate for A$156 billion. While the independence of the companies following the acquisition is unclear, Paramount Skydance CEO David
Dmitriy Ganin/PexelsSome mornings, you wake up and the dream is right there. Clear and vivid. You might still feel the emotion in your chest, and it can take a few minutes to remember where you are and what was real. Other mornings, you open your eyes and there is
Brett Boardman/GriffinPremiering at Sydney’s Nimrod Theatre in 1976, steve j. spears’ The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin was met with critical acclaim, touring internationally, including Off Broadway where it won three Obie Awards. Returning 50 years on for Griffin Theatre’s Mardi Gras show, I’m intrigued to consider the impact of a
The latest US-Israeli bombings in Iran differ from last year’s, because one of the stated aims this time is regime change. Engaged in the mass murder of civilians at home and fomenting violence abroad, the current Iranian regime has few friends internationally. Many would be glad to see Iran undergo
Christopher Cornwall, CC BY-NC-NDA recent report on global tipping points warned that coral reefs face widespread dieback and have reached a point from which they cannot recover. But in our new research, we show this might not be the case for some reefs if corals can gain tolerance to
