No matter how many times you see a leader being torn apart, the brutality of it is always shocking. In the latest assault on Sussan Ley, Victorian senator Sarah Henderson, a rightwinger and strong opponent of net zero, declared on Friday, “I do have to say, really honestly, I
➡️ Click here to see how much gold 1 trillion dollars can buy in this interactive story Carl Rhodes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic
Ketut Subiyanto/PexelsYour alarm goes off. Somehow you manage to get dressed, drag yourself to the gym, and start squatting. But why does it feel so hard? Your legs are heavy and the weight you lifted only a couple of days ago – in the afternoon – feels almost impossible. No,
Donald Trump’s net approval has slumped to its lowest this term as the United States government shutdown breaks the record for the longest shutdown. Democrats had big wins in state elections on Tuesday. I previously covered the ongoing US government shutdown on October 9, eight days into a shutdown that
It’s been a decade since the US Supreme Court recognised a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in the landmark case, Obergefell v Hodges. The US Supreme Court will meet today to consider a request to overturn that 2015 decision. In 2015, Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk, made
Chris Gordon/GettyAustralia’s National Party has ended its commitment to reaching net zero by 2050. In its anti-net zero plan, the party calls for emissions targets and climate policies to be watered down. The plan draws on a new report. This would be economically damaging. Walking away from net
Getty ImagesThe jerseys might be red or blue, green and gold, or black and white – but rugby league’s future is decidedly brown. As the New Zealand Kiwis and Toa Samoa prepare to clash for the Rugby League Pacific Championship’s Pacific Cup on Sunday, it’s clear the top calibre Pacific
Rosario Lepore / Wikimedia, CC BYAt its height, the Roman empire covered some 5 million square kilometres and was home to around 60 million people. This vast territory and huge population were held together via a network of long-distance roads connecting places hundreds and even thousands of kilometres apart. Compared
Two years ago, a power struggle erupted between two factions of Sudan’s military. Today, this conflict is spiralling out of control, with thousands being killed in what a United Nations report has called “slaughterhouses”. Last week, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group battling Sudan’s army, captured the
Just as world leaders gather for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, the government’s announcement of its intention to significantly change New Zealand’s climate change law upends years of cross-party consensus. All of the proposals pose serious problems, but the change to the zero-carbon provisions in the Climate
Allan Sharp/UnsplashMuch is said by little black marks with their scratching lines and screaming curves, heartless, loud and cold. I hate them for their power and for their apathy about the outcome of their screaming. The casual life of obscene words and careless thoughts on a page now yellowing with
Getty ImagesLast week, artificial intelligence (AI) music company Udio announced an out-of-court settlement with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a lawsuit that accused Udio (as well as another AI music company called Suno) of copyright infringement. The lawsuit was brought forward last year by the Recording Industry Association of
No matter how many times you see a leader being torn apart, the brutality of it is always shocking. In the latest assault on Sussan Ley, Victorian senator Sarah Henderson, a rightwinger and strong opponent of net zero, declared on Friday, “I do have to say, really honestly, I
➡️ Click here to see how much gold 1 trillion dollars can buy in this interactive story Carl Rhodes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic
Ketut Subiyanto/PexelsYour alarm goes off. Somehow you manage to get dressed, drag yourself to the gym, and start squatting. But why does it feel so hard? Your legs are heavy and the weight you lifted only a couple of days ago – in the afternoon – feels almost impossible. No,
Donald Trump’s net approval has slumped to its lowest this term as the United States government shutdown breaks the record for the longest shutdown. Democrats had big wins in state elections on Tuesday. I previously covered the ongoing US government shutdown on October 9, eight days into a shutdown that
It’s been a decade since the US Supreme Court recognised a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in the landmark case, Obergefell v Hodges. The US Supreme Court will meet today to consider a request to overturn that 2015 decision. In 2015, Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk, made
Chris Gordon/GettyAustralia’s National Party has ended its commitment to reaching net zero by 2050. In its anti-net zero plan, the party calls for emissions targets and climate policies to be watered down. The plan draws on a new report. This would be economically damaging. Walking away from net
Getty ImagesThe jerseys might be red or blue, green and gold, or black and white – but rugby league’s future is decidedly brown. As the New Zealand Kiwis and Toa Samoa prepare to clash for the Rugby League Pacific Championship’s Pacific Cup on Sunday, it’s clear the top calibre Pacific
Rosario Lepore / Wikimedia, CC BYAt its height, the Roman empire covered some 5 million square kilometres and was home to around 60 million people. This vast territory and huge population were held together via a network of long-distance roads connecting places hundreds and even thousands of kilometres apart. Compared
Two years ago, a power struggle erupted between two factions of Sudan’s military. Today, this conflict is spiralling out of control, with thousands being killed in what a United Nations report has called “slaughterhouses”. Last week, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group battling Sudan’s army, captured the
Just as world leaders gather for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, the government’s announcement of its intention to significantly change New Zealand’s climate change law upends years of cross-party consensus. All of the proposals pose serious problems, but the change to the zero-carbon provisions in the Climate
Allan Sharp/UnsplashMuch is said by little black marks with their scratching lines and screaming curves, heartless, loud and cold. I hate them for their power and for their apathy about the outcome of their screaming. The casual life of obscene words and careless thoughts on a page now yellowing with
Getty ImagesLast week, artificial intelligence (AI) music company Udio announced an out-of-court settlement with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a lawsuit that accused Udio (as well as another AI music company called Suno) of copyright infringement. The lawsuit was brought forward last year by the Recording Industry Association of
