According to Greek myth, Sisyphus, as writer Robert Graves tells us, “always lived by robbery and often murdered unsuspecting travellers”. He is condemned to roll a boulder up a mountain, only to have it roll back down to the bottom every time he reaches the top. An eternity of futile
A “significant cyber incident” involving an alleged attempt by a Treasury employee to exfiltrate a cache of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents has been downgraded in terms of potential government exposure. Less than two weeks after the charging of a state government official, the NSW Treasury has said the
The Australian Taxation Office has been revealed as a key new tenant in a controversial $800 million office development that will, upon completion, deliver Adelaide its first official skyscraper (160m tall) in the form of a 38-storey office block that sits cheek-by-jowl with the Parliament of South Australia. As the
A total of $117.5 million in the 2026-26 state budget will be given to the County Court to set up a specialised, fast-tracked youth court list and construct youth holding cells. Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny said funds endorsed Labor’s so-called ‘adult time for violent crime laws’. The court list aimed to
An independent review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has called for stronger organisational capacity, suggesting that support from an outsider could appropriately challenge the team that signs off on the Commonwealth debt strategy. Dr Guy Debelle led the review into the organisation’s operations, capability, and ...
CFOTO/GettyThree people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. At least one other passenger is in intensive care in South Africa. The World Health Organization announced the deaths in a social media statement on Monday, along with one
As U.S. attention drifts from the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan and its regional partners are recalibrating alliances, opening the door to deeper engagement with China and a reshaped balance of power. read now...
The Venice Biennale jury has resigned, proving art institutions cannot remain separate from politics
The Venice Biennale is the most prestigious recurring event in contemporary art, often described as the Olympics of the art world. The most prestigious prize of the sprawling international exhibition is the Golden Lion for best national participation. The Golden and Silver Lions are awarded by the biennale jury, a
When I was young and green and working as a gossip columnist, I learned much from the energy and enthusiasm of my colleague Lady Olga Maitland. Long before Boris Johnson decided he could be an MP at the same time as editing this magazine, Olga – she was always ahead of the curve – combined her duties as a gossip reporter with serving as the ...
Venezuela’s deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, never enjoyed the charisma or genuine popularity of his predecessor, ‘El Comandante’ Hugo Chávez. So all the murals, billboards and installations dotted around Caracas urging the release of the 63-year-old statesman – along with his wife Cilia Flores – from American captivity, don’t exactly feel like a ...
Allegations of covert coordination, voter intimidation and data sharing have thrust the Plymouth Brethren’s role in the 2025 Federal Election under growing national scrutiny. read now...
Last week, a 23-year-old amateur with no advanced mathematical training did something many mathematicians never manage in a lifetime: he solved a 60-year-old problem posed by the spectacularly prolific Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdos. Liam Price, armed chiefly with curiosity and a ChatGPT-Pro subscription, found a solution to a long-standing Erdos ...
According to Greek myth, Sisyphus, as writer Robert Graves tells us, “always lived by robbery and often murdered unsuspecting travellers”. He is condemned to roll a boulder up a mountain, only to have it roll back down to the bottom every time he reaches the top. An eternity of futile
A “significant cyber incident” involving an alleged attempt by a Treasury employee to exfiltrate a cache of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents has been downgraded in terms of potential government exposure. Less than two weeks after the charging of a state government official, the NSW Treasury has said the
The Australian Taxation Office has been revealed as a key new tenant in a controversial $800 million office development that will, upon completion, deliver Adelaide its first official skyscraper (160m tall) in the form of a 38-storey office block that sits cheek-by-jowl with the Parliament of South Australia. As the
A total of $117.5 million in the 2026-26 state budget will be given to the County Court to set up a specialised, fast-tracked youth court list and construct youth holding cells. Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny said funds endorsed Labor’s so-called ‘adult time for violent crime laws’. The court list aimed to
An independent review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has called for stronger organisational capacity, suggesting that support from an outsider could appropriately challenge the team that signs off on the Commonwealth debt strategy. Dr Guy Debelle led the review into the organisation’s operations, capability, and ...
CFOTO/GettyThree people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. At least one other passenger is in intensive care in South Africa. The World Health Organization announced the deaths in a social media statement on Monday, along with one
As U.S. attention drifts from the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan and its regional partners are recalibrating alliances, opening the door to deeper engagement with China and a reshaped balance of power. read now...
The Venice Biennale jury has resigned, proving art institutions cannot remain separate from politics
The Venice Biennale is the most prestigious recurring event in contemporary art, often described as the Olympics of the art world. The most prestigious prize of the sprawling international exhibition is the Golden Lion for best national participation. The Golden and Silver Lions are awarded by the biennale jury, a
When I was young and green and working as a gossip columnist, I learned much from the energy and enthusiasm of my colleague Lady Olga Maitland. Long before Boris Johnson decided he could be an MP at the same time as editing this magazine, Olga – she was always ahead of the curve – combined her duties as a gossip reporter with serving as the ...
Venezuela’s deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, never enjoyed the charisma or genuine popularity of his predecessor, ‘El Comandante’ Hugo Chávez. So all the murals, billboards and installations dotted around Caracas urging the release of the 63-year-old statesman – along with his wife Cilia Flores – from American captivity, don’t exactly feel like a ...
Allegations of covert coordination, voter intimidation and data sharing have thrust the Plymouth Brethren’s role in the 2025 Federal Election under growing national scrutiny. read now...
Last week, a 23-year-old amateur with no advanced mathematical training did something many mathematicians never manage in a lifetime: he solved a 60-year-old problem posed by the spectacularly prolific Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdos. Liam Price, armed chiefly with curiosity and a ChatGPT-Pro subscription, found a solution to a long-standing Erdos ...