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Who wins when Trump meets China’s Xi Jinping?

27 Oct 2025

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Donald Trump is on the move and throwing his weight around in Asia.But will the US president have the upper hand when he sits down with Chinese Presi...

How childcare became a hunting ground

26 Oct 2025

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Warning: This story contains distressing themes including discussion of child sexual abuse. ABC journalist Adele Ferguson has spent months investiga...

Why Trump’s deportations are set to surge

23 Oct 2025

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Ahead of his election Donald Trump promised to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. The surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in...

Why Prince Andrew’s still a prince living in a mansion

22 Oct 2025

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He’s decided he won’t call himself a duke anymore, but Prince Andrew is still a prince, living in a 30 bedroom mansion on the grounds of Windsor ...

The verdict on Trump’s talks with Albanese (and Kevin Rudd)

21 Oct 2025

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Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Donald Trump went pretty smoothly, with AUKUS, a minerals deal and the Australia-US relationship all receiving stro...

Is Barnaby Joyce One Nation’s next leader?

20 Oct 2025

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Could Barnaby Joyce end up leading Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party?It might be exactly what the MP has his eyes on as talk of his defection from ...

Can an AI chatbot make a good therapist?

19 Oct 2025

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AI chatbots have come a long way and can be pretty helpful.But do they make good therapists? More young people are turning to chatbots to seek perso...

The trouble with Elon Musk’s trillion dollar pay deal

16 Oct 2025

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Tesla boss Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire after his net worth surpassed $500 billion this month. But is there a problem wit...

How Hamas 'outfoxed' Netanyahu to keep power

15 Oct 2025

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Just days ago, Donald Trump declared we were in the midst of the historic dawn of a new Middle East.But already the peace plan is in doubt, with the ...

Why Chalmers caved on his super tax for the rich

14 Oct 2025

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Why did the government cave to pressure over its superannuation tax changes for the richest Australians? The Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed two...

Can Trump’s peace hold now the hostages are free?

13 Oct 2025

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Donald Trump says the war is over.And with the US president now in the Middle East to continue peace talks, there is great hope he’s right.Today, J...

How much is Trump profiting from the presidency?

12 Oct 2025

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We all know Donald Trump is wealthy, but how much richer has he become since returning to the White House at the start of the year? That’s a quest...

Will Trump’s hostage deal end the war in Gaza?

09 Oct 2025

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Has US President Donald Trump actually brought an end to the war in Gaza?After months of negotiations there’s been a breakthrough, with Hamas agree...

How Dezi Freeman sparked a sovereign citizen gun ban

08 Oct 2025

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It’s been more than six weeks since Dezi Freeman allegedly shot and killed two police officers in Victoria and there’s still been no sight of him...

Why Trump keeps blowing up Venezuelan boats

07 Oct 2025

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Donald Trump says America is in armed conflict with drug cartels.The US President has ordered the military to strike “narco-terrorists” in boats ...

Could Andrew Hastie be Australia’s Nigel Farage?

06 Oct 2025

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Andrew Hastie has been seen as leadership material ever since he entered the parliament a decade ago.But are his right-wing beliefs, which have broug...

The betting firms profiting from crime

05 Oct 2025

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What happens if a financial planner takes your savings and gambles them away? They could go to jail, but you won’t be getting your money back. The...

A Harvard professor on Taylor Swift’s new album

02 Oct 2025

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Last time she released a new album, more than two million copies were sold or downloaded in the first week.But can Taylor Swift beat that number agai...

The melatonin overdose risk

01 Oct 2025

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Melatonin supplements have gained huge traction in the last few years because they can help bring on a good night’s sleep. But is it really safe, ...

Could Trump and Netanyahu's peace plan work?

30 Sep 2025

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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed to a new plan for peace in Gaza.The leaders were in furious agreement that the proposal, which will s...

What ‘TrumpTok’ means for TikTok users

29 Sep 2025

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Donald Trump wants TikTok to be American owned and now a group of billionaire Trump supporters is buying it. But how will an American version of the...

Why Putin keeps sending drones into Europe

28 Sep 2025

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There’s been a worrying trend in recent weeks with Russia violating the airspace of a growing number of European countries. Donald Trump thinks NA...

Donald Trump vs Tylenol

25 Sep 2025

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This week Donald Trump told pregnant women to 'fight like hell' to not take Tylenol, or what we call paracetamol.The US President linked the drug to ...

Will Optus ever be held accountable?

24 Sep 2025

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It's been a week since an Optus outage left hundreds of customers unable to call triple 0 in an emergency.But while there’s been widespread outrage...

Laura Tingle on how Trump snubbed Albanese (again)

23 Sep 2025

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed the UN General assembly in New York, confirming Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state.But a ...

Charlie Kirk’s memorial and Trump’s attack on free speech

22 Sep 2025

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Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, there’s been raging debate in the US about free speech. At a memorial for him in Arizona, President Trump...

How Google search lost its way

21 Sep 2025

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Once praised for its simplicity and speed, Google search is now facing criticism for excessive advertising and frustrating search results. Today, 40...

Why royal diplomacy works on Trump

18 Sep 2025

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Donald Trump was in his element at a state dinner hosted by King Charles at Windsor Castle. But outside the grounds, protesters served as a reminder...

Charlie Kirk and a new wave of political violence

17 Sep 2025

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Tyler Robinson, the 22 year-old suspect in the assassination of right-wing US political activist Charlie Kirk has been charged, including with aggrav...

Alan Kohler on the new emissions target

16 Sep 2025

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The government is set to release a new carbon emissions target, dumping the 2030 ambition for a new 2035 goal.But how much of the process is about th...

Laura Tingle on China and our military spending

15 Sep 2025

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A massive military parade in Beijing recently revealed just how advanced China’s weaponry has become.It even includes an intercontinental ballistic...

Should EV drivers pay to use roads?

14 Sep 2025

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One of the great things about owning an electric vehicle is that you’re not taxed for using the roads - those behind the wheel of other cars pay th...

What Charlie Kirk’s killing says about America

11 Sep 2025

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It was another act of political violence in a nation too accustomed to assassinations.Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing political activist and s...

Why Trump didn’t know about the Qatar bombing

10 Sep 2025

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Donald Trump says he’s “not thrilled” following an Israeli attack on Doha, the capital of key US ally Qatar.The strike targeted Hamas "senior l...

How Lachlan Murdoch won the succession fight

09 Sep 2025

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At 94, Rupert Murdoch has finally achieved his succession plan.The media mogul has secured a deal to have his son Lachlan take complete control of hi...

Life sentence for mushroom killer Erin Patterson

08 Sep 2025

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Erin Patterson, the so-called mushroom murderer, will spend at least the next 33 years in jail with parole a possibility but not a certainty when she...

Will Trump kick-start a seabed mining bonanza?

07 Sep 2025

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America’s next mining venture could be deep below the sea’s surface, removing nodules on the seabed full of the metals vital for the green energy...

Trump’s 'gaudy' golden White House

04 Sep 2025

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Donald Trump’s been so busy upending the norms of democracy, igniting trade disputes and failing to end wars, it’s hard to see how he’s had tim...

Another IVF mix-up exposed

03 Sep 2025

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Every year tens of thousands of Australians turn to IVF to start or grow a family.But is it an industry that can be fully trusted given recent revela...

Why Putin’s obsessed with seizing Donbas

02 Sep 2025

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Since the fanfare surrounding Donald Trump’s face to face peace talks with the Russian President, perhaps unsurprisingly, the war continues in Ukra...

Who's helping alleged police killer Dezi Freeman?

01 Sep 2025

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It’s one man against the might of the Victorian police force as accused police killer Dezi Freeman remains on the run.  On Monday, Victoria Polic...

Do we need laws to stop AI taking your job?

31 Aug 2025

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Could artificial intelligence be key to improving Australia’s living standards?A Productivity Commission report suggests the roll out of the techno...

Why Alan Kohler loves 5% home deposits

28 Aug 2025

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For a long time to buy a home in Australia you needed a 20 per cent deposit or you’d have to pay a big lender's mortgage insurance fee.It’s askin...

Who is Dezi Freeman, the accused police killer?

27 Aug 2025

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Victorian police officers had gone to execute a search warrant on a Wednesday morning in a sleepy alpine village. But the day turned to tragedy with...

The attacks Iran ordered in Australia

26 Aug 2025

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The spy agency ASIO has revealed Iran orchestrated at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia last year and now all ties with Tehran have been cut...

Will cutting autism fix the NDIS?

25 Aug 2025

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The growth in the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is making it financially unsustainable. But is moving some children with autism o...

What are Trump’s troops doing in Washington DC?

24 Aug 2025

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If you happen to visit Washington DC anytime soon, you could notice troops and even armoured vehicles on the streets.No, America is not at war, Presi...

Laura Tingle on Netanyahu vs Albanese

21 Aug 2025

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The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Anthony Albanese is a weak leader who has betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews. But d...

The productivity problem with car washing

20 Aug 2025

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Why have so many hand car wash services replaced automatic machines?It has to do with immigration policies and there are implications for Australia’...

Will Trump’s 'security guarantees' end Putin’s war?

19 Aug 2025

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Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been to the White House before in what became an infamous encounter with Donald Trump. This time he took an ento...

Is Trump backing Putin’s plan for 'peace'?

18 Aug 2025

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If the Putin-Trump meeting on the weekend brought about anything, it was a closer relationship between the two leaders. One an accused war criminal, ...

How China became a green energy superpower

17 Aug 2025

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In the month of April, China installed more solar power than Australia ever has. China is also now home to half of the world’s wind power and half...

How RFK Jr is eroding global trust in vaccines

14 Aug 2025

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Donald Trump once declared mRNA vaccines a medical miracle, now his health Secretary is taking an axe to them.Robert F Kennedy Junior doesn’t belie...

Peter Greste on Israel’s strike on journalists

13 Aug 2025

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This week, five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.Israel confirmed it had targeted one of the men it says was the head ...

Will Trump strike a 'land swap' deal with Putin?

12 Aug 2025

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Donald Trump wants to win a Nobel Peace Prize and so he’s desperate to end the war in Ukraine. He’ll be in Alaska later this week meeting the Ru...

Why Netanyahu calls Australia ‘shameful’

11 Aug 2025

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In a move that will further anger the Israeli leader, Australia will recognise a Palestinian state in September following declarations from the UK, F...

Why won’t Musk let Tesla EVs power homes?

10 Aug 2025

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Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicles can not generally be used to power Australian homes.Why is that, when the batteries in Tesla EVs are much more ...

Can Trump sack his way to better jobs data?

07 Aug 2025

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Donald Trump didn’t like the numbers, so he sacked the messenger. So, what are the implications of the US President’s decision to get rid of the...

The alleged Chinese spy found in Canberra

06 Aug 2025

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This week a Chinese woman was charged with foreign interference, accused of spying on Buddhists in Canberra. Separately, the boss of Australia’s s...

Will recognising Palestine achieve anything?

05 Aug 2025

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If reports are correct, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu wants to expand the war in Gaza so his forces fully occupy the strip. As international out...

Why police couldn’t stop the Harbour Bridge protest

04 Aug 2025

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It was a protest the New South Wales government and police tried to stop but couldn’t.In the end, more than 100,000 protesters were permitted to wa...

Do class actions really deliver justice?

03 Aug 2025

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On average there’s a class action lodged in Australia every week.But do they really help bring justice to groups of Australians exposed to wrongdoi...

Will Trump set Ghislaine Maxwell free?

31 Jul 2025

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Donald Trump has spent another week fielding questions over the release of the so-called Epstein files. The saga even followed him to Scotland.Now he...

Is Trump about to double Australia’s tariff?

30 Jul 2025

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Donald Trump’s latest trade deal with the European Union is said to be really bad for Europe. So, why did the EU agree to a 15 per cent tariff on ...

How Trump’s crypto push boosted Bitcoin

29 Jul 2025

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Once a sceptic, now a convert, Donald Trump is embracing crypto currency and making a tidy profit on the side. The US president’s newfound love ha...

Laura Tingle on who can stop Israel

28 Jul 2025

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Israel says there’s no starvation in Gaza, but the pictures tell a very different story and there’s now growing condemnation from some of Israel’...

How easy is it to trick the Australian Taxation Office?

27 Jul 2025

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Fraudsters have found it surprisingly straightforward to get thousands of taxpayer dollars deposited in their accounts by just making a few false dec...

Can Trump contain China’s AI boom?

24 Jul 2025

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The tech bros of Silicon Valley are dominating the AI race, using the most advanced computer chips and US expertise. But there’s an artificial int...

Why we’re using more electricity than ever before

23 Jul 2025

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Our hunger for electricity has never been so great. That’s hardly surprising given the growing desire to electrify our homes and transport. But i...

Is it OK to shame the Coldplay kiss cam couple?

22 Jul 2025

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If you hadn’t realised that cameras are everywhere by now, the so-called Coldplay-gate is a great reminder.The kiss cam vision of a canoodling coup...

Trump vs Rupert Murdoch over an Epstein article

21 Jul 2025

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On the one side there’s a media tycoon, on the other the President of the United States. It has all the makings of a fascinating courtroom drama. ...

The fight with China over the Darwin port

20 Jul 2025

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A decade ago, a Chinese company was given the green light to take control of the Darwin port, which is key Australian infrastructure. Now, the Alban...

Why Trump can’t shake the Epstein conspiracy

17 Jul 2025

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When convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019, conspiracy theories about his death began circulating. Now, ...

Has Trump finally turned against Putin?

16 Jul 2025

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After heaping so much praise on his Russian counterpart, Donald Trump’s view of Vladimir Putin has finally soured. But is the US president’s dem...

Laura Tingle on tricky diplomacy in China

15 Jul 2025

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Would Australia join the United States in a war against China if it invades Taiwan?That’s the question Anthony Albanese faced during his delicate v...

Could Trump actually win the Nobel Peace Prize?

14 Jul 2025

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Donald Trump has long aspired to win a Nobel Peace Prize. He’s now collected several nominations for the prestigious award from global leaders, th...

Inside the classrooms full of misogyny and abuse

13 Jul 2025

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Teenagers influenced by the so-called ‘manosphere’ are bringing the misogyny they absorb online into the classroom. It’s forcing some female t...

New questions in the sunscreen SPF saga

10 Jul 2025

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Sun safety is drilled into Australians from a young age.But the protection offered by some of the most popular sunscreen brands is in question after ...

Will Musk’s new 'America Party' take down Trump?

09 Jul 2025

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After spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help put Donald Trump in the White House, Elon Musk is launching his own political party. Musk say...

Why the RBA shocked borrowers and held rates

08 Jul 2025

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The Reserve Bank board has defied the expectations of investors, many economists and even the treasurer. It’s not giving borrowers an interest rat...

Why are so many younger people getting cancer?

07 Jul 2025

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Cancer has traditionally been a disease of old age.But younger Australians aged in their 30s and 40s are increasingly being diagnosed with cancer and...

Mushroom Case Daily: Erin Patterson guilty of murder

07 Jul 2025

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After deliberating for a week, a jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with...

The Glastonbury 'death' chant that sparked a firestorm

06 Jul 2025

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Music has always been a powerful form of protest, but rap band Bob Vylan could be facing criminal charges after leading a chant at Glastonbury callin...

Alan Kohler on raising the GST

03 Jul 2025

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set his sights on bold economic reform with options to be discussed at a meeting of some of the nation’s best policy min...

Why there’s no ‘silver bullet’ to make childcare safe

02 Jul 2025

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Parents send their young children to childcare trusting they’ll return home each day safely. But families are in shock after a Victorian childcare...

Will Netanyahu’s Iran ‘win’ lead to a Gaza ceasefire?

01 Jul 2025

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After the strikes against Iran, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is turning his focus back to the conflict in Gaza. Talks are planned be...

Is the teen social media ban ready for rollout?

30 Jun 2025

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The countdown is on to the start of the social media ban for Australian children aged under 16. It’s due to start in December, but which platforms...

Why your AI questions are a power and water drain

29 Jun 2025

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How often do you use AI chatbots?  They’re becoming part of our everyday lives. But when you pump in a question into something like ChatGPT or Mi...

Can Trump bomb Iran and still be 'America First'?

26 Jun 2025

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Donald Trump was elected on the promise of putting America first and staying out of foreign conflicts. So the US President’s decision to bomb Iran...

Will Putin help Iran rebuild its nuclear program?

25 Jun 2025

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One of Iran’s closest allies outside the Middle East is Russia. So, why did Vladimir Putin decide not to come to Tehran’s aid and provide milita...

Trump's shaky ceasefire

24 Jun 2025

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Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war, declaring it should be called “The 12 Day War”. But there was confusion over whet...

Iran’s three options after Trump’s strikes

23 Jun 2025

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After the US bombing of key nuclear facilities, Donald Trump is now raising the prospect of regime change in Iran. He wants to Make Iran Great Again...

The US bombs Iran

22 Jun 2025

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The United States has joined the war with Iran, with American war planes dropping bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites. Donald Trump addressed the A...

Alan Kohler on inflation and the Israel-Iran conflict

19 Jun 2025

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A week since Israel began the conflict with Iran there’s been no great shock to the global economy. But a significant escalation in the conflict c...

How Israelis view Netanyahu’s strikes on Iran

18 Jun 2025

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Israel’s strikes against Iran took the regime and residents in Tehran largely by surprise.Even though striking Iran’s nuclear infrastructure had ...

Was Iran really about to build a nuclear bomb?

17 Jun 2025

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Israel has been ramping up pressure on Donald Trump for the US to join its strikes on Iran.It’s believed that only the US has the bombs that could ...

Do anti-Trump protests mark a turning point?

16 Jun 2025

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As Donald Trump was watching a military parade in Washington DC, huge numbers of Americans took to the streets in the largest nationwide protests aga...

Will Israel’s conflict with Iran draw in the US?

15 Jun 2025

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Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu insists his sweeping attacks on Iran are a necessity to protect his country from a ‘nuclear holocaust’.But what...

Is Trump trying to normalise troops on US streets?

12 Jun 2025

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Across America, protests against Donald Trump’s immigration raids are popping up, a week since the unrest in Los Angeles began. Protesters are inc...

Why the Israel-backed aid plan sparked chaos

11 Jun 2025

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Since Israel began allowing a limited amount of food back into Gaza, the handout has been marked by disturbing scenes, including civilians being shot...