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Culture

Naomi Osaka and the question that haunts every working mother

After losing in the first round at Miami, the four-time Grand Slam champion asked herself whether the tour was worth the time away from her daughter.
8 min read 3 months ago
Naomi Osaka and the question that haunts every working mother
Geopolitics

Ninety per cent dependent, thirty days deep: Australia's fuel supply chain unravels

The Strait of Hormuz blockade has exposed what economists have warned about for decades. Australia's fuel security is a policy fiction propped up by long shipping routes and optimistic assumptions.
9 min read 3 months ago
Ninety per cent dependent, thirty days deep: Australia's fuel supply chain unravels
Work

Slovenia Votes in Election Marked by Anti-Romany Rhetoric From Both Sides

Neither the centre-left incumbent nor the populist challenger has offered the country's 12,000 Roma people a reason for optimism. Activists say both parties have scapegoated Europe's most marginalised minority.
9 min read 3 months ago
Slovenia Votes in Election Marked by Anti-Romany Rhetoric From Both Sides
Work

Cuba's Power Grid Collapses Again as US Oil Blockade Tightens

Third nationwide blackout this month plunges 11 million people into darkness. Trump says he will soon have 'the honour of taking Cuba.'
7 min read 3 months ago
Cuba's Power Grid Collapses Again as US Oil Blockade Tightens
AI

Rocky and Grace: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right About the Limits of Intelligence

Andy Weir's blockbuster rests on a quietly radical thesis: that all intelligent civilizations hit the same ceiling, discover the same technologies, and face the same existential threats. Two writers argue about what this means for AI.
12 min read 3 months ago
Rocky and Grace: What Project Hail Mary Gets Right About the Limits of Intelligence
Opinion

Iranian Missiles Can Now Reach London, Israel Warns. Britain Has No Defence.

The Diego Garcia strike revealed capabilities Tehran denied having. Defence experts say the UK would have to rely on American systems stationed in Eastern Europe to stop an incoming Iranian missile.
8 min read 3 months ago
Iranian Missiles Can Now Reach London, Israel Warns. Britain Has No Defence.
Trump

Robert Mueller, FBI Director Who Probed But Did Not Charge Trump, Dies at 81

The special counsel who documented Russian election interference but stopped short of indicting a sitting president. Trump celebrated his death on social media.
9 min read 3 months ago
Robert Mueller, FBI Director Who Probed But Did Not Charge Trump, Dies at 81
World

Iranian Missiles Strike Near Israel's Nuclear Research Centre, Dozens Injured

Israel's Iron Dome fails to intercept missiles targeting Dimona and Arad in what the IDF calls a 'new phase' of the conflict. Iran claims it targeted the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center in retaliation for strikes on Natanz.
8 min read 3 months ago
Iranian Missiles Strike Near Israel's Nuclear Research Centre, Dozens Injured
Culture

Project Hail Mary and the Economics of Competence Porn

Ryan Gosling's sci-fi blockbuster is breaking records because it understands something Hollywood forgot: audiences want to watch smart people figure things out.
7 min read 3 months ago
Project Hail Mary and the Economics of Competence Porn
Geopolitics

Property profits hit record as first home buyers face an inheritance-shaped barrier

For the first time in 15 years, more than 90% of house resales in every Australian capital turned a profit. The median Sydney house profit is now $750,000.
9 min read 3 months ago
Property profits hit record as first home buyers face an inheritance-shaped barrier
Geopolitics

Petrol at $2.40? No wonder BYD's phones are ringing off the hook

Soaring fuel prices from the Strait of Hormuz blockade are driving a spike in EV sales. BYD and GWM report significant increases as Chinese brands now dominate Australia's top 10 sellers.
8 min read 3 months ago
Petrol at $2.40? No wonder BYD's phones are ringing off the hook
AI

OpenAI Plans to Nearly Double Workforce to 8,000 as Claude Code Gains Ground

Sam Altman's company aims to expand from 4,500 staff in one of tech's most aggressive hiring pushes, as rival Anthropic captures a fifth of its business through coding tools.
5 min read 3 months ago
OpenAI Plans to Nearly Double Workforce to 8,000 as Claude Code Gains Ground