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The US-Japan Critical Minerals Pact Has a Gap Shaped Like Australia
Technology

The US-Japan Critical Minerals Pact Has a Gap Shaped Like Australia

Washington and Tokyo signed a rare earths deal that barely mentions the world's largest lithium producer. Beijing noticed.
Editor 7 min read 12 days ago
Selling Your Identity to Train AI: The Gig Economy's Unsettling Trade
Geopolitics

Selling Your Identity to Train AI: The Gig Economy's Unsettling Trade

People in developing countries are earning a few dollars filming their walks and selling their phone calls. They're signing away rights to their biometric identity forever.
Editor 8 min read 12 days ago
The AI Tax on Your Power Bill: Data Centres Are Driving Up Electricity Costs
Geopolitics

The AI Tax on Your Power Bill: Data Centres Are Driving Up Electricity Costs

Tech giants promise a revolution, but Australian households are footing the bill for the water and power their data centres consume.
Editor 6 min read 12 days ago
Gold's worst week since 2011: the Australian headlines miss half the story
Geopolitics

Gold's worst week since 2011: the Australian headlines miss half the story

As ASX gold stocks slide, Chinese retail buyers and the PBOC are still accumulating. The divergence tells you more than the price drop.
Editor 7 min read 12 days ago
The $13.6 Million Payday That Made Mark Barnaba Australia's Highest-Paid Director
Geopolitics

The $13.6 Million Payday That Made Mark Barnaba Australia's Highest-Paid Director

How a clever options grant at a UK explorer, a transformative acquisition, and the ASX's own governance rules combined to produce a payout most executives can only dream of.
Editor 9 min read 12 days ago
The $300 Energy Rebate Ends in July. Your Power Bill Will Jump $150
Geopolitics

The $300 Energy Rebate Ends in July. Your Power Bill Will Jump $150

Wholesale electricity prices are falling, but the maths still works against most households. We break down what July will cost.
Editor 8 min read 12 days ago
Gentlemen Directors Need Not Apply: The Star Judgment and the Death of Passive Oversight
Geopolitics

Gentlemen Directors Need Not Apply: The Star Judgment and the Death of Passive Oversight

Justice Lee's ruling against Star's executives carries a message for every Australian boardroom: ignorance of risk is no longer a defence.
Editor 7 min read 13 days ago
Cameron McEvoy shatters 17-year 50m freestyle world record
Wealth

Cameron McEvoy shatters 17-year 50m freestyle world record

Australian swimmer breaks César Cielo's supersuit-era record in textile suit after overhauling sprint methodology
Editor 5 min read 13 days ago
Trump AI framework tells states to back off as critics warn of accountability gap
Work

Trump AI framework tells states to back off as critics warn of accountability gap

The White House wants to preempt state AI laws before they exist. The constitutional and practical problems run deeper than the four-page document suggests.
Editor 7 min read 13 days ago
Naomi Osaka and the question that haunts every working mother
Wealth

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.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
Ninety per cent dependent, thirty days deep: Australia's fuel supply chain unravels
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.
Editor 9 min read 13 days ago
Iranian Missiles Strike Near Israel's Nuclear Research Centre, Dozens Injured
Geopolitics

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.
Editor 7 min read 13 days ago
Property profits hit record as first home buyers face an inheritance-shaped barrier
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.
Editor 9 min read 13 days ago
Petrol at $2.40? No wonder BYD's phones are ringing off the hook
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.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
Best Digital Marketing and Media Buying Agencies in Australia for 2026
AI

Best Digital Marketing and Media Buying Agencies in Australia for 2026

A practical guide to Australia's top digital marketing and media buying agencies: performance specialists, full-service firms, and programmatic experts from Sydney to Perth.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
Top 10 SEO Agencies in Australia for 2026
AI

Top 10 SEO Agencies in Australia for 2026

The definitive guide to Australia's leading SEO agencies. Who delivers results in both traditional search and AI-generated answers, and who is falling behind.
Editor 9 min read 13 days ago
The case against AI therapists is now in evidence
AI

The case against AI therapists is now in evidence

New research quantifies what regulators should have anticipated: chatbots designed to be agreeable are harming people in psychological distress.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
Six fuel tankers bound for Australia cancelled as Iran blockade disrupts supply chain
Geopolitics

Six fuel tankers bound for Australia cancelled as Iran blockade disrupts supply chain

Energy Minister says 74 of 81 expected ships will still arrive, but warns of 'bumps' ahead as Strait of Hormuz blockade cuts 20 per cent of global oil supply.
Editor 6 min read 13 days ago
The Heretic of Silicon Valley
Geopolitics

The Heretic of Silicon Valley

When a tech CEO calls for government regulation of his own industry, it tells us something about where the reckoning has arrived.
Editor 9 min read 13 days ago
Top 10 AEO Agencies in Australia for 2026
AI

Top 10 AEO Agencies in Australia for 2026

The definitive guide to Australia's leading Answer Engine Optimisation agencies. Who actually delivers results in AI search, and who is just adding AEO to their service menu.
Editor 9 min read 13 days ago
The $2.5 Billion Back Door: Why the Super Micro Scandal Surprised No One in Taiwan
Geopolitics

The $2.5 Billion Back Door: Why the Super Micro Scandal Surprised No One in Taiwan

Washington calls it a conspiracy. The Asian supply chain calls it a premium service tier. The indictment of Wally Liaw exposes the reality of the chip blockade.
Editor 5 min read 13 days ago
McCormick Eyes $30 Billion Bet on Unilever's Food Empire
AI

McCormick Eyes $30 Billion Bet on Unilever's Food Empire

The spice company's audacious play for Hellmann's, Knorr and Marmite would create a condiment colossus, but the maths requires some creative navigation.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
Melbourne's Water Storage Falls 11% in a Year as City Drinks Through Reserves
Geopolitics

Melbourne's Water Storage Falls 11% in a Year as City Drinks Through Reserves

Storages sit at 69.6%, down more than 200 billion litres from last year. Conditions mirror the Millennium Drought. Restrictions could return by next summer.
Editor 7 min read 13 days ago
Russia Moves to Ban ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini Under New AI Laws
AI

Russia Moves to Ban ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini Under New AI Laws

Moscow's digital ministry publishes sweeping regulations that would restrict foreign AI tools transferring Russian user data abroad. Western companies face a familiar ultimatum.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
74,397 Hearts Break in Sydney as Japan Ends Australia's Asian Cup Dream Again
Geopolitics

74,397 Hearts Break in Sydney as Japan Ends Australia's Asian Cup Dream Again

A stunning Maika Hamano strike was all that separated the Matildas from glory in front of a record crowd. For the third time in three finals, Japan found a way.
Editor 7 min read 13 days ago

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