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Your Power Bank Just Got You Stopped at Security. Here's What Changed.
Geopolitics

Your Power Bank Just Got You Stopped at Security. Here's What Changed.

New UN aviation rules limit passengers to two power banks per flight. Australian carriers already enforcing. What you need to know before your next trip.
Editor 7 min read 4 days ago
8 Million March in 'No Kings' Protests Across All 50 States
Geopolitics

8 Million March in 'No Kings' Protests Across All 50 States

Third wave of nationwide rallies becomes largest single-day demonstration in US history as Iran war, gas prices fuel anger at Trump administration
Editor 9 min read 4 days ago
Trump's War Has Two Problems Money Can't Fix: No Oil, Fewer Missiles
Geopolitics

Trump's War Has Two Problems Money Can't Fix: No Oil, Fewer Missiles

Four weeks into the Iran conflict, the White House faces twin strategic crises that don't care about its messaging.
Editor 7 min read 4 days ago
ShinyHunters Claims 350GB Stolen in EU Commission Breach
Cybersecurity

ShinyHunters Claims 350GB Stolen in EU Commission Breach

Extortion gang breached Amazon cloud infrastructure hosting Europa.eu, Commission confirms data theft on March 24.
Editor 7 min read 4 days ago
Meta and Google Lose $381M in Child Safety Verdicts
Geopolitics

Meta and Google Lose $381M in Child Safety Verdicts

Two juries in three days find social platforms liable for harm to minors
Editor 7 min read 4 days ago
The Cattle Trade: How One Nation’s SA Surge Just Rewrote Federal Strategy
Geopolitics

The Cattle Trade: How One Nation’s SA Surge Just Rewrote Federal Strategy

Barnaby Joyce’s ‘cattle’ comments aren’t a gaffe. They are a calculated response to a structural breach in the Liberal Party’s right flank.
Editor 6 min read 5 days ago
Apple iOS 26.4 Software Update Expected to Launch This Week Across All Devices
Geopolitics

Apple iOS 26.4 Software Update Expected to Launch This Week Across All Devices

Based on previous year trends, update anticipated between March 23-25 with improvements across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, and Vision Pro.
Editor 4 min read 5 days ago
Irredeemable: How the Victorian Liberals Sabotaged Themselves (Again)
Geopolitics

Irredeemable: How the Victorian Liberals Sabotaged Themselves (Again)

The party dumps its defamation winner for a man with food safety convictions who donated to their former leader's legal fund.
Editor 6 min read 5 days ago
Regional Australian Property Prices Continue Rising Despite Interest Rate Hikes
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Regional Australian Property Prices Continue Rising Despite Interest Rate Hikes

Mid-size and regional areas see sustained price growth while Sydney and Melbourne cool, reflecting different demand drivers.
Editor 5 min read 7 days ago
RBA Forecasts Inflation Peak at 4.2% by Mid-2026 Before Gradual Easing
Geopolitics

RBA Forecasts Inflation Peak at 4.2% by Mid-2026 Before Gradual Easing

Reserve Bank expects underlying inflation to reach 3.7% and headline 4.2% mid-year, with return to 2-3% target band not expected until mid-2028.
Editor 4 min read 7 days ago
Amazon Confirms 16,000 Corporate Job Cuts in 2026 Workforce Restructuring
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Amazon Confirms 16,000 Corporate Job Cuts in 2026 Workforce Restructuring

E-commerce giant announces largest single layoff of 2026 as part of broader corporate downsizing strategy.
Editor 5 min read 7 days ago
OECD Slashes Australia's Growth Forecast as Iran War Drives Global Inflation Spike
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OECD Slashes Australia's Growth Forecast as Iran War Drives Global Inflation Spike

Australia's 2026 growth rate has been cut to 1.3%. Half of last year's figure, as oil supply disruptions test the resilience of the global economy.
Editor 6 min read 7 days ago
ABC Staff Walk Out for First Time in 20 Years Over Pay and AI Protections
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ABC Staff Walk Out for First Time in 20 Years Over Pay and AI Protections

Close to 1,000 ABC workers struck for 24 hours after rejecting a 10% pay offer that fails to match inflation. Unions want safeguards against AI replacing journalists.
Editor 7 min read 9 days ago
RBA Hikes Cash Rate to 4.10% as Bullock Warns of Recession Risk
Geopolitics

RBA Hikes Cash Rate to 4.10% as Bullock Warns of Recession Risk

The second rate rise of 2026 passed by a single vote, with the Governor pointing to sticky inflation and oil price shocks.
Editor 3 min read 9 days ago
NVIDIA Sees $1 Trillion in AI Chip Orders Through 2027
Geopolitics

NVIDIA Sees $1 Trillion in AI Chip Orders Through 2027

Jensen Huang doubles the forecast at GTC 2026 as hyperscalers scramble for Blackwell and Rubin GPUs.
Editor 3 min read 9 days ago
Cory Booker Wants to Talk About Congress's War Powers Problem. Not Just Trump's.
Geopolitics

Cory Booker Wants to Talk About Congress's War Powers Problem. Not Just Trump's.

A senator's resolution exposes 53 years of abdication. Both parties have enabled it.
Editor 6 min read 9 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 $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
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
Slovenia Votes in Election Marked by Anti-Romany Rhetoric From Both Sides
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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.
Editor 9 min read 13 days ago
Iranian Missiles Can Now Reach London, Israel Warns. Britain Has No Defence.
Geopolitics

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.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
Robert Mueller, FBI Director Who Probed But Did Not Charge Trump, Dies at 81
Geopolitics

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.
Editor 9 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
DoorDash Now Pays Couriers to Film Themselves Training AI
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DoorDash Now Pays Couriers to Film Themselves Training AI

The new 'Tasks' app turns 8 million gig workers into data collectors for robotics companies. The legal questions about who owns that footage are only beginning.
Editor 8 min read 13 days ago
Apple's M5 Math: The Unit Economics of a $100 Price Hike
AI

Apple's M5 Math: The Unit Economics of a $100 Price Hike

The new MacBook Air isn't just faster. It's a calculated segmentation shift that forces users to pay for storage they might not want.
Editor 6 min read 13 days ago

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