Inside Politics: Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises relief and reform in upcoming budget
The Federal government will hand down its third budget on Tuesday, May 14. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has promised the budget will be about cost of living relief and also reform. The Treasurer says people should also expect ambitious investment from the government on housing supply. Today, in a specia…
Riot police, violence on campus and a new political battleground
For months now, anger over Israel’s military operation in Gaza has spilled over into mass unrest at universities across the United States. This culminated in disturbing scenes last week, when police in riot gear stormed the campus at Columbia University, setting off flashbang grenades and eventua…
Donald Trump has enemies everywhere. More than anything, he wants revenge
For years now, Donald Trump has been shooting off inflammatory messages on social media, and shouting invective about his foes, from lecterns. But as for his actual plans for how he would lead the United States, should he be elected president on November 5? They’ve long been thin on the ground. Or…
Australian brothers killed in Mexico: What we know now
They were two brothers from Perth on a trip of a lifetime in Mexico. Callum Robinson, who was playing college lacrosse in the U.S and his brother Jake, a young doctor at the start of his career in Australia, were avid surfers chasing waves on a trip in the north-west coast of Mexico. Last week th…
A new spy ring unearthed and it's not Russia or China
When you think about spies infiltrating Australia and which countries they’re coming from, you’re probably going to think of China, or Russia. But we’ve just learned, for the first time, that India’s intelligence agency - known as the RAW - deployed secret agents to try and steal sensitive informa…
Inside Politics: So much talk, but will anything be done on domestic violence?
This week in politics was dominated by the tragedy of gendered violence, and what measures the Albanese government will adopt to tackle it. Hit by a wave of national anger over a spate of murders of women by men, the PM convened an emergency National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. So what did he ann…
The next major tech breakthrough that's the size of an atom
Nearly 200 years ago, the industrial revolution radically upended how people experienced the world - where they lived, what work they did, and the sort of stress they endured. And now? We’re on the precipice of the next industrial revolution. The advent of quantum computers will likely be able to …
'Playground for degenerates': Inside Australian livestreaming giant
When you think about live streaming, you might picture mainstream social media sites, but its popularity has skyrocketed on other platforms. With a focus on gaming, Twitch emerged as a live streaming giant over the past decade. Now, there’s a new player making noise – and some of it’s troubling. …
The 'climate of fear' for Australian women
So far this year, 27 Australian women have been murdered. Nine of the alleged perpetrators were under the age of 30. Erica Hay, Molly Ticehurst, Emma Bates and Hannah McGuire were all allegedly murdered over the past few weeks. And in the horrific stabbing spree at Bondi Junction, five of the six…
Why Australians experienced the biggest tax increase in the world
The cost of well, almost everything, has skyrocketed. From petrol prices, to rent and mortgages, to insurance premiums and to the supermarket shop with cereal, bread and eggs all costing more. And now, a new report says Australians have suffered the biggest increase in the average tax rates in the…