Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Push for big tech to pay for Australian-made AI
ABC News Australiaby Holly Tregenza·9d ago
In short: Big tech companies wanting to build data centres in Australia would pay a levy to fund the local AI industry under a plan from researchers and unions.
Auroras, penguins: life at an Antarctic outpost
PerthNowby Ethan James·9d ago
Auroras, penguins: life at an Antarctic outpost Walking to work under the majestic southern lights is among the many highlights for Bureau of Meteorology technical officer Nelson Clegg.
US court halts woman's execution one hour before
PerthNowby Staff Writers·9d ago
US court halts woman's execution one hour before A US appeals court has halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in the state of Tennessee, about an hour before she was scheduled to...
'US-style medicine model' as big pharma dispensing of GLP-1s condemned
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie Dalzell and Paige Cockburn·9d ago
In short: Eli Lilly's new online platform LillyDirect will dispense certain medicines, starting with Mounjaro, directly to a patient's door.
More cost-of-living relief risks making Labor's long-term challenge harder
ABC News Australiaby David Speers·9d ago
On the morning after last year's landslide Labor election win, Jim Chalmers declared a shift in priorities for the government's second term.
Shoebridge to woo same angry voters as One Nation — but from the left
ABC News Australiaby Patricia Karvelas·9d ago
The elevation of NSW Senator David Shoebridge to the Greens top job is the clearest indication the party is prepared to swing further to the populist left and fight harder to demolish Labor...
Tom Cruise goes full clown in Digger. It might be his best work yet
ABC News Australiaby Silvi Vann-Wall·9d ago
Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise) is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. His beloved cat Maggie is sick with one or two paws already over death's threshold.
Credit card surcharges end today but customers will pay in other ways
ABC News Australiaby Amy Sheehan·9d ago
From October 1, those small surcharges we pay on debit, prepaid and credit cards will be scrapped under reforms by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), saving customers about $1.6 billion each...
UK PM links Iran to RAF Fairford air base 'plot'
PerthNowby Staff Writers·9d ago
UK PM links Iran to RAF Fairford air base 'plot' The United Kingdom has "strong indications" that Iran was involved in a suspected plot against an air base used by US forces to strike Iran, Prime...
Written as a single sentence, Adam Ouston’s Mine is a novel under the influence
The Conversation Australiaby Emmett Stinson, Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and English, Edith Cowan University·9d ago
Literature has always been a complex game of repetition and influence. Edward Young’s Conjectures on Original Composition (1759) may have announced the modern preference for original style over...
DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island is a joyous, painful love letter to the Filipino diaspora
The Conversation Australiaby Kristine Aquino, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney·9d ago
It is fitting that DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island carries a title that evokes memory and loss. The film, released globally in September, is on the surface a coming-of-age adventure about friendship.
How do I know my child is ready to leave the house on their own?
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Andrews Luke, Lecturer in Educational Psychology, The University of Melbourne·9d ago
By the time children are around 12 years old, many will begin to ask if they can go out to the local park, playground or shops to spend time with their friends without adult supervision.
We love TV reno shows. Could they help us build more sustainable homes?
The Conversation Australiaby Danie Nilsson, Behavioural Scientist, CSIRO·9d ago
Australians love a good reno. Whether they revolve around a modest fixer-upper or a mansion makeover, renovation shows are among the most widely watched TV genres in Australia.
Why do so many of us sign up to loyalty programs and then never use them?
The Conversation Australiaby Saalem Sadeque, Lecturer, Marketing, Edith Cowan University·9d ago
Take out your wallet and count the number of loyalty cards you have. Then, add to this number any others you might have sitting on your phone, in digital wallets or membership apps.
School holiday mental health clinics for young people
PerthNowby Eliana Hullett·9d ago
Helping Minds offering free mental health support sessions for kids in school holidays Free youth mental health sessions will be running throughout Perth these school holidays, designed to offer...
Mosman Park’s huge investment to create safer streets
PerthNowby Eliana Hullett·9d ago
Mosman Park commits new funds to improve safety on roads after surge in safety fears The Town of Mosman Park has applied for Main Roads funding to help make its roads safer.
Donations: No politics please, we’re Cottesloe
PerthNowby Eliana Hullett·9d ago
Cottesloe supports new community partnership policy to fund local groups, but no politics allowed Political groups will not be eligible for funding under the Town of Cottesloe’s new community...
Huge housing development on vulnerable coast opposed
PerthNowby Eliana Hullett·9d ago
‘Inadequate’: State plans to develop coastal urban precinct in North Freo strongly opposed Urban development along North Fremantle’s fragile coastline without proper planning and community...
Mosman Park students top fundraisers in School Sleep Out
PerthNowby Laura Pond·9d ago
St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls top fundraiser in Anglicare WA’s annual School Sleep Out Mosman Park students were the biggest fundraisers for a winter sleepout supporting young people...
See one of decade’s defining artworks in Perth in November
PerthNowby Belinda Hickman·9d ago
Pollution Pods mix art and science to drive home an important climate message Perth art lovers can soon experience one of the defining works of the past decade, when British artist Michael Pinsky’s...
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