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Shadi Khan Saif: the Taliban’s war on the internet
Last week for 48 hours, and without any warning, Afghanistan was in a total internet blackout. It was a telecommunications shutdown imposed by the Taliban and one that had an immediate and profound i…
Published on 3 months ago
When did the US supreme court become so ‘lawless’?
The US supreme court starts a new term on Monday, and the nine justices are preparing to take on cases that could prove crucial to the future of American society and democracy. Jonathan Freedland spe…
Published on 3 months ago
Newsroom edition: the battle to regulate AI
Tech companies are asking the government to allow them to effectively steal the work of creatives and journalists to train their AI large language models, hyping the potential value of AI to the econ…
Published on 3 months ago
Is the Trump plan for Gaza designed to fail?
On Monday, Donald Trump and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stood together as they unveiled their plan to end the war in Gaza. But it was a 20-point proposal with precious little detail …
Published on 3 months ago
Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case reaches the end of the road
After seven years, the Ben Roberts-Smith v Nine newspapers defamation case is finally over, with the high court dismissing his bid for an appeal against a ruling in the federal court that found on th…
Published on 3 months ago
Andrew Hastie and the rise of the ‘Maga right’
Liberal MP Andrew Hastie’s hardline rhetoric on migration and manufacturing have led many to question whether the opposition frontbencher plans to pull his party to the right and go for the leadershi…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Paracetamol and Donald Trump’s medical myths
When the US president stood up at the podium and announced a link between autism and paracetamol, he sent alarm through the medical community and the public. Guardian science correspondent Hannah Dev…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Back to Back Barries: Palestine, Hastie and the rise of influencers
In their penultimate episode for the year, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry unpack an eventful week at the UN and look at how Australia is dealing with a new reality with the United States. They also di…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Newsroom edition: Trump’s war on truth reverberates in Australia
Anthony Albanese was at the United Nations this week, taking to the stage to call for unity in times of global conflict. But the headlines were dominated by Donald Trump, whose words told a much diff…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
The Race Discrimination Commissioner on the rise of the far right
The race discrimination commissioner, Giri Sivaraman, speaks to Nour Haydar about the recent spate of anti-immigration rallies, how he is ‘attacked all the time’ for calling out racism, and why some …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago