Farmers and pastoralists across northern Western Australia are entering one of the most critical periods of the year without a vital forecasting tool, after a major Bureau of Meteorology weather radar was knocked offline by a lightning strike. The outage, which is expected to last at least three months, has left large parts of the … Read more
European military forces have begun a symbolic deployment to Greenland, signalling growing tension inside NATO as US President Donald Trump renews his push to bring the Arctic territory under American control. While the number of troops involved is small, the political message is large — and closely watched by allies, including Australia, as the Arctic … Read more
Australians with British or Irish ties are scrambling to salvage travel plans as sweeping passport rule changes by the UK government begin to bite, leaving many feeling blindsided, frustrated and stuck in limbo. With the deadline now looming, families across Australia say the new requirements are already forcing them to cancel reunions, miss milestone birthdays, … Read more
Astronauts train for years hoping they’ll never need their most extreme skills. But space is unforgiving, and when something goes wrong, there is no room for panic — only procedure. That reality came sharply into focus on 15 January, when all four members of Crew-11 were forced to leave the International Space Station (ISS) and … Read more
For the past few weeks, a strange little question has been popping up in Australian group chats, movie forums and late-night Google searches: Is The Rip a true story? And what’s Ben Affleck got to do with it? It’s one of those moments where online curiosity snowballs. Someone sees a clip. Someone else sees a … Read more
AST SpaceMobile wasn’t a name many Australians were throwing around at the pub a year ago. This week, it suddenly is. After the company announced it had landed a major government contract, its stock price jumped hard overnight, and the ripple quickly reached Australian screens — from day traders refreshing apps before work to long-term … Read more
If you talk to retirees around Australia right now, one thing comes up again and again — money feels tighter than it used to. Not because they’re splurging, but because the basics are taking up more and more of their income. For many retirees, around 70% of what comes in now goes straight out on … Read more
The conversation comes up quietly, usually between friends rather than in headlines. Over coffee. On a school pickup run. Late at night in a group chat when someone mentions super and admits they’re worried. “I honestly don’t think mine will be enough.” More often than not, it’s women saying it. Across Australia, women are feeling … Read more
You don’t need to read an economic report to know something’s off. You hear it at weekend barbecues. You see it in Facebook community groups. You feel it when the rent notice lands in your inbox or the mortgage payment ticks up again. For a lot of Aussie households right now, housing isn’t just another … Read more
You hear it at barbecues, in lunchrooms, even scrolling through Facebook late at night. Someone mentions superannuation and the response is often the same — a shrug, a joke, or a quick change of subject. “Yeah, I’ve got super… somewhere.” For millions of Australians, that’s about as far as it goes. Super is there, money … Read more