1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1413+ words) Australia is preparing to confront one of the most powerful and least visible forces influencing modern life: the social media algorithm. Proposed federal laws would require major online platforms to give Australians the ability to opt out of algorithmically selected…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1371+ words) Australia has reached a troubling point in its housing crisis: homes are becoming cheaper in several important markets, yet they are becoming even less affordable. The apparent contradiction is explained by the rising cost of borrowing. New figures from the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1362+ words) Australia has avoided recession and recorded another quarter of economic growth. Yet for households carrying larger mortgages, paying more for food and fuel and watching their spending more carefully, the official result may bear little resemblance to everyday life. Australia’s…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1597+ words) There is a temptation after every surprising election result to declare that Australian politics has changed forever. That would be a mistake. The Western Australian Electoral Commission has not even completed the final count in the Secret Harbour by-election. Postal…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1592+ words) H5N1 has now been confirmed in an Australian mammal. Where did bird flu come from, how does it cross species, what happens when mammals — including humans — become infected, and are we looking at another COVID? Australia's bird flu outbreak has crossed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1421+ words) Come to the Mundi Mundi Bash for the music and you soon discover something unexpected: the concert is only part of the experience. Out beyond Broken Hill, thousands of people have temporarily exchanged houses, hotels, electricity, showers and ordinary conveniences…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1093+ words) Starlink has transformed internet access for many Australians, particularly people living in regional and remote areas where conventional broadband services can be limited. But there is a potentially expensive feature of Starlink’s residential service that customers should understand before pausing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1425+ words) The Albanese Government has secured Coalition support for one of the most consequential overhauls of the National Disability Insurance Scheme since its creation, putting Australia on a path towards a smaller, more tightly controlled and — the government hopes — financially sustainable…...