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LIZ PEEK: AI alarm bells are ringing and Trump needs to take them seriously

The cat is out of the bag. Simmering concerns about AI agents going rogue, plotting...

Sep 15, 20266 min read
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Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation

Study finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and...

Sep 15, 20261 min read
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Forget paying your ‘fair share’ of taxes. Here are 5 ways politicians want even more

A few months ago, I wrote about one of my favorite phrases used by Democratic...

Sep 15, 20264 min read
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MORNING GLORY: Spare us the AI apocalypse rhetoric. Let Congress decide what comes next

Every morning brings a new warning about "artificial intelligence" (AI) along the...

Sep 15, 20267 min read
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Raucous primary season reaches final act in deep-blue stronghold, kickstarting sprint to November

Delaware voters head to the polls Tuesday for the final primary of the 2026 election...

Sep 15, 20265 min read
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Scrap windfall tax on oil and gas firms early, North Sea industry urges

Labour should replace levy in 2027 rather than 2030 as energy bills are poised to...

Sep 15, 20261 min read
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Leading UK retailers ‘breaking law’ by not refunding customers for returned goods, Which? finds

Consumer group says online shops routinely failed to reimburse delivery costs of...

Sep 15, 20261 min read
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Conservation ‘gateway drug’: farmers embrace ancient craft of hedge laying

Grant applications in England surge as interest grows in habitat that captures carbon...

Sep 15, 20261 min read
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What would it take to make India’s cities better – and safer?

After a five-storey building collapsed in Delhi, focus is on how urban areas can adapt...

Sep 15, 20261 min read
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‘I was being polite’: prominent athlete continued texting Alan Jones after alleged assaults due to his reputation, trial hears

Witness tells court he sent Jones friendly messages after two alleged assaults because...

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Jean Nassif swears during Icac evidence and declares ‘no one can make me shut up’

Fugitive property developer beams in from Beirut bedroom to declare ‘I’m not corrupt’...

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Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks

One Nation leader had been condemned by figures from across the political spectrum...

Sep 15, 20261 min read