Australia has had ‘game-changer’ budgets before. How does Chalmers’ stack up?
Of the many budgets delivered since the Second World War, four stand out as having ushered in or consolidated significant economic...
From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi-Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition
China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026.Brendan Smialow...
Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now
Mifepristone is one of two drugs typically used in medication abortions.Carl Lokko/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe U.S. Supreme C...
Trump-Xi summit: Cautious progress on trade, ties and some ‘win-wins’
President Donald Trump departed China on May 15, 2026, after a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that was scrutinized ...
You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows
You can make AI chatbots spout information that's not true.Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty ImagesWhen you ask a large l…
AI-generated fantasies of US intervention reveal how desperation has narrowed Cuba’s political horizons
Cuba's American liberators, depicted on the left in a political cartoon from 1898 and on the right in an AI image.Cartoo…
A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches
Colorado's peach industry is threatened by a fungal disease. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesIn west…
Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language
Emphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse them about speaking…
From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea helped to shape the international public health system
Passengers on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius watch epidemiologists board the boat in Praia, Cape Ver…
Would a $1 rideshare fee affect wealthier or working-class Philadelphians more? 2 Chicago studies offer some perspective
Riders will pay about $30 per hour in time saved when deciding between using a ride-hailing app or public transportation…
America’s musical founding father: ‘Liberty songs’ by a self-taught singer and tanner helped fuel the Revolution
Paul Revere made the engraving used in the frontispiece of 'The New-England Psalm-Singer,' a tune book William Billings …
More than just a critical blow to Keir Starmer and Labour, local votes signal a dis-United Kingdom
Workers put up Union flags at Parliament Square in London as the premiership of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer look…
After an opaque summit, China and the US want to work together again. That might not be good news for…
Back in 2005, US economist Fred Bergsten coined the term “Group of 2” or “G2”, proposing a stron…
Struggling to find an electrician or builder? 5 reasons for Australia’s tradie shortage
PixabayHave you recently tried to call a tradie for repairs or a renovation and had trouble finding one? As the federal …
Why ‘greenhushing’ signals deeper issues with NZ’s climate risk reporting regime
Wanna Yossingkum/Getty ImagesMost of us are familiar with the concept of greenwashing: organisations exaggerating or ove…
Who shops at farmers markets in the US?
People who shop at the more than 8,700 farmers markets operating in the U.S. either year-round or seasonally generally f…
A ‘super El Niño?’ Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare
El Niño can mean a rainy U.S. Southwest, warmer winters in the North and less Atlantic hurricane activity –…
How much is a bat worth? Protecting these tiny insect-eaters isn’t just good for farms – their deaths cost taxpayers…
A healthy bat hangs in a cave, resting up to eat its weight in bugs at dusk.Liz Hamrick/TVAMost Americans tend to think …