North Korea is playing diplomatic gymnastics at the Olympics
There was a bit of a media frenzy at the Paris games recently when North Korean athletes posed for selfies with South Korean competitors at the gymnastics. Those same athletes were also spotted cheeri...
9 Aug 202411min
Two astronauts are still stuck in space. Can we get them down?
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been in the International Space Station (ISS) since early June – and they can’t get down. The pair have been stranded in space for over 60 days due to technical ...
8 Aug 202421min
Macca's is McFlopping. Is the global economy in a pickle?
McDonald’s is an economic juggernaut. Since its inception in the 1940s, the golden arches have dominated the fast food market globally, becoming a beacon of success. But is the seemingly never-ending ...
8 Aug 202411min
What the Olympics and shoplifting have in common
Artificial intelligence is colliding with elite sport and mega-events like the Olympics in ways that could soon affect our daily lives, in surprising ways. AI is being used to identify talented future...
7 Aug 202422min
Oat, full cream, soy: should you be drinking milk?
Previously, dairy milk was viewed as an irreplaceable part of a balanced diet. But things are more complicated now, and Australians are drinking less of it. So why the shift? Is it due to greater awar...
7 Aug 202411min
Teenage terrorists - Australia's radicalisation problem
ASIO and the federal government announced on Monday that Australia’s terror threat level had increased from 'possible' to 'probable'. Part of the reasoning - an increase in young men being radicalised...
6 Aug 202421min
Why the stock market is crashing and what it means for you
Are you in need of a go-to explainer on what the hell is going on with the stock market and how it could affect you? This time last week, everything was coming up Milhouse for Australian investors. Th...
6 Aug 202412min
Baghdad Nights: How Australia funnelled $300 million to a dictator
September 11, the Iraq War and John Howard’s prime ministership were among the most pivotal news events of the early 2000’s. But did you know that during that same period, Australia lived through its...
5 Aug 202420min
