As next week’s all but certain rate rise looms, there is one thing we can all agree on: the end of war in the Middle East can’t come soon enough Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers is blaming the latest shocking inflation figures on the worsening Middle East conflict, and he has a point. The trouble is, voters aren’t buying what the treasurer is selling. Continue reading...
Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying it
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King Charles to discuss legacy of slavery with Commonwealth leaders at summit
Royal tour of Caribbean comes as poll suggests majority support among younger Britons for dialogue on slavery reparations King Charles has confirmed he will discuss the legacy of slavery at a summit with Commonwealth leaders as he begins his Caribbean tour. The king arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday to a ceremonial welcome and attended a youth rally at Clifford Park, the site where the country officially gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1973. Continue reading...
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The next phase of military rule in Egypt is here
El-Sisi’s announcement that he will not run for a fourth term may signal a new leadership arrangement.
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Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say
Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirms The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who called the act “shameful”. A report by the news website Metrópoles , citing people close to the politician’s family, said he was en route to the US. “The plane is in flight,” Metrópoles reported, without making clear where it had departed from. Continue reading...
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Coalition MP ejected from question time after swearing at PM – as it happened
Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Online hate is spilling into the real world, AFP warns AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett began her late-night appearance at the Senate estimates hearing noting “a heaviness that hangs across Australia” after the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines . Lone actors are being motivated by a convergence of personal grievances, mental health vulnerabilities and ideological concerns … What helped keep us safe in recent times, such as our geography, analogue systems and far away criminals, has been impacted by fully integrated technology, social media and artificial intelligence. We hear about the devastating impacts of racism from communities every day. But many experiences go unreported or uncounted, and our systems often do not capture the full picture. This is not about collecting more data to prove racism exists. We already
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Experts defer to AI in decision-making, Anthropic study finds
Professional analysts chose options that matched AI assistant's preference 86 percent of the time, research finds.
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Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says
Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politics Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tony Blair’s former communications guru, Alastair Campbell, says the UK political system was too quick to revert to overheated rhetoric and polarisation after attacks on MPs, urging politicians to “re-win the argument for democratic politics”. More than a week after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly targeted in an attack outside her electorate office in northern Victoria, causing her to lose both legs, Campbell said the tenor of political debate in Australia should better reflect Haines’ own approach. Continue reading...