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How Netflix has shaped (and shattered) our content landscape over the past decade – and what comes next
Although competition between streaming platforms remains as hot as ever, viewers seem to be getting the short end of of the stick.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:
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Is this the right budget for these economic times? We asked 5 experts
Cost-of-living measures are the key feature of this pre-election budget. But does it shore up our economy at a time of global risks? We asked 5 experts.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Glencore's Hail Creek coalmine methane emissions could be higher than official reports – video
UN-backed research has found emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from Glencore's Hail Creek coalmine are probably between three and eight times higher than officially reported. Two aircraft with different types of monitoring equipment and flying at different altitudes looked for plumes of methane coming from the coalmine in Queensland's Bowen Basin – a site highlighted in a previous study as a major...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:A $33 billion vote-grabber or real relief? Examining the Albanese government’s big housing pledge
The federal government’s housing plan includes two headline measures aimed at boosting supply and helping buyers.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Protecting salmon farming at the expense of the environment – another step backwards for Australia’s nature laws
After shelving plans to reform Australia’s nature laws, the prime minister wants to walk back existing protections with new legislation introduced this week.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Podcasting was once a rebel medium for diverse voices. Now it’s slowly being consumed by big media
Of the top 50 most popular Spotify podcasts in Australia today, more than half come from overseas – and primarily the United States.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Critical thinking is more important than ever. How can I improve my skills?
We’re told we need to think critically, to not fall for misinformation. Thankfully, it’s a skill we can practise and become better at.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:‘We don’t have a cultural place for men as victims’: why men often don’t tell anyone about sexual abuse
Men wait an average of 21 years before telling anyone they were sexually abused. A new study looks at why men often don’t disclose sexual abuse and assaults.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:National standards by stealth? Why the government’s latest plan for schools might fail the history test
Standardised testing has been tried and scrapped before. But with a tender for a new ‘standardised assessment tool’, the government appears to be trying again.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:The ‘hot mess’ Olympics? How Queensland’s 2032 Games planning descended into farce
The LNP’s vision is for an Olympics held in venues rather than a city – and guarantees controversy across Brisbane and beyondFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFew people in Queensland disagreed with the former state premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, when she described plans for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane as a “hot mess”.Tuesday’s...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:The 2025 Australian federal budget: here's what you need to know – video
A deficit, a Medicare boost and power bill relief were all things expected in Tuesday night's budget. But what else was in there, and what does Jim Chalmers' 2025 budget mean for Australians? Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explains this year's winners, losers and surprisesCoalition will not support Labor’s budget tax cuts, Angus Taylor saysWhat the budget means for your generation – gen Z, millennial, gen X or...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Federal budget 2025: watch treasurer Jim Chalmers' full budget speech – video
Weeks away from a federal election, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, hands down his fourth budget, saying it is aimed at helping with the cost of living while the Australian economy is 'turning the corner'. The budget includes tax and energy bill relief, a cap on the price of medicine and a boost to Medicare. After overseeing back-to-back surpluses thanks to booming commodity prices and a strong labour market, the budget...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Federal budget 2025: Chalmers delivers speech spruiking tax cuts and energy relief – video
Weeks away from a federal election, Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down his fourth budget, saying it is aimed at helping with the cost of living while the Australian economy is 'turning the corner'. The budget includes tax and energy bill relief, a cap on the price of medicine and a boost to Medicare. After overseeing back-to-back surpluses thanks to booming commodity prices and a strong labour market, the budget will...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Jim Chalmers’ 2025 budget speech abridged and annotated – the economy is OK and we’re heading into an election
What the treasurer said – and what we can read between the lines of the budget night speechLive updates: Australia federal budget 2025 latest news and reactionThe complete 2025 Australian budget: choose the news coverage that matters to youExplore all of our 2025 federal budget coverage Continue reading...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Australia budget 2025: the seven graphs you need to see | Greg Jericho
These are pure Labor tax cuts – just what the ALP should be all about – but why are we still letting gas companies get off scot-free?Live updates: Australia federal budget 2025 latest news and reactionExplore all of our 2025 Australia federal budget coverageEarly budgets before an election are often troubling affairs. The government usually doesn’t want to give away its entire election strategy.In the past such budgets...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Albanese government bids for votes with ‘top-up’ tax cuts for all
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced surprise tax cuts while talking about “storm clouds” gathering in the global economy.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:At a glance: the 2025 federal budget
Here’s what you need to know about the big spends in Labor’s last budget before the election.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:A ‘modest’ tax bribe, delivered against dark clouds of Trump-induced uncertainty
US President Donald Trump isn’t mentioned by name. But he is the colossus in the background of this budget.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:The 2025 budget has few savings and surprises but it also ignores climate change
The Budget Paper 2 book, which contains new measures, is a slim document.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Tax cuts are coming, but not soon, in a cautious budget
An average worker will get $268 but not until mid-2026.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Why is the US group chat on Houthi attack plans so concerning? A military operations expert explains
Top US officials discussed plans to strike Houthi rebels on an unclassified platform with a journalist. Here are 3 questions answered by a former ADF operations specialist.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:A budget splash to conserve 30% of Australia’s lands will save species – if we choose the right 30%
Protecting 30% of Australian lands sounds good – but what matters much more is whether we’re protecting dwindling habitat for endangered species.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Brisbane 2032 Olympics: David Crisafulli announces new stadium, breaking election promise – video
Queensland premier David Crisafulli has announced a new $3.8b, 63,000 seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to the plan, the Gabba is slated for demolition, to be replaced by residential development. A long-planned Brisbane Live Arena won’t receive $2.5bn in commonwealth taxpayer funding, instead the private...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Technology has shaped human knowledge for centuries. Generative AI is set to transform it yet again
From clay tablets to electronic tablets, technology has played an influential role in shaping human knowledge for centuries.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Wage theft is now a criminal offence in NZ – investigating it shouldn’t be left to the police
Australia has adopted a tougher, more targeted approach than New Zealand to investigating wage theft by employers – and it doesn’t involve the police.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:The ICC showed its might by arresting Rodrigo Duterte. Its reputation will take longer to fix
The ICC is often criticised for being ineffective when it doesn’t act, and biased when it does.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Why does my kid eat so well at childcare but not at home?
Some kids live a ‘double life’ when it comes to eating habits. But there are six ways to bring childcare eating habits home.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Nerve-wracking twists, remarkable stardom and jet-black comedy: the 5 best films of the 2025 French Film Festival
These five captivating films offer a snapshot of the very best of contemporary French cinema
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Lawmakers worldwide want to talk to the Meta insider whose memoir is a US bestseller – after Zuckerberg took her to court
Meta has issued a court order to stop former senior employee Sarah Wynn-Williams from discussing her memoir – despite its new commitment to ‘free expression’.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:What’s the difference between freckles, sunspots and moles?
A big freckle or a sunspot? A flat mole or a dark freckle? Here’s how to tell the difference between the three –and when to get a spot checked for skin cancer.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Are labels like autism and ADHD more constraining than liberating? A clinician argues diagnosis has gone too far
A staggering rise in the prevalence of many medical conditions and the cultural attention we pay them is the subject of a new book, The Age of Diagnosis.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Will $1 on your ticket help save Australian live music? A UK model is much more ambitious
The newly launched Australian Music Venue Foundation is partly modelled on the United Kingdom’s Music Venue Trust, but the UK model has a more radical approach.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Plants breathe with millions of tiny mouths. We used lasers to understand how this skill evolved
Plants shape Earth’s atmosphere by moving carbon and water vapour. New research sheds light on how they learned to do it – and how it may change in future climates.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Breast cancer screening is ripe for change. We need to assess a woman’s risk – not just her age
A fundamental shake-up of how we screen women for breast cancer could save more lives from the disease. Here are some options of how this could look.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science
Some academic publishers have been accused by scientists of being “too greedy” and prioritising profit over research integrity.
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