Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca Iran-aligned group rejects claim it targeted Mecca, while Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemns attack The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
Foreign students to face tough restrictions on bringing in family under Labor’s immigration plan Home affairs minister Tony Burke will detail long-awaited changes as support for One Nation surges amid immigration debate The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
Alice Springs heavy metal music venue raises $1m in donations in fight to stay open Supporters from around Australia back the Black Wreath, a volunteer-run centre far off the beaten touring track The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
Your photos, your words and your work: will Labor make it easier for AI companies to take them for free? Every family photo you ever posted would be fair game for AI companies unless you choose to opt out The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
Singapore pays people to pick up a book in battle against doomscrolling Affluent city-state hopes plan will improve critical thinking and imagination ‘in a world of extraordinary abundance of stimulation’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
Ukraine war briefing: New anti-drone weapon scores hit amid race against Shahed jets Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps announces Vivaldi counter-offensive is recapturing Russian-held territory. What we know on day 1,666 The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
Yvonne Whear’s car found in river as mystery surrounding NSW woman’s disappearance continues Police say personal items thought to belong to Whear recovered from waterlogged vehicle The Guardian - AU · Sep 16
Queenslanders’ rights to oppose mining projects ‘gutted’ by new laws, activists say As minister says process needs to be ‘streamlined’, Greens and Lock the Gate say the legislation is ‘corrupt’ and tears up environmental protections The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants Compromise revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, meets Albanese ministers The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
Morning Mail: Hanson’s daughter faces scrutiny, Alzheimer’s anxieties, and AI’s ‘surreal’ Joycean dialect Lee Hanson works remotely for NSW senator without required official permission; alarm that tech language could circumvent monitoring The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
Minns says Molly Ticehurst’s murderer deserved longer sentence for ‘vicious’ crime’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
Gua sha looks good on Instagram – but is it worth the hype or a waste of time? The practice does increase blood flow to parts of the bod, but experts say this isn’t necessarily a health benefit: ‘A punch to the nose also increases blood flow’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
AFL finals: where the Sydney v Fremantle preliminary final will be won and lost The Swans are within touching distance of an unlikely grand final spot while the Dockers have their campaign for a first premiership back on track The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
Pauline Hanson’s daughter Lee working for a NSW One Nation senator remotely from Tasmania without ministerial approval Exclusive: Lee Hanson also appears to be regularly campaigning for party during work hours, social media shows The Guardian - AU · Sep 15
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 ‘In this new car, I feel patronised’: which driver assistance systems actually improve safety? Modern cars are fitted with features like autonomous emergency braking and fatigue monitoring. But do they support motorists or drive them to distraction?
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 Datacentre giant accused of using AI while lobbying for Victorian minister’s support for hyperscale factory Correspondence requests state MP Melissa Horne to lobby on NextDC’s behalf – but contains alleged AI-created errors
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 Grey’s Anatomy: the steamy and often thrilling medical drama is still endlessly watchable It launched the careers of Sandra Oh and Katherine Heigl, popularised terms like ‘vajayjay’ and even managed to make bowel obstruction sexy
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 Is Pauline Hanson marching Australia towards a Brexit-style hostility to reason? Despite the limited logic of One Nation’s vibes-based politics, it’s not hard to see why dismissing experts might be a winning political position
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests Exclusive: Screening if used alone risks leading people to believe they are inevitably going to develop dementia
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 One of Sydney’s largest councils joins ban on ‘pervert’ glasses at local swimming pools Councillors say locals have been raising concerns about people secretly filming in change rooms, swimming pools and around schools
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation Study finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and massacres were much greater than previously thought
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 Labor staffer and former Play School host sacked for ‘abhorrent’ posts attacking Peta Credlin Rhys Muldoon uses X to target Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff and senator Jacinta Price
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 ‘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 he had been generous to him
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 ‘Mafia boys’ and ‘corrupt politicians’: fugitive developer Jean Nassif rants to Icac from Beirut bedroom Nassif declares ‘I’m not corrupt’, threatens to pull out of evidence and waves handwritten notes at counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer
The Guardian - AU · Sep 15 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 over the resurfaced podcast comments