This Month
Asian ‘superfood’ that helps you sleep is set to go big in Australia
Jujubes can help with everything from insomnia to depression, according to Chinese medicine. Canberra has signed a deal to make them easier to import.
Court rules government has no duty to protect from climate change
The Federal Court has ruled the Commonwealth government does not have a duty of care over Torres Strait Islander people to protect them from climate change.
Glowing quoll shortlisted for science photography prize
A never-before-captured “biofluorescing” Eastern Quoll is among the 12 finalists of this year’s Beaker Street Science Photography Prize.
US tech billionaires fund Australian YIMBY battle
An Australian group has secured funding from some of the world’s biggest tech billionaires in their fight for more housing.
Law firm to pay costs for ‘fabricated’ AI information in court docs
A Melbourne law firm used AI software that accidentally produced incorrect court documents.
Why you should be grateful for your $6 coffee
Australians love to complain about the cost of their morning coffee, but turns out we’ve been paying low prices for arguably the best coffee in the world.
Mushroom murder tale ends with guilty verdict
After a gruelling 10-week trial a jury has found “mushroom cook” Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three people by serving them poisoned beef Wellingtons.
The $123m street in the path of nature’s fury
Intense weather events like this week’s “bomb cyclone” are making some absolute beachfront homes an increasingly risky proposition.
Is the great European summer exodus over for Australians?
The big rush is still happening, but more prescient travellers have noticed the trend of intolerable summer temperatures and aimed for shoulder season.
‘Bomb cyclone’ causes chaos at Sydney Airport
The closure of two runways at Sydney Airport caused long delays for passengers as a “bomb cyclone” took hold along the NSW coast.
June
What is bombogenesis? The wild storm front hitting the east coast
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a weather warning for NSW and north-east Victorian coastal residents as a “bomb cyclone” makes landfall.