This Month
Our reviewer’s top streaming picks
In a great year for premium TV, the standout theme was the re-emergence of the science fiction genre with shows that were inventive and dynamic.
December 2025
‘Special employees’: Meet Trump’s billionaire inner circle
Twelve billionaires have worked for the Trump administration, making it the wealthiest White House in modern history, with a net worth of $585 billion.
Big tech wants Trump to act on ‘irritant’ in US-Australia relationship
Groups representing Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Adobe, Microsoft and other US multinationals say the News Bargaining Incentive is a breach of free trade laws.
Can you beat our experts’ 21 predictions for 2026?
Financial Review writers share their predictions for the new year – from artificial intelligence and interest rate rises to Donald Trump’s peace prize chances.
Australia’s media industry wants these 5 tech giants to pay up
A group representing three of Australia’s biggest media companies has called for urgent new laws to force global platforms to pay for news.
‘Brazilian Nadal’, phoney books and other AI blunders of the year
From journalism to law to professional services, few industries have escaped our hapless misuse of this troubling technology.
Is Die Hard really a Christmas movie?
Yes, the movie is set around Christmas time, but it’s hardly festive and contains no strong Yuletide message.
Tech billionaires are building private fortresses, sparking anger
Silicon Valley’s Palo Alto has changed drastically as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and other tech founders scooped up properties. A pushback has started.
Why Joe Rogan missed a Golden Globes podcast nomination
The awards’ voting body played it safe, seemingly keen to avoid any controversy. Imagine a host showing up and saying something contentious.
Teens pile into Lemon8, Yope, Coverstar as social media ban kicks in
Alternative platforms not included in the social media ban are topping the app charts.
How The Rest is History podcast conquered the world
No one saw it coming, and no one quite knows how it happened, but Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland have become a phenomenon.
Happy birthday, ChatGPT. Thanks for nothing (yet)
AI has transformed capital markets and the way we think about work, but this is still a tech revolution built on anticipation, rather than reality. And that creates risks.
The AI bubble comes to Australia: What happens if it pops?
James Thomson and Paul Smith on the multitrillion-dollar AI investment boom, where the opportunities are for Australia and what happens if it goes wrong.
November 2025
Sergey Brin gifts $1.7b in Alphabet shares after fortune surges
The world’s fourth-richest person also gave away shares to charities in May. The Google co-founder’s fortune gained $149 billion this year on the AI rally.
From Meta to Microsoft, tech giants are eyeing Australia’s bond market
To finance the AI gold rush, the most profitable companies in history are assessing the nation’s pool of fixed income capital.
The former lawyer who has become a must-read in Hollywood
Matthew Belloni covers Hollywood as the human melodrama of an empire in decline. “It’s the real-time disintegration of a 100-year-old industry, and it’s a fantastic story.”
Expect AI unknowns to continue the market’s wild ride
When so much money is chasing so much unproven value, investors will need to strap in and be prepared for what is likely to bring further turbulence in 2026.
Matt Comyn fronts parliament to warn of troubled times ahead
The CBA chief executive has defended the profitability of the country’s major lenders and warned of intense competition from American technology giants.
Apple’s much-ridiculed $350 cloth iPhone pouch has already sold out
The Pocket, as it’s called, is a sling made in collaboration with Issey Miyake, the famed Japanese label that created Steve Jobs’ signature black turtleneck.
My 5.6-metre failure while testing the Apple Watch Ultra 3
The high-tech timepiece can be submerged 40 metres underwater, into the inky depths of the ocean where the monsters are – but I barely scratched the surface.