News review
Deep impact: China’s AI tidal wave hits Trump, and Australia
The cheap, open AI model has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley. Has Australia already been left behind or does DeepSeek’s rapid rise, despite limited resources, mean something similar could emerge locally?
- David Swan
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Texts, lies and videotape: Making sense of the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni case
It’s the highest profile celebrity feud we’ve seen for years and – more than ever – it pays to be sceptical about what you hear.
- Kerrie O'Brien
- Tony Wright’s Column
- History
Sussan Ley adds Elon from Mars to her spacey view of Australian history
The deputy Liberal leader added a letter to her name in a quest for lifelong excitement. Now she’s added the space adventures of Musk to her out-there view of Australia Day.
- Tony Wright
North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia earn millions for the Kim regime
Captured soldiers have lifted the curtain ever so slightly on the secretive Kim regime’s decision to join Russia’s war against Ukraine.
- Lisa Visentin
He’s been an arsonist and artist, now he’s on a mission to change lives
Damien Linnane’s 10-month stay in prison led him on a journey to overhaul an outdated healthcare system. Only one thing stands in the way.
- Angus Thomson
- Special series
- Behind the Headlines
I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived
Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time, it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.
- David Swan
Inside Shanghai’s marriage market - where parents seek a match for their unwed child
Marriage rates are declining across China. But at a pop-up market in Shanghai, parents sit for hours every weekend, advertising their single children’s key attributes.
- Lisa Visentin
Their ancestor ruled Australia. Sex and servitude split the family
Australia’s third governor had children by his wife and mistress. Now their descendants meet for the first time to heal old wounds.
- Sue Williams
What Trump’s first four days tell us about the next four years
Donald Trump always said he would put America first. His barnstorming return to executive power shows he intends to do so with an American fist.
- Michael Koziol
This best-selling author had an Aussie holiday. It became a thriller in the making
Australia hasn’t featured in any of David Baldacci’s 60 novels. But that might be about to change.
- Melanie Kembrey
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