At least 21 people have been killed and more than 40 injured when fire ripped through a hotel in Delhi, police say, in one of the deadliest blazes in the Indian capital in recent years. The building, in the city’s southern suburb of Malviya Nagar neighbourhood, had a restaurant on the ground floor and a…
A new Deloitte report has marked 2026 “the year of AI” and said the real “winners” will be organisations that thoughtfully combine human and machine strengths. The quarterly employment forecast from the major consultancy firm suggests AI is reshaping the labour market, but not necessarily through job losses. While 82 occupations were identified as likely…
US President Donald Trump has confirmed he unleashed an expletive-laden character assessment against the Israeli prime minister earlier in the week, as he convinced Benjamin Netanyahu to pull back from planned attacks on the Lebanese capital Beirut. On Monday, Mr Netanyahu announced he had ordered his country’s military to strike the Hezbollah stronghold suburb of…
Australian officials began talking with their US counterparts about changing the AUKUS pact around a year and a half ago, a Senate estimates hearing has heard. Discussions began early last year, culminating in an announcement last weekend that Australia would buy three second-hand Virginia-class submarines in the 2030’s, rather than two second-hand and one new….
Growing up in New Jersey before the internet and multiplexes branched into art-house films, Anora filmmaker Sean Baker got his first taste of cinema like any American kid living in the suburbs. “It was Spielberg and Lucas — mainstream Hollywood fair,” Baker tells ABC Arts. Mainlining magazines like Premier, Famous Monsters and Fangoria in his…
Estrangement is a painful and complex relationship experience, whether you’ve become estranged or are the one who has cut ties with a loved one. Our recent story about the ambiguous loss that comes from family estrangement prompted many of you to share your own experiences. We asked experts how you can begin healing from estrangement,…
We all love Australian music, but how closely do we know the albums that made such a huge impact on our lives? Can you pick these 10 classic albums when they’re zoomed right in? Loading Love Australian music? Discover the next classic Australian album on Double J
A Queensland childcare worker has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to more than 80 counts of assault involving three young children. Warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse Edwina Amy Ling, 48, pleaded guilty to 80 counts of common assault and two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm in Cairns District…
Ukraine has struck an oil export terminal in St Petersburg hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual economic forum got underway. The attack on St Petersburg, Mr Putin’s home city, and the location of his own ‘Davos’ — a showcase economic forum designed to attract foreign investment — comes as both sides dial up strikes…
Australia could be hit with a new 12.5 per cent US tariff after the Trump administration accused dozens of countries of failing to crack down on goods made with forced labour. The proposed tariff was announced by the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday, as part of an investigation into what Washington says are unfair…