What, if anything, has the past financial year taught us? Not much, apparently, as it draws to a close this afternoon in much the same way it began. Global geopolitics is in the kind of disarray unseen in almost a century, there is social and political upheaval on almost every continent and the global economy…
The number of Australians doing their own tax has been increasing since the introduction of MyTax in 2014. But while the technology has made lodging simpler, people are making mistakes as their lives “become more complex”, says Natalie Peng, a lecturer in accounting at the University of Queensland’s School of Business. With side hustles, working…
Deepfake and altered images depicting a Bondi Beach terror attack survivor holding an Academy Award while covered in blood spread “like wildfire” online just hours after the shooting, a royal commission has heard. The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has entered its third hearing block, which will focus on the spread of hate…
Two things happened last week that give us a much clearer picture of what the world is going to be like from now on. First, Iran asserted its control of the Strait of Hormuz by turning back two ships that didn’t take the correct route and second, a Chinese company released an AI model that…
The fragile Gulf ceasefire is looking more fragile by the hour. The key trade at the moment seems to be missile fire between US and Iranian forces. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a trickle again. Much of this escalation happened after US markets closed on Friday, but the anxiety was there…
The “cesspool” of anti-Jewish material on social media is set to be examined when the antisemitism royal commission resumes this week. More than 20,000 submissions have been made to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, which mostly sat in secret last month due to national security and legal concerns. Evidence heard behind closed…
It’s been five years since Marija Milisavljević lost the person she says could “light up a room”. Her husband of eight years died from leukaemia in 2021. “I miss everything about him, I miss his presence… just the comfort of having my person in the room,” she said. Like any grieving loved one, Ms Milisavljević…
An Australian man charged with the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Thailand has told her family her death was “out of my control”. Simon Peter Carman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport overnight on Friday. Shortly after, police found a large suitcase near railway tracks, which contained a naked body identified as that of Tunchanok…
When farmer Greg Squires noticed feral cats darting across his sheep paddocks during the day, he knew he had a serious problem. His property at Kelso is near the mouth of the Tamar River, about 50 kilometres north-west of Launceston. The estuary and reserves that hug the coastline are home to a range of vulnerable…
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz almost immediately caused a fuel price shock felt in bank accounts around Australia. Even if the Strait returns to normal, that shock will keep sending prices up in a range of industries. Economic ripples will filter through to a plethora of products, such as plastics, fertilisers, building materials,…