Afghanistan’s own democratic aspirations long predate the West’s intervention in 2001. The Taliban’s return dealt a devastating blow, but these aspirations endure.
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The government has announced it had “stepped in” to delay the ATO’s ban on credit card payments until June 30 next year.
Anthony Nocera’s Log Boy asks how we can possibly move on from a crisis that is, indeed, still ongoing.
I witnessed a genuine desire for the world to engage with the people affected by climate change.
An Olympic emblem has to represent a city and a nation – while also engaging the rest of the world. How can one symbol do it all?
OpenAI released 722 new AI-generated mathematical papers at once – three have been retracted, and mathematicians are coming to grips with the rest.
This week’s Firmus rollercoaster offers some useful lessons – including what to always look for before investing any money.
Spring is the perfect time to get outside – and appreciate our tiniest critters.
In Grace Chapple’s delightful and incisive adaptation, the story refocusses and settles into 2026, reminding us of the power of theatre.
Protein is famous for filling us up and helping us stay full between meals. But fibre does this too – and most of us are not getting enough.
Magda Szubanski’s books are not conventional celebrity memoirs. She doesn’t name-drop or frame her story as one of triumph.
New Nobel winner Anne Carson’s playful, deeply intelligent work riffs off and reinvents ancient classics – and often lands with breathtaking emotional force.
A new study linking lower nurse staffing on surgical wards with higher rates of post-operative deaths has raised urgent new questions about NZ’s settings.
Australian batters aren’t scoring runs like they used to. There are a few reasons why, but the answer isn’t obvious.
Here’s how parents can spot the difference between a boy who loves to train and one who has unhealthy feelings about his body.
A flash of radio waves from a young galaxy 3 billion years after the Big Bang is lighting up 80% of the universe’s history.
You can get fit relatively fast, but it takes a while for your muscles and tendons to catch up. Here’s what you can do.
Space is a frontier where we could do things differently, yet we are replicating the same patterns of commerce and control.
It’s increasingly common to hear climate-fuelled disasters described as the ‘new normal’. But our desire for normality and predictability is wishful thinking
Occupants of the White House have traditionally taken a thump in midterm elections. And this year, polls suggest Republicans are set for a battering.
Large political donations in 2026 have already surpassed 2023 levels. New research shows where the money has been coming from over recent elections.
The process would require companies to find, test, report and manage the risks of their systems
When opposition started talking about cutting immigration it would have thought, on the basis of polling, that it was tapping into a vein of political gold.
The allegations against the fitness guru have sparked a discussion about our perceptions of who might be capable of violence and why.
A looming ban on using credit cards to pay tax bills will mean one less option for juggling tight cash flow. But the government is under pressure to intervene.