16+ min ago   (725+ words) September 13, 2026 — 3:42pm There was widespread surprise when NAZA, an Israeli documentary that had a record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, won the special jury prize at the awards ceremony on Saturday. That early award meant Israeli filmmakers Yuval…...

37+ min ago   (464+ words) September 13, 2026 — 3:21pm Of all the weird things occurring in the US right now (Measles are back! Cold War with Canada!) one of the strangest has been the rise of the Trump clones. Their origin dates back to 2016. As the then Republican…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (675+ words) September 13, 2026 — 2:48pm Australia’s assistant technology minister has called the behaviour of OpenAI’s rogue AI agents “unquestionably dangerous” after a private briefing from one of the independent investigators looking into a hacking incident in July. Andrew Charlton, assistant minister for science, technology…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (510+ words) September 13, 2026 — 2:07pm An Alkimos man has been charged with reckless driving after footage emerged of a toddler behind the wheel of a ute and steering it through suburban streets. WA Police allege a 30-year-old man uploaded video footage to social media…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (756+ words) September 13, 2026 — 1:30pm When Garry Ledger fell on a tram and hit his head last August, there were initially no signs of a major injury. The 78-year-old South Australian had just boarded the route 16 service towards the city. He was busy tapping…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (574+ words) September 13, 2026 — 1:30pm I was among about 300 people who crowded into a warren of reception rooms which doubles as the hotel’s air raid shelter. They included current and former prime ministers, defence and foreign ministers, policymakers, diplomats, academics, editors, foreign correspondents, commentators…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (783+ words) September 13, 2026 — 1:30pm During five years’ trading in Melbourne’s west, Phil Gaby’s business has had just as many homes. Nan’s Bakehouse began at the markets, then moved to Footscray Plaza before expanding into the business next door. A coffee van followed, then…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (67+ words) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was stunned after Pauline Hanson attacked his late mother for living in public housing, saying she was “way out” of the One Nation leader’s league. September 13, 2026 — 1:26pm...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (909+ words) September 13, 2026 — 1:06pm They are feature films you will almost certainly never see. Made for comically small budgets. Starring no-one you know. Yet at a time when even well-funded Australian films regularly struggle to find an audience, young filmmakers keep making ultra-low…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (47+ words) Raphael Akperjiori is left in a troubling state on the mat after being knocked down in the ring by Da'Mazion Vanhouter. September 13, 2026 — 12:05pm...