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It’s the station where I got my first Sydney broadcasting shift. Now it could all be over
UTS spends millions each year on consultants but is threatening to defund the radio station that kicked off many stellar careers.
- Robbie Buck
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- Opinion
- Climate crisis
Energy security is now inseparable from national security. Australia has options, but they’re being neglected
Securing Australia’s energy system through rapid renewable deployment and electrification is a strategic necessity, not just an environmental goal.
- Chris Barrie and Ian Dunlop
The frozen ‘Ice City’ home to the most likeable people on Earth
Here, winter isn’t just endured: it’s a full-throttle celebration of all things cold, led by a people known for their wicked sense of humour and appetite for a good time.
- Frank Sweet
The hidden life in Beijing’s hutongs
In Beijing’s old hutong districts, residents such as Ma Peizeng and his wife have built modest lives in tiny spaces, sharing communal courtyards and public bathrooms with their neighbours, as the city has gentrified around them.
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
‘Prime lunar real estate’: Australia’s lawyer to the stars – and the moon – is worried
In the global race for space domination Dr Cassandra Steer has become the new sheriff of the “wild west”.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Analysis
- China relations
Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit
China’s quick embrace of Cheng Li-wun is a sign it sees in her an opportunity to advance Xi Jinping’s reunification agenda.
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- AI
This superintelligent AI is so powerful, even its creators are afraid of what it’s capable of
If Anthropic’s new AI tool falls into the hands of bad actors, they could hack pretty much every major software system in the world. And so could your kids.
- Thomas L. Friedman
‘Twenty-six phone calls’: How China helped bring Tehran to the negotiating table
Beijing is being credited with playing a role in getting Iran to the negotiating table, which analysts say is bolstering its image as a peace-brokering major power while the US appears conflict-driven.
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
China’s been very quiet during Trump’s Iran war. There’s a good reason for that
The more the US is entangled in Iran, the better for Xi Jinping. While Trump is neglecting the main theatre of global power – the Indo-Pacific – China is focused. While Trump is destroying, China is building.
- Peter Hartcher
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- Airline reviews
Is a cheap flight to Europe with a Chinese airline OK? Our verdict
With connections to 13 cities across the continent, this airline offers some of the most competitive fares to Europe during the current crisis.
- Flip Byrnes