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America at 250: Ken Burns on the 'violent birth' of the US
Ken Burns is one of the great chroniclers of US history.Over a nearly 50-year career, the filmmaker has produced long-form works about America's Civil War, the Vietnam War, and, his latest epic…
Hosting the enemy: America's FIFA World Cup
FIFA President Gianni Infantino this week strenuously defended America hosting the World Cup, in partnership with Canada and Mexico. Even before kick-off time, the tournament was mired in controversy…
How to deal with misinformation in a 'post-truth world'
Misinformation is everywhere.And among the most harmful types is scientific misinformation, with all kinds of severe real-world consequences.So how can we inoculate ourselves against this, and do we…
Can Donald Trump end the war in Iran?
Is the end of the Iran war in sight?The Iranian foreign ministry, President Donald Trump and Pakistani mediators all say a deal is close to being finalised.But we've been here before, with CNN…
Adelaide fundraiser vows to claw back world record for most Marilyn Monroe lookalikes
To celebrate what would have been Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday last week, over a thousand die-hard fans donned platinum blonde wigs, red lippy and white halter-necks in Palm Springs,…
America at 250: how royalists became revolutionaries
As part of our series marking 250 years since American independence, we feature British historian Adam Smith.In 1775, war broke out between the British and the American colonists. The following year,…
Is theatre and cinema etiquette getting worse?
Last weekend on a London stage, acclaimed actress Rosamund Pike did something very unexpected.Pike, who is starring in Inter Alia by Australian playwright Suzie Miller, returned to the stage at the…
Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron on journalism under Trump 2.0
It's no secret that legacy media is facing a crisis.Traditional media outlets like newspapers, television and radio stations have had their business model upended by the internet, social media and…
Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire?
Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning for what could be its biggest launch yet.Next week, the rocket, space, and AI company is set to make its initial public offering, or IPO, which may end up being the…
Pacific diplomacy under the microscope
This week, there were signs that Australia-Solomon Islands relations are on the mend, when the new leader of the Solomons Matthew Wale stood alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra to…
The Last Thing: Victoria Falconer
Victoria Falconer is the co-artistic director of Hayes Theatre in Sydney's Kings Cross, a tiny venue known for almost entirely putting on musicals.She joined Saturday Extra for The Last Thing, where…
How Charlottesville became the frontline of an American history war
In August 2017, during the early months of the first Trump presidency, hundreds of white supremacists and neo-Nazis descended on the small Virginian city of Charlottesville.They were there to protest…
Canberra: love it or hate it?
Last week, an unlikely stoush broke out on X after one user maligned the design of Australia's Parliament House. Criticism of Canberra (and its institutions) is as old as the bush capital itself. But…
Can Australia be a leader in sustainable data centres?
This week OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman declared Australia could be a world leader in AI data centres.While Pope Leo XIV laid out a sweeping vision and a warning to safeguard humanity from AI's most…
Amid heavy losses, Russia looks to next stage of Ukraine war
On Friday, a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania, a NATO member state.And earlier in the week, Russia pummelled Kyiv with drones and used a hypersonic missile - prompting condemnation…
Is it 'deal or no deal' for Iran and the US?
Hours after President Donald Trump concluded a Situation Room meeting with his national security team on Iran, the White House has not indicated whether there will be an Iran-US deal.A proposed deal,…
Is mahjong having a moment?
Mahjong is being revived by a younger generation who want to reconnect over the game they grew up watching their families play.And they've taken matters into their own hands by starting new Mahjong…
Tasmania's budget: a fiscal precipice?
This week in Tasmania, the minority Liberal government has delivered a budget to cut the state's debt and deficit.Tasmanian budgets don't usually make national front-page news, but a new paper argues…
Australian activist claims of abuse while attempting to deliver aid
This week, Israel's security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video of himself waving a large Israeli flag and appearing to taunt activists, who are shown kneeling, their heads on the ground and…
Will President Trump's Republican primary wins undermine their midterm chances?
This week President Trump demonstrated that his grip over the Republican party is tighter than ever.In Republican primaries, Donald Trump's hand-picked candidate Ed Gallrein defeated seven-times…
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