5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (451+ words) An Haaretz investigation says Netanyahu failed to pass on a warning of a major Hamas operation, while Israeli officials later rejected an unconditional offer to release civilian captives. An adviser to bin Zayed said that according to the president, Hamas…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1667+ words) Israeli voters are choosing between competing approaches to war and security, while Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continue to bear the consequences. Three years after Israel’s genocide war on the Gaza Strip, Israel’s elections scheduled for 27 October are…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (924+ words) New powers will help eSafety investigate whether platforms are enforcing the under-16 social media restrictions, but early evidence suggests the policy’s limits run deeper. In the same week the federal government is preparing to introduce its landmark digital duty of…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (645+ words) A new minimum hourly rate is a major improvement for delivery riders, but platform incentives still reward speed, dangerous conditions and risk-taking. It’s the lunch rush in Sydney’s CBD on a putrid summer day, and I’m hurtling along the George…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (672+ words) Climate disruption, conflict, resource scarcity and political instability are driving rising migration, with much larger movements of people likely in coming decades. The human tsunami is building irresistibly, with one person in every 20 worldwide now seeking to relocate from their…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (747+ words) A succession of killings, assaults and sexual violence has exposed the dangers women face across Pakistan – and the failures of institutions meant to protect them. Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of violence, sexual assault and murder. Another day,…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (903+ words) Hundreds of protesters lined the Sydney Marathon route over the presence of Israeli military-linked participants, calling for scrutiny under Australia’s character laws. Hundreds of Australians carrying Palestinian flags lined sections of the Sydney Marathon route on Sunday 30 August, protesting against…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (440+ words) The UN now accepts that global warming is going to exceed 1.5°C but it’s unlikely that this will change anything governments or corporations do. It’s now too late to avoid catastrophic global warming. The task now is to limit further…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (764+ words) As climate-fuelled disasters intensify, political leaders should stop treating discussion of their causes as untimely and confront the consequences of continued inaction. Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah said last week’s deadly Himalayan flood was “not an ordinary” event but driven…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (386+ words) Claims that forests stop growing after 25 years are contradicted by field evidence showing old forests continue storing carbon, while dead trees and burned forests retain vital ecological value. First, all field measurements to date show quite clearly that forests do…...