5 Data Breaches You May Have Missed
The news cycle has been dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the presidential election, nationwide protests and a whole lot more.…
As Joe Biden prepares to become president, the US still reels from the deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’
Every four years on January 20, the US exercises a key tenet of democratic government: the peaceful transfer of power.…
Ideology triumphs over evidence: Morrison government drops the ball on banking reform
Political pressure forced the federal government in 2017 – when Scott Morrison was treasurer – to call the royal commission…
Forget about the trade spat – coal is passé in much of China, and that’s a bigger problem for Australia
Australian coal exports to China plummeted last year. While this is due in part to recent trade tensions between Australia…
They Crowdfunded Protesters’ Legal Fees. They Face Two Years in Jail.
Rights groups are calling for the immediate release of a Belarusian journalist and his partner who have been jailed for…
Seven Women Artists of Color Are Honoring Kamala Harris’s Historic Inauguration With a Triumphant New Video Artwork
A group of seven women artists of color are collaborating to mark the inauguration of Kamala Harris as America’s next…
Western Anti-Vaxxers Are Undermining COVID Vaccine Rollouts in African Countries
A well-organised network of international anti-vax accounts is pumping harmful vaccine misinformation into Africa’s social media ecosystem, threatening to undermine…
18-Year-Old American Girl Imprisoned For Breaking Quarantine In Cayman Islands Has Been Freed
pixabay composite One month ago we reported about 18-year-old Skylar Mack, a student at Mercer University in Georgia, who was…
Former NSA hacker: top skills, jobs and hacking in 2021
How to win at this Ethical Hacking game! Former NSA Hacker discusses the SolarWinds hack, jobs, top skills to learn…
Trump leaves behind legacy of targeted vitriol toward the press
The Capitol attack on Jan. 6 resulted in at least nine physical assaults against journalists and at least five arrests,…
Earth has stayed habitable for billions of years – exactly how lucky did we get?
It took evolution 3 or 4 billion years to produce Homo sapiens. If the climate had completely failed just once…
Parasites: what causes some species to evolve to exploit others
If you saw the first episode of David Attenborough’s new BBC series Perfect Planet, you will have seen the astounding…
Now’s the time to rethink your relationship with nature
The pandemic has allowed many of us to develop a new appreciation of the great outdoors. But of course, this…
Labor leader Anthony Albanese accuses Scott Morrison of pandering to Donald Trump – ABC News
Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has called for Australia to play a more assertive role in its alliance with the…