A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty heads for auction
The astrolabe – or astronomical computer – is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before. Source link
Noah Kahan was crowned a superstar. It messed with his head
The US singer became a festival headliner after his third album, triggering a crisis of confidence. Source link
Shaun Micallef would hate to be immortal, so he wrote a vampire novel
After Shaun Micallef finished up 11 years hosting comedy news show Mad as Hell in 2022, the comedian did something unexpected: he wrote a ‘gothic romance novel’. Source link
'Self-belief, respect': Indigenous boxers building strength with David Pocock
A Canberra Indigenous-led boxing camp is helping young fighters hone their skills for life inside and outside the ring in its first development camp, continuing a proud tradition of First Nations involvement in the sport. Source link
Ollie Hollands 'in a good space' despite late omission after brother's struggles
Carlton coach Michael Voss says Elijah Hollands’s younger brother Ollie is doing OK despite being a late out for the club’s Anzac Day clash with Fremantle. Source link
Eugene Braunwald, Whose Research Reshaped Cardiology, Dies at 96
His work changed how doctors understood heart attacks, heart failure and coronary artery disease, and helped lead to therapies that saved millions of lives. Source link
Social licence test shows why Labor acts on NDIS but not gas
Labor’s radical transformation of the NDIS as it resists a growing chorus of support for a new gas tax exposes the limit of its willingness to act when given a social licence. Source link
Act before commodities boom leaves us bust, urges former Treasury boss
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry says the under-taxed resources sector has hollowed out Australia’s economy, and raising more revenue from the sale of LNG resources was in the national interest. Source link
What Ringo did after the Beatles stunned the music world
Ringo’s childhood love of classic country still influences the new music that The Beatles’s drummer makes. Source link
Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community
The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road. Source link