How Aussies near you are coping with the fuel crisis
Petrol prices are reshaping Australian life in ways big and small — from a grandmother’s isolation to a farmer’s future. Source link
New Writers' Week boss says books, not political views, will inform line-up
The new chair of Adelaide Writers’ Week has sent a statement to would-be critics, quipping that Pauline Hanson would be worthy of inclusion on a literary line-up if the One Nation leader were “secretly writing Australia’s next best crime novel”. Source link
US watchdog announces Epstein files audit
The audit follows months of controversy over censorship, missed deadlines and the publication of survivors’ details. Source link
Monstrous octopus terrorized seas off B.C. in Age of Dinosaurs, study suggests
Whale-sized, monstrous octopuses prowled the seas during the Age of Dinosaurs, snatching prey with their huge tentacles and crunching them with powerful jaws, fossils from B.C. and Japan suggest. Source link
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre showcases MPs with new caucus roles
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced two new roles for members of his caucus, aimed at developing a strategic plan for the Asia Pacific and responding to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that some fear threatens property rights. Source link
Transponders the NTSB says might have helped in Air Canada crash to be installed at New York area airports
Transponders that might have helped pinpoint the location of a fire truck that collided with a landing Air Canada jet in New York will soon be installed on ground vehicles at the region’s three major airports. Source link
Fire truck heard 'stop, stop, stop' before deadly LaGuardia crash but didn't know warning was for them: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board has published its preliminary report on the deadly crash between an Air Canada jet and a firetruck at New York’s La Guardia airport last month, including a detailed timeline of the events leading up to the collision. Source link
Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending grows
The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta’s largest layoff since 2023. Source link
Canadian drama Heated Rivalry wins prestigious Peabody Award
Crave’s hit series Heated Rivalry has won a Peabody Award. Source link
Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly intelligent hunters Source link