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The housing 'super cycle' may be ending, and that could be a good thing
Before the federal budget, the housing market was already starting to choke on its own excesses. Now some economists are tipping an extended period where home prices grow no faster than general inflation. Source link
Trump drops $2.5b 'weaponization' fund plans amid corruption allegations
The US president has abandoned plans for a $2.51 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for victims of alleged government “weaponization”, according to the acting attorney-general. Source link
Rocket motor test success marks Australian-made missile milestone
In what is being described as a significant leap forward in Australia’s push to develop and manufacture its own missiles, newly released footage shows the first test-firing of a locally made solid rocket motor. Source link
'Even sleep is expensive': The challenge for a people forced to live in ruins
It’s been seven months since the ceasefire in Gaza, but reconstruction has barely begun, water remains contaminated and minimal aid is getting into the strip. This is what life is like for its residents. Source link
CommBank creates opportunities for technologists to upskill with frontier AI companies
Working with AI world leaders at CommBank’s San Francisco Tech Hub offers CommBank’s technologists the opportunity to learn at the frontier in the world’s leading technology ecosystem. Source link
This rapper was having panic attacks on stage, until he transitioned
Poet, rapper, musician, playwright and novelist Kae Tempest is a prodigious polymath. It wasn’t until he affirmed his gender that he connected with his true self. Source link
Why Hugh Jackman's brother cried on his first day as a prison-school teacher
After Ralph Jackman retrained as a teacher, his first job was in a youth detention centre. His new memoir reveals how a broken system is failing vulnerable kids. Source link
Israel and Hezbollah trade fire as Trump says US-Iran talks continue
Lebanese state media has reported Israeli strikes, some deadly, at about 30 locations in the country’s south despite a partial ceasefire. Source link
How the electromagnetic spectrum opened our eyes to the universe
Our understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum goes back to Isaac Newton, but astronomers are still finding new ways to employ it. Astrophysicist Emma Chapman explores how much these invisible waves can reveal to us about the cosmos – and whether they might show us that we’re not alone Source link
Heat-related deaths 'tip of the iceberg' in India as UN sends El Niño warning
India’s deadly heatwave comes as the UN warns the world to prepare for a moderate to strong El Niño this year. Source link