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Michael Gudinski, the founder of Mushroom Records and a towering figure in Australian entertainment, died on Mar. 1 at the age of 68. Mushroom Group, the entertainment company founded by Gudinski when he was only 20 years old, confirmed he died in his sleep at his home in Melbourne. Founded in 1972, Mushroom Group has […]

The Queensland Premier’s repeated calls for an extension to JobKeeper is “petty politicking”, as the next stage of targeted economic support is already under consideration, the Australian Treasurer says. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has continued to ask for an extension to JobKeeper, saying Queensland’s tourism industry will be severely affected once payments stop on March 28.

Sweeping new powers are being granted to Australia’s eSafety Commissioner to monitor and takedown “seriously harmful content”, including those related to cyberbullying and revenge porn. However, lawyers, civil rights groups, and tech giant Google have expressed concerns about the new law’s scope and possible infringements on civil liberties. Introduced into Parliament last week, the Online

Commentary Almost indiscernible in the relatively banal debate about foreign policy, and particularly the relations of the United States with China and Iran, is a sideways shift in the alliance system that was set up to deal with, and was the framework for the successful conclusion of, the Cold War. The only rival of the

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is considering whether to introduce more flexibility into the nation’s retirement saving system. Speaking on Feb. 27 at a retirement income forum hosted by the Council on the Ageing (COTA), Frydenberg signalled that the government would like to see more “flexibility” in the sector to allow people to better balance their working life and

Chinese investment in Australia plummeted by more than 61 percent in 2020, according to new data from The Australia National University (ANU). This follows the continual downward trend of Chinese investment in Australia since the 2015-16 financial year. The university’s Chinese Investment in Australia (CHIIA) Database reported that the total investment in 2020 added up to just over A$1 billion (US$775

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was treated at a hospital in Boston over the weekend after falling down and losing consciousness. “I took a fall,” Romney said. “Let’s see, what can I say? Yeah, I had kind of a tough, tough weekend,” Romney said and added jokingly: “I went to CPAC, that was a problem.” Romney

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Monday that the Democrats should defy a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian and vowed to force a vote on to add the $15 minimum wage mandate back into the pandemic relief bill. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough had ruled last week that the $15 minimum wage provision could not be enacted

In his first public speech since leaving office, former President Donald Trump asserted himself as the de facto leader of the Republican Party and gave us some insight into his future plans. In Arizona, 3 days ago a judge ruled that Maricopa County must hand over 2.1 million ballots from the last election and allow

The United States must sharpen its artificial intelligence-powered tools in order not to fall behind the efforts of communist China, a U.S. national security commission has told Congress. In a 750-page report (pdf) to Congress released on March 1, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) detailed the threats posed by Beijing, which has