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The Far Side’s Greatest Sci-Fi Strip Is Also Its Most Brilliant
This Collider opinion piece by Collier Jennings argues that the finest science-fiction entry in Gary Larson’s long-running comic strip The Far Side is also its cleverest. The writer sets out why the strip, a Sunday-paper fixture of the late 1980s and early 1990s, was so well suited to science fiction: like the genre itself, Larson’s…
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Sky News host accuses Penny Wong of double standards in tense live TV clash about Albanese podcast
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong was challenged on live television over whether Labor was applying double standards in its handling of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s controversial podcast appearance. Speaking to Sky News presenter Laura Jayes on Friday morning, Wong repeatedly defended Albanese, insisting that his public apology had resolved the matter and that neither the…
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Fever coach Stephanie White dodges question on GOP letter about Caitlin Clark’s treatment in WNBA
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White twice declined to directly engage with questions about a letter sent by 11 Republican members of Congress to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert concerning the treatment of the team’s star guard, Caitlin Clark. Asked before Thursday night’s game against the Phoenix Mercury, White repeatedly deflected, saying the matter was “not…
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‘Human Headline’ Derryn Hinch dies in his sleep aged 82
Derryn Hinch, the veteran radio and television broadcaster and former Australian federal senator known as the “Human Headline”, has died aged 82. His longtime colleague and personal assistant Annette Philpott confirmed that he died at home in his sleep on Thursday night following a lengthy period of ill health, telling the Daily Mail that the…
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Australia’s Uranium Export Deal with India Sparks Domestic Nuclear Policy Contradiction Debate
The Australian government has concluded a significant uranium export agreement with India, triggering sharp criticism from political figures including One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and commentator Peter van Onselen. T
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Court Refuses Trump’s Request To Put His Name Back on Kennedy Center
The appeals court ruled that the argument by the president’s team that the Kennedy Center will lose money without Trump’s name was bogus. Court Refuses Trump’s Request To Put His Name Back on Kennedy Center Travis Bland
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Trump launches ‘Operation B*** Slap’ in retaliation for Iran shooting ships in Strait of Hormuz: ‘Going with his gut’
US President Donald Trump has ordered renewed military strikes against Iran following a series of Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week, according to the Daily Mail. The White House has indicated the campaign could continue for days or even weeks unless Tehran backs down, marking a sharp…
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Pauline Hanson accuses Anthony Albanese of major double standard after landmark deal with India: ‘It makes no sense’
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government of hypocrisy after it signed a multi-billion-dollar deal to export Australian uranium to India. Hanson argued that it made no sense for Australia to supply nuclear fuel to other countries while banning nuclear energy and uranium mining domestically, framing it as part…
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‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency
Plans for New Zealand’s first AI datacentre, a NZ$3.5bn (US$2bn) facility to be built by Singapore-based company Datagrid in Makarewa, north of Invercargill, have prompted concern among local residents who are demanding greater transparency. Their worries centre on the centre’s substantial electricity and water consumption, potential noise and light pollution, and a sense that the…
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MPs draw up a list of Labour sex pests as a warning for Andy Burnham
Labour MPs are said to be compiling a dossier of colleagues facing allegations of impropriety, sleaze, bullying and sexual misconduct, intended as a warning to Andy Burnham as he prepares to become Prime Minister. According to the reports, the aim is to dissuade Mr Burnham from appointing the named individuals to roles in the next…