As Cambodia Cracks Down, Cyberscam Networks Test Sri Lanka

What happens next will determine whether the island is a temporary refuge for foreign cybercriminals or becomes part of Asia’s cybercrime infrastructure.

Cambodia-Thailand Relations, Not Myanmar, Will Define ASEAN’s Immediate Future

The ongoing conflict between the two member states is a direct challenge to the Southeast Asian bloc's founding purpose.

Why drinking alcohol makes you reach for chips and nachos

Alcohol stimulates a hunger for protein. And if it’s not satisfied, it persists.

View from The Hill: antisemitism royal commission soon to wade into tricky terrorities

It was imperative to have the post-Bondi royal commission, but the evidence to come will highlight and could even exacerbate the strains in our fractured…

Instead of a soft power coup, the World Cup could be an ‘own goal’ for Donald Trump

There’s a crucial difference between soft power and spectacle. Early signs indicate the World Cup will offer more of the latter for Trump’s America.

Philippine Defense Secretary Vows to Defend Nation’s Interests After China Sanctions

The country's Department of Foreign Affairs said that the sanctions against Gilberto Teodoro Jr. are “an unfriendly act" that "further complicates" bilateral relations.

Trump Loves The Inflation

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The White House UFC event is a perfect storm of fight culture and US politics

Joe Rogan calls it a ‘gimmick’ but Donald Trump says it will be ‘great for America’. Welcome to the White House UFC event.

As the World Cup begins, lets remember FIFA’s ‘apolitical’ farce didn’t start and end with Trump

The custodians of the beautiful game have always had some ugly friends. The post As the World Cup begins, lets remember FIFA’s ‘apolitical’ farce didn’t…

Betting battle joined: the SA Reserve Bank probes Betway

In the middle of a snowballing gambling epidemic, industry leader Super Group (Betway and Jackpot City) has quietly made it known that it faces an…

Why is it misogynistic to call a woman a ‘witch’?

From the middle ages on, threatening the patriarchy by displaying ambition or failing to conform to societal gender norms was taken as evidence of witchcraft.

Gemma O’Toole tried to sail to Gaza. She says IDF members tortured and sexually assaulted her

The 23-year-old Australian was one of 422 people on a flotilla trying to bypass an Israeli blockade and bring aid to Gaza. She details to…

Allegra Spender failed to put her money where her mouth is on tax reform. Now what?

Independent MPs talk a big talk on the need to rein in property tax breaks. But when it came to the crunch, most voted against…

The RBA has released its Donald Trump playbook. These are the four horsemen of its financial apocalypse

You can't really say 'that orange lunatic keeps screwing up everything' in an official document. So this is the next best thing. The post The…

What the High Court’s about-face on refugee detention says about the rule of law

The courts change their minds all the time about what the law is and is not, meaning that the law itself is never wrong. The…

The Yuan’s Quiet Advance on Commodity Pricing

A miner paid in yuan has a reason to borrow in yuan, and a miner indebted in yuan has a reason to price in it.

Another Upheaval on Mayor Wilson’s Staff as Communications Director Departs

By Erica C. Barnett In the latest upheaval at the mayor’s office, Mayor Katie Wilson’s communications director, Seferiana Day, is… The post Another Upheaval on…

‘The Two Big Lies About Trans People at the Heart of the EHRC Codes of Practice’

The EHRC are increasingly struggling to justify their interpretation of the law on the rights of trans people, argues Helen Belcher

All US Options for Ending the Iran War Are Terrible, Warns US Defence Analyst

Every realistic path to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war in Iran would be catastrophic, argues Brynn Tannehill.