China tests Scarborough as Manila casts beyond US for help

China’s makeshift platform at Scarborough Shoal may have disappeared, but it has exposed a far more enduring strategy to cement its control of the South…

The UK asylum system is a form of neo-colonialism

Our hostile immigration system forces traumatised queer migrants to perform rigid, Westernised scripts for safety

Tarabuster Thursdays: Republicans Make Screaming Matches Great Again

Washington reflecting pool saga is just the latest example of man trying to dominate nature – and losing

The reflecting pool builds on a landscaping tradition of organising nature into orderly lines and geometric shapes. Nature did not always play along.

Tai Po fire: Wang Fuk Court administrator ‘confident’ owners meeting can be held next month

The government-appointed administrator of the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court has said it is “confident” that an owners’ meeting can be held next month, after missing…

MSCI clock ticking on Indonesia’s broken and untrusted IDX

For decades, Indonesia Stock Exchange’s (IDX) institutional structure has acted as a brake on the growth and global competitiveness of Indonesia’s capital market. The exchange…

Hong Kong woman arrested after 30 endangered reptiles found in Sham Shui Po flat

A Hong Kong woman has been arrested after 30 endangered reptiles were found in a Sham Shui Po flat. Authorities discovered the collection after a…

BREAKING: Man struck by lightning on Lantau Peak, as Hong Kong hoists red rain signal

A 65-year-old hiker has been struck by lightning on Lantau Peak, police have confirmed to HKFP. The man was among a group ascending Lantau’s highest…

China built Indonesia’s nickel boom. Will it stay for the bust?

When PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) began operating in North Morowali, it represented everything Indonesia wanted its nickel industry to become. Built with US$2.7 billion…

HK Electric to hike fuel surcharge by 33.9% from July over ‘deferred effect’ of war in Middle East

HK Electric has said that it will raise its fuel surcharge by 33.9 per cent in July due to what it called the “deferred effect”…

The true danger of AI may lie in its reflection of us, warns Anna Goldsworthy

In her Quarterly Essay, Anna Goldsworthy treats AI as a mirror rather than a monster. Is humanity wise enough to live with a technology that…

SA Premier attacks Federal Government accountability

SA Premier, Peter Malinauskus has launched a legal attack that could erode Federal Government transparency and accountability.

🔴 Jun 30’s Top Cyber News NOW! – Ep 1164

JUST IN: Pam Bondi CAUGHT on Tape Taking Direct Orders From Trump to Bury Evidence

Landmark lawsuit against ‘concerning’ fracking tossed

Activists have lost their court bid to prevent gas exploration in the Northern Territory after claiming fracking would contaminate groundwater resources.

New Zealand internal report warns of Chinese military forays in Pacific

Chinese ballistic missile tests and naval forays will become a “persistent” feature of the Pacific as Beijing expands its security presence, New Zealand officials said…

Deepfake AIs shut down as beefed-up social ban looms

More platforms that generate naked images of real people have been pulled offline in Australia in the lead up to a potential ban on the…

Screen Grabs: Need a bracing dose of gumption? ‘Ask E. Jean’

The 'eccentric personality' who sued Trump and won. Plus: vivid 'Maddie's Secret,' poppy 'Peter Asher,' retro 'Rose of Nevada' The post Screen Grabs: Need a…

Israel First LOSES IT Over US – Turkey Alliance

Asian shares fall after Apple’s price hikes

Asian markets have been subdued after Apple shares slid 6.1 per cent following price hikes for iPads and MacBooks to counter chip costs.