5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (500+ words) April 30, 2026 " 5: 50am Along Monbulk Creek in Melbourne's south-east, a platypus forages for prey. It's busy business, being a platypus. No one knows for sure how many of these elusive creatures remain in this section of the creek, but Melbourne Water waterways…...

17+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1199+ words) The world has lost 40 per cent of its helium supply since the start of the Iran war, first from Qatar and then from Russia. We will find out soon enough whether the global digital economy can shrug off losses on…...

23+ hour, 41+ min ago  (1487+ words) April 29, 2026 " 11: 40am From the moment he turns up for our lunch appointment, Sam Berkovic is self-effacing. We're here because he's just been appointed the next president of the Australian Academy of Science. It's a prestigious role, and when I congratulate him…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (924+ words) Updated April 29, 2026 " 9: 14am, first published 5: 40am California: Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, world's richest man and Open AI co-founder, took the stand on Tuesday (US time) in a high-stakes trial revolving around a bitter feud between himself and former friends Sam Altman…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (943+ words) April 29, 2026 " 5: 00am Professor Ross Garnaut is the leading voice among Australia's many economists. Whereas most economists tend to focus on the most immediate and prosaic of our economic problems, Garnaut is more prophetic. He looks at issues further into the future,…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (13+ words) What's that smell? The pungent odour mystifying southern Brisbane locals'smh. com. au...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (740+ words) April 28, 2026 " 4: 00pm They're big, metallic, often wrapped in colourful plastic packaging and, increasingly, they're being dumped on the side of the road or left leaning on public bins. Tens of thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are being illegally disposed of around…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (671+ words) April 28, 2026 " 5: 00am "Forever chemicals" could be leaching into the Brisbane River at dangerous levels from a major industrial facility. A government report revealed PFAS was detected at the Chevron fuel terminal in Eagle Farm at levels many times higher than ecological…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (552+ words) April 28, 2026 " 5: 00am There's a lot to consider when picking out a new set of noise-cancelling headphones, which should keep you happy in your own personal cone of silence at home, work, commuting and travelling for years. Here we've picked out four,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (346+ words) April 27, 2026 " 7: 45pm I spent many years working in the rooms where the future of our planet is negotiated. Discussions mainly focused on ways to reduce the pollution that causes climate change. That work culminated in the Paris Agreement, a hard-fought but…...