What’s the Current Crisis Telling Us About Our Fossil Fuel Future? | Fiona Katauskas
Fiona Katauskas argues that the latest energy crisis—driven by geopolitical tensions, supply chain bottlenecks and soaring commodity prices—exposes the inherent fragility of a fossil‑fuel‑centric system. She highlights how price volatility is eroding profit margins for oil and gas firms while prompting governments to fast‑track decarbonisation policies. The piece underscores a growing investor appetite for renewable projects as a hedge against future shocks. Ultimately, the crisis serves as a catalyst, urging both policymakers and industry leaders to diversify energy portfolios and embed resilience into their strategies.
Struggling to Cope with the Relentless and Bleak News Cycle? Go to Bed Early | Jodie Wilson
Jodi Wilson argues that an early bedtime is the simplest antidote to the anxiety‑driven news cycle. She explains how constant digital alerts raise cortisol and disrupt sleep, while predictable bedtime rituals trigger oxytocin and promote calm. Wilson introduces the “reverse...
There Are No Missiles Raining Down on Havana. But What I Saw There Was Still Warfare | Owen Jones
Owen Jones reports that the Trump administration’s recent fuel embargo has deepened Cuba’s humanitarian crisis, crippling hospitals, blacking out the grid, and halting tourism. The lack of diesel has left the Ramón González Coro maternity hospital without essential medicines, while...
Labor Is Copping the Blame for the US ‘Excursion’ in Iran. Can They Get Trump Out of the Driver’s Seat?...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government is bearing political fallout from President Donald Trump’s military excursion into Iran, which has spiked global oil prices and driven up Australian fuel costs. A Guardian Essential poll shows only 25% of Australians...
The Peaky Blinders Film Is Pandering to These Populist Times – I Should Know, the Nazi in It Is My...
The new Peaky Blinders film *The Immortal Man* introduces a fictional British Nazi named John Beckett, a character that the author—who is the real John Beckett’s son—argues bears no resemblance to his father, a former Labour MP imprisoned by 1940. Beckett places the...
Why Axe so Many Juries? My Plan Would Solve the Courts Crisis without Harming Justice | Alan Moses
Alan Moses argues that the heated debate over restricting jury trials distracts from the urgent crisis of an 80,000‑case criminal backlog in UK courts. He critiques the Leveson proposal to replace juries with bench divisions for lesser offences, suggesting it...
Tasmania’s Mount Arthur: A Place Awash with the True Sort of Quiet that Soaks Into Your Skin | Joseph Earp
Joseph Earp’s essay celebrates Tasmania’s Mount Arthur as a sanctuary of quiet that revitalizes the mind and body. He contrasts the restorative power of the mountain’s untouched landscapes with the artificial distractions of urban, corporate life. The piece highlights the...
Digested Week: Hegseth Chides Media for Focusing on Trivial Issue of His Iran Strategy
Pete Hegseth, newly appointed U.S. defense secretary, publicly rebuked the press for fixating on the “trivial” details of his Iran war strategy. He argued that the media’s focus on the absence of a comprehensive plan distracts from the administration’s broader...
Trump Now Calls War Reporting ‘Treason’. His Attacks on the Press Are Escalating Fast | Margaret Sullivan
Former President Donald Trump escalated attacks on the press, calling war reporting treason and urging punitive measures. FCC Chair Brendan Carr and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed his rhetoric, threatening license revocations and demanding patriotic coverage. Media companies, including CNN...
Australia's Universities Have Found Themselves in Crisis. But It Has Been Decades in the Making | Hannah Forsyth
Australian universities are in a deep crisis marked by governance failures, opaque finances, and relentless staff cuts. Decades of globalization‑driven expansion created bloated managerial structures that turned education into a metric‑focused business. Rising student debt, unaffordable housing, and AI‑induced job...
The Guardian View on the Iran War and International Law: It’s Worse than a Mistake; It’s a Crime | Editorial
The Guardian editorial labels the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran as a clear breach of international law and a war crime, pointing to over a thousand civilian deaths and a school strike that killed 175, most of them children. It...
Six Years After Breonna Taylor’s Death, America Is Weakening the Rules that Could Have Saved Her | Jamil Smith
Six years after Breonna Taylor’s fatal March 2020 raid, the Justice Department quietly eliminated the federal rule that limited the use of no‑knock warrants. The policy, adopted after her death, had required law‑enforcement to announce themselves before entering a home,...
Will the Telegraph’s New Owner Curb Its Wilder Excesses – or Make Them Worse? | Jane Martinson
Axel Springer has completed a £575 million acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group, ending a three‑year ownership battle that involved foreign suitors and regulatory hurdles. CEO Mathias Döpfner, who called the paper his "north star," promises to transform the historic title...
Israel and the US Are Fighting Iran Together. Are They on the Same Page Though? | Yousef Munayyer
The United States and Israel have entered their first fully coordinated joint war against Iran, now in its third week. While Washington frames the conflict as a response to Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions, Israeli strikes have targeted Iranian oil infrastructure,...
Labor Must Stop Juicing House Prices and Make Buying a Home the Australian Dream – Not Negatively Gearing One |...
Greg Jericho argues that Labor’s housing incentives are inflating Australian property values. In the December quarter, national dwelling prices jumped 2.7%, with Western Australia posting a 7.5% surge and median prices topping $1 million. The 5% first‑home‑buyer guarantee lifted prices sharply...
The Guardian View on the Expanding Iran Crisis: No Clear Aim and No End in Sight | Editorial
The United States and Israel have launched a war that has already killed more than 1,000 civilians, including children, and sparked a cascade of Iranian retaliation across the Middle East. Iran has targeted U.S. bases, civilian sites in Oman, and...