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Analysis
‘I can’t save money for potential emergencies’: COVID lockdowns drove…
But for older Australians who depend on the Age Pension for income, lockdowns drove many deeper into “energy poverty”. Authors The Conversation Some faced up to 50% higher bills than…
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Asia
China is building border walls with Vietnam and Myanmar to…
Then-US president Donald Trump gained world-wide attention when he announced his plan in 2015 to build a 1,609-kilometre long “beautiful border wall” in an effort to keep Mexican migrants out…
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Australasia
It’s been one year since Australia’s first COVID-19 case.
Monday marks exactly one year since the first case of coronavirus was discovered in Australia. Maani Truu & Lucy Murray SBS News Twelve months on, doctors who were on the…
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Activism
Brazil Indigenous leaders sue Jair Bolsonaro for ‘crimes against humanity’
Two top Brazilian Indigenous leaders have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro for “crimes against humanity”, accusing him of unprecedented environmental damage, killings and persecution.…
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Asia
China rescues first worker trapped in Shandong gold mine, state…
The worker was rescued at 11:13am on Sunday and sent to hospital for treatment, state media agency Xinhua reported. ABC News The miner was “extremely weak”, according to a post…
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Biography
Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87
Never too pushy, never going directly for the jugular, King — with his trademark suspenders, horn-rimmed glasses and rolled-up sleeves — would chat it up with presidents, authors, actors, psychics,…
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Activism
Russian authorities jail Alexei Navalny’s allies ahead of protests this…
Russian authorities on Friday cracked down on supporters of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, handing down short jail terms to allies as police vowed to suppress protests this weekend. SBS News…
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Internet
Will deplatforming make QAnon and the far-right fade away or…
“It’s over and nothing makes sense,” read one message thread title on the largest of these forums. James Purtill ABC News “He sold us out,” a believer wrote… Will deplatforming…
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Arts & Culture
Beverley Farmer and the solitude of the writing life
In February 1987, when she wrote these words, Beverley Farmer was the author of two collections of short fiction and a short novel, Alone, which had won attention for its…
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Analysis
The Meaning of the Mittens: Five Possibilities
Pity the art directors, the stylists, and the stage managers. Naomi Klein The Intercept_ So much effort, taste, strategy, and money went into planning the semiotics of Joe Biden’s inauguration.…
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Africa
New Challenges for Chad’s Army
Chadian authorities, supported by their international partners, should build a more representative and professional army, and establish safeguards to discourage violence in… ICG What’s new? The Chadian army is often…
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Analysis
Poirot at 100: the refugee detective who stole Britain’s heart
That man, of course, was Hercule Poirot, who made his debut in Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1921. Christopher Pittard The Conversation Though potentially the second…