Hanson condemned for ‘reprehensible’ comments; Americans top NZ ‘golden visa’ surge; and ringing in lunar new year

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It’s not quick, it’s not graceful, but these early nesters are hard at work in preparation for egg-laying in a few weeks ...

Man jailed for a year after endorsing neo-Nazi views and making antisemitic speech at Sydney rally on Australia Day

Brandan Koschel sentenced to 12 months behind bars for intentionally inciting hatred at March for Australia protest ...

Should we be impressed or worried by China's humanoid robot display? – video

China Media Group's 2026 Spring Festival Gala drew widespread attention with a performance of humanoid robots that appeared to do martial arts alongside young performers ...

China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?

Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do ...

Jesse Jackson: tributes and reactions from Bernice King, Trump and Biden after civil rights leader’s death – latest updates

Follow latest updates as public figures praise civil rights leader who was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for Democratic presidential nomination ...

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UK interest rate cut likely in March as unemployment rate rises; youth joblessness to ‘increase significantly’ in coming months – as it happened

City traders expect cut to UK interest rates next month after jobless rate rises to 5.2% ...

Beats and throat singing: Sámi DJs tap into growing pride in Indigenous identity

Acts such as Article 3 are drawing inspiration from their culture and meeting a big appetite for Indigenous-focused club nights ...

Race commissioner calls on Pauline Hanson to apologise amid condemnation of ‘reprehensible’ Muslim comments

One Nation leader’s statements about Muslims also labelled ‘bigoted and wrong’ by NSW minister for multiculturalism ...
Opinion

Without US military support, we need a European defence union. Here’s what that looks like

The fledgling ‘coalition of the willing’ assembled for Ukraine could form the basis for an urgent European security response, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre ...

From the archive: ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today – podcast

Idealising the past is nothing new, but there is something peculiarly revealing about the way a certain generation of Facebook users look back fondly on tougher timesBy Dan Hancox. Read by Dermot Daly ...