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Australia is one of the world’s major exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Yet, there are mounting concerns about whether gas from the east coast gas market will remain available and affordable for ordinary Australians. The federal government’s proposed Domestic Gas Reservation Scheme aims to address these concerns. It will require LNG exporters to supply gas to domestic customers, helping ensure households,…
Halloween is one of the few holidays centered around children. When else can students come to school dressed like astronauts, monsters and witches, or ring strangers’ doorbells to ask for candy? But of course there’s a darker side to the holiday. Horror’s bloody images lurk in the shadows – from ghouls leering over people’s lawns to skeletons hanging from trees – whether invited or not. Thoughtful adults might…
With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump has officially created the United States’ 64th national park. Chiricahua, in southeastern Arizona, was established as a national monument in April 1924 to protect its towering rhyolite hoodoos – tall spires of rock – and diversity of wildlife. The mountainous landscape is commonly known as a “wonderland of rocks.” An act of Congress, signed by Trump, has now designated…
What does it truly cost a human being to lead a nation through an existential war while the world watches from afar? President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals the psychological toll of continuous survival, the grim realities of geopolitical negotiation, and what keeps him still stand
With control of Congress at stake, the 2026 midterm campaigns are on track to spend an all-time record sum on this election cycle. On this week’s On the Media, how political ads are resonating, and misfiring. Plus, a look at the changing relationships between public radio station
Sarah Longwell has probably conducted more focus groups with Trump voters than anyone else in America — hundreds of them, starting in Trump’s first term. So she has a treasure trove of qualitative evidence of how voters have evolved in the Trump era and why many of the president’
James Dolan, the sometimes combative man in charge of both the Knicks and Madison Square Garden, could be one of the biggest obstacles standing between the team and a repeat. Take it from a fan who learned the hard way.
Natasha Gregson Wagner was 11 years old when her mother, Natalie Wood, died. We spoke with her about the scent of gardenias from her childhood, a house where Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn used to visit, and why she refuses to let her mother’s story be told as a tragedy.
A coworker tells you their salary in confidence—and proves everyone else is underpaid. Do you share it?
A coworker privately tells you their salary and asks you not to repeat it. You later realize the figure is strong evidence that several equally experienced colleagues are being underpaid.
A $300 package lands at your door by mistake. Do you keep it?
A package containing expensive headphones arrives with your address but another person's name. The retailer says it has already replaced the order and does not ask you to return it.
