
Can you own a voice? Taylor Swift’s latest legal move raises big questions for AI and copyright
Swift appears to be the first musician to take this step.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

Swift appears to be the first musician to take this step.

Research suggests smell may help us sense illness, emotion and risk long before we notice anything consciously.

Sperm activity in bees dropped after being exposed to heatwave conditions.

Gangs offer belonging, identity, protection and support for young people.

Retail power prices are set to fall, as renewables pile in – even though transmission costs are rising.

Do you knit or solve puzzles for fun? Research suggests hobbies such as these could help keep your brain healthy, particularly in older age.

You want to be a good friend. A psychologist explains when it’s time to suggest therapy and what to say to make a difference.

Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős’ ‘planar unit distance conjecture’ has stood since 1946 – but an AI disproof has made mathematicians pay attention.

The pope has warned that AI is never truly neutral: it reflects the society that made it. He has called for ethical oversight – and protecting workers.

National hasn’t achieved two of its three big fiscal policy promises from the previous election. Thursday’s budget will be a hard sell.

Football Australia and Cricket Australia highlight how sport organisations can appear commercially successful while remaining financially fragile.

A parade of global leaders through Beijing is good for optics. But this visibility does not necessarily translate into global leadership.