31 August 2026
More popular than Barnaby Joyce? This Australian has won over One Nation voters SBS
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31 August 2026
The overall tone of a parliamentary session I attended during a recent visit was kind, even jovial. It reminded me that we have to learn how to argue without the anger that’s infected our politics.
31 August 2026
The Secret Harbour byelection confirms suspicions that One Nation has made inroads into outer suburban Australia, and can draw votes away from Labor heartlands.
31 August 2026
A dramatic new interpretation of thylacine anatomy has discovered that the extinct Tasmanian tiger killed prey more like a reptile than a mammal.
31 August 2026
Kalshi says Santos did not cooperate with its investigation into bets he placed on his own attendance at the State of the Union. The company also fined the disgraced congressman more than $71,000. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
31 August 2026
The highly regarded FEWS NET network stopped posting data on Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- then says it will start posting again in September. What's the reason for this back-and-forth? (Image credit: Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket)
31 August 2026
After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned. (Image credit: Michael Zamora)
31 August 2026
Officials first thought it was just an A. I. ruse, until they checked satellite images of northern British Columbia. The mystery deepened, and on Monday the island was located.
