When mining meets the Dreaming

This week’s bookshop frenzy for a new romantasy title - A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas - prompts some big questions. Why are romantasy plots so silly? Why do smart women love them anyway? And what does it all tell us about men, women and modern love? Come hither: T ...  Show more

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will likely die in jail after the Victorian Court of Appeal rejected her bid for freedom and increased her sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Plus, an economist’s recession warning and Fantastic Furniture closes its las ...  Show more

From our daily news podcast The Front, John Peros' defamation action against Hedley Thomas, Shannah Blackburn and the publishers of The Australian.  For free daily news, search 'The Front' wherever you listen, and subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode.  This episode is pr ...  Show more

A defamation case sparked by the Shandee’s Story podcast poses the question: can journalists publish evidence that calls a court finding into doubt?  Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australia ...  Show more

“This is a diamond!”: In 2017, two young miners, Komba and Saffea, struck gold. They uncovered a huge 709 carat diamond - the ‘Peace Diamond’ - worth millions of dollars, in Sierra Leone. It was a dream come true for them both. They were rich beyond their wildest dreams. And then ...  Show more