Politics & Society

Trump Forces Anthropic to Take Fable 5 Offline: What It Means for Australian Businesses

A US export-control order pulled Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline three days after launch. ANZ boards must now treat frontier AI as revocable infrastructure.

Lachlan Avery · 9 min read
Politics & Society

The Great American AI Act: Inside the 269-Page Preemption Push

The 269-page Great American AI Act would preempt state laws regulating AI model development for three years. Bipartisan, contested, and racing Colorado's June 30, 2026 enforcement deadline.

Eleanor Ashby · 8 min read
Politics & Society

How the UN Just Turned Climate Change Into a Legal Obligation

Mariko Sato unpacks the 141-8 UN General Assembly vote that backed the ICJ's climate ruling — and what it now means for fossil fuels, courts, and the Pacific.

Mariko Sato · 10 min read
Politics & Society

Australia's 2026 Peptide Crackdown: BPC-157, Retatrutide and the Black-Market Wellness Boom

The TGA's April 2026 alert named BPC-157, retatrutide, TB-500, CJC-1295 and GHK-Cu as unapproved peptides. Here is what the crackdown means and how to spot a dodgy supplier.

Bridie Mackenzie · 8 min read
Politics & Society

The 23-Year Menopause Reversal: What 2026 Is Finally Getting Right About Hormone Therapy

After 23 years of caution rooted in a single 2002 trial, the FDA has finally pulled the black box warning from menopause hormone therapy. It is overdue, and lands on a public that barely knows the new story.

Niamh Caldwell · 10 min read
Politics & Society

Australia's $30B Supermarket Price-Gouging Ban: What Coles and Woolworths Face in July 2026

On 1 July 2026, Australia's new excessive-pricing ban lands on Coles and Woolworths. Here's how the $30 billion threshold, the penalty regime, and the ACCC's enforcement plans actually work , and whether shoppers will see lower grocery bills.

Hadley Morrow · 4 min read