Australia’s economy is a basket case again. Will Jim Chalmers take it on?

In his 2004 thesis on Paul Keating’s prime ministership, Treasurer Jim Chalmers wrote that Keating could not have “imagined the plethora of reforms” that marked his turn as treasurer without the electoral success and popularity of Bob Hawke as PM.

“Hawke was the ALP’s most electorally successful leader ever,” Chalmers wrote, and he provided the “the public support which allowed Keating to indulge in his passion for bold policy.”

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India and Pakistan’s fragile ceasefire only the first step to tackling deep, acrimonious conflict

As the world waited with bated breath, the ceasefire between India and Pakistan — two nuclear-armed powers that looked increasingly willing to engage in an all-out war — appeared to be holding into Sunday.

That’s despite the U.S.-brokered truce’s shaky start, which saw explosions and sirens ring out over towns in contested Kashmir only hours after the ceasefire was declared Saturday as senior officials from both India and Pakistan accused each other of violating the terms of the agreement.

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The iPhone 16 Pro Max has changed the way I think about fast charging

I recently upgraded to the iPhone 16 Pro Max, and for the first time in years, I’ve stopped thinking about when to charge my phone.

No rushed top-ups before heading out, no end-of-day battery panic – just solid, all-day performance. It’s made me realize something: I no longer care about charging speed, especially when it comes to fast charging.

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Nigel Farage is a hit on TikTok – but are young voters listening or laughing?

On social media they call it “clout”.

The term refers to the amount of influence a personality can command through their posts and followers who like and share their content. Among UK politicians, one man has more of it than all the others put together.

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“Qt is everywhere” – we hear about the development framework secretly featuring on billions of devices across the world

TechRadar Pro went to the recent Qt World Summit event, which brought together software developers from all over the world to discuss the ins and outs of designing, building, and testing the next generation of digital products.

At the conference, Qt announced it is expanding its ecosystem, introducing Qt bridges to ‘horizontalize’ its platform even further – and we spoke to Qt’s SVP of product Juhapekka Niemi to find out more about what they do.

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Is Lady Gaga a sign the economy may crash? The recession indicator meme unpacked

According to social media, signs of a recession are looming everywhere.

Lady Gaga headlining Coachella is a recession indicator. A new White Chicks movie? Recession Indicator. Knee-high Converse? Unfortunately, yes.

The meme, which jokingly points to returning cultural trends as harbingers of a market crash, has inundated feeds across the globe.

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From offering drones to solidarity: Turkey’s hand in Pakistan’s attacks

A preliminary probe into the debris after Pakistan’s attempt to breach the northern and western fronts Thursday night suggests that the drones used by Pakistan are of Turkish origin, the Songar armed drone system, the government said Friday.

Briefing reporters, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Col Sofiya Qureshi said that along the international border and Line of Control, drone intrusions were attempted from Siachen to Sir Creek at 36 locations with approximately 300-400 drones.

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Europe must end reliance on US technology – Christine Lagarde

Europe must end its reliance on American and Chinese technology, Christine Lagarde has warned.

Speaking just hours before Donald Trump announces tariffs on all EU goods imported into the United States, Ms Lagarde said the bloc must become more self-sufficient – something she characterised as a “march towards independence”.

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