Link posts 26 Jan 2026
Victoria Devine in The Age, states Australia’s insurance system is under unprecedented strain as climate-driven disasters and rising risk assessments push premiums ever higher, leaving more homeowners exposed and coverage increasingly unaffordable.
‘Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently Avatar director, who moved to New Zealand after the Covid pandemic says he will soon be a citizen of a country where people ‘are, for the most part, sane’ - The Guardian
Europe drives to digital sovereignty, over US dependence. Europe is confronting a strategic vulnerability after decades of reliance on US-based internet infrastructure, cloud services and platforms. The Conversation explains why that dependency now looks dangerous, and how moves toward European-controlled alternatives could reshape the digital balance of power.