March 2024
I was stung by an Irukandji, this is what happened next
Most Aussies have heard about stinger season in north Queensland. But not everyone survives the full-body experience of encountering an Irukandji jellyfish.
July 2022
One hack’s battle to reclaim a hacked Insta account
A long-time journo who thought he was “street smart” gets played big-time in the fast-moving world of cyber hacks, spammers and low-life deadbeats.
February 2021
AFR interim profit season calendar and results
Here is a list of the results of Australian companies reporting their interim results in the February reporting season.
March 2020
China may take over HNA, which has a 20pc Virgin Australia stake
Beijing plans to take over HNA Group, which has a 19.85 per cent Virgin Australia stake, as the debt-laden group fights the coronavirus' impact on the economy, Bloomberg reports.
February 2020
REA Group revenue falls 6pc on drop in property listings
The owner of property web site realestate.com.au said its first-half revenue and core profit both fell as nationwide property listings dropped 14 per cent.
AFR interim profit season calendar and results
Here is a list of the results of Australian companies reporting their interim results in the February reporting season.
El-Erian warns to not buy the dip as coronavirus 'cascades'
Mohamed El-Erian is warning investors to be wary as the coronavirus will 'paralyse China' and slowing growth will 'cascade' around the world, CNBC reported.
October 2019
Humiliated Trudeau clings to power
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, tarnished by a series of scandals, lost his majority government, but was likely to stay in office.
August 2019
Nomura warns market sell-off could be 'Lehman-like'
A second market sell-off after Monday's rout in global equities could be 'Lehman-like', Nomura warns, referring to the Wall St banker's September 2008 collapse.
July 2019
China beats US for most positive influence in world
A survey of 18,000 people shows China has a more positive influence in world affairs than the US. Canada places No. 1, with Australia right behind.
June 2019
Qantas mulls bonus frequent flyer flights
It could be a win-win for the Flying 'Roo. Packing all the keen frequent flyers onto the 50-year-old 747s to make good on its newly revamped awards program.
Banks help ASX close higher after rate cut
The Australian sharemarket closed higher on Tuesday as the major banks rallied following the RBA's decision to cut interest rates.
May 2019
$A falls to three-year low on US-China trade war
The $A has fallen below US69.50c to its lowest level since January 2016 as Donald Trump doesn't shy away from his fight with Beijing over trade.
Canada's housing crisis eases to 'moderate' from 'high', report says
A tightening in mortgage standards and taxes slapped on foreigners buying into Vancouver have helped ease property market pressure.
April 2019
Seek spends up on 'disruptive' FutureLearn and Coursera
Online job-search site Seek 'scales up' its platform by splashing out $142 million to buy stakes in online education and workplace businesses.
Vancouver home sales fall to a three-decade low
Much like Sydney, sales of properties to local and foreign buyers in Canada's Pacific port have cooled sharply since a peak two years ago.
February 2019
Firefighters tackle blaze in apartment block in Melbourne CBD
About 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze since early on Monday morning at an apartment block in Melbourne's CBD.
January 2019
OZ Minerals fourth-quarter copper output slips, gold production climbs
OZ Minerals said its fourth-quarter copper production fell 1.4 per cent to 29,482 tonnes as gold output jumped 9 per cent.
China accuses Canada of 'white supremacy' in detaining of Huawei CFO
China is accusing Canada of 'white supremacy' for arresting Huawei's CFO and denies Beijing is 'bullying' by having detained Canadians in return.
November 2018
BHP faces a $9b lawsuit over Samarco dam collapse in Brazil, reports say
BHP faces a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in the UK over the failure of the Samarco dam in Brazil that killed 19 people, the Telegraph reported