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Albanese buckles to Dutton over anti-Jewish hate laws
Under pressure over rising antisemitism, the government has agreed to Coalition demands for mandatory minimum sentences to win support for hate crimes laws.
- 58 mins ago
- Andrew Tillett
WA election campaign kicks-off with personal attacks
Writs have been issued in a state election that will be a crucial test for Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton possibly just weeks before the federal poll.
- Tom Rabe
- Analysis
- Tax reform
‘It’s not 2022 anymore’: How teal MPs are reshaping their pitch
The shift in language from teal MPs over the past year tells a story about how the independents have broadened their pitch in a changing political landscape.
- Ronald Mizen
Dovetail executive alleges the start-up’s CEO repeatedly assaulted her
The senior female lawyer has detailed a workplace where staff were often drunk. The company denies her claims and says the relationship had been declared and was consensual.
- Amelia McGuire
PM tops up hospital funding, but states still lag on NDIS reform
The states will receive an extra $1.7 billion in hospital funding next year under a deal that is supposed to relieve the financial burden of the NDIS.
- Phillip Coorey
UBS tips more ASX companies to make tariff confessions
The trade war is a late entrant to the February earnings season and will be a source of investor interrogation for CEOs.
- Joanne Tran
Controversial academic still on Macquarie University payroll, says VC
Macquarie University academic still employed despite spate of antisemitic statements over the past 16 months.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Three letters will force private equity to solve a $5 trillion problem
The ‘towering backlog’ of investments on private equity firms’ books needs to start clearing this year.
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Industrial
CSR land sale to fuel Sydney’s Aerotropolis dream
Up for grabs is one of the largest tracts left in the fast emerging precinct that will be home to Sydney’s new airport.
- Nick Lenaghan
Return to office push a boon for landlords
The pendulum is now swinging strongly toward more workplace attendance, according to the country’s largest pure-play listed office landlord.
- Nick Lenaghan
Major banks ready to carry Westpac’s Armaguard load
The banks and regulators met on Wednesday afternoon without the cash transit monopoly to work out how to replace Westpac’s unique cash distribution operation.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Public servants must have independence to give fearless advice
The normalisation of political appointments to top bureaucratic jobs has resulted in public servants becoming more timid about providing robust advice to governments.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Reality will bite Trump’s big dreams in Gaza
The US president’s vision of the US taking over Gaza and turning it into a peaceful, prosperous property development project is a fantasy.
- Jennifer Hewett
Trump’s hardliners seize control in 72 hours of trade chaos
The US president’s brinkmanship with Canada and Mexico shows he and his new economics team are willing to take risks to get his way on the economy.
- Aime Williams, James Politi and Michael Stott
Virgin has the ear of ‘The Points Whisperer’
Flight concierge Steve Hui may not have a business relationship with Velocity, but he has a personal one.
- Hannah Wootton
States reject ratings warning on debt
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey is returning from a US mission to keep debt costs down, but S&P warns Australian states’ credit ratings are at risk of downgrade.
- Paul Karp, Gus McCubbing, Simon Evans and Tom Rabe
Business tax breaks don’t spur investment: RBA
The RBA found company tax cuts are probably more effective than instant asset write-offs promoted by both Labor and the Coalition.
- Michael Read
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Ethnic cleansing or real estate grab. Trump launches Gaza gamble
Bold, insanity, a money grab. Take your pick as to how to describe Donald Trump’s plan to “own” Gaza.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Energy
Food producers taking a hit on power prices in Victoria
Victoria-based food, juice and infant formula maker SPC Global says power price rises are out of whack with other states, and that’s hurting the bottom line.
- Patrick Durkin
EVs can’t shake sceptical motorists despite steep price falls
Electric vehicles are at their lowest proportion of new cars sales in more than two years as buyers show growing concerns about resale values and repairs.
- Simon Evans