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IMF warns Chalmers; Origin’s hydrogen blow; OpenAI’s $229b moment
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British PM stumps up for Taylor Swift tickets after donations furore
With his popularity in freefall, Keir Starmer has tried to make amends for his freebie frenzy by paying back $12,000 worth of gifts out of his own pocket.
- Hans van Leeuwen
September
AUKUS was part of plan to punish Macron, says Boris Johnson
Writing in his upcoming memoirs, the former UK prime minister accused the French president of being a “positive nuisance” during talks to leave the EU.
- Updated
- Daniel Martin
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
- Opinion
- World politics
Why even good politicians are unpopular these days
It’s not just Keir Starmer – political leaders are on the nose around the world, and it’s not all their fault. Decades of peace and affluence have raised expectations.
- Janan Ganesh
Platinum rejects bid; BlueScope circles Whyalla; BYD’s new ute
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- Analysis
- UK politics
Why Britain’s PM faces political firefights on all fronts
A combination of bad politics and unpopular policy has left Sir Keir Starmer on the back foot. And there isn’t even a Tory opponent who can lead the attack.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- UK politics
Keir Starmer’s honeymoon hardly got started
The UK prime minister already has a marginally lower approval rating than the recently deposed Rishi Sunak. Even by modern standards, the fall has been swift.
- Matthew Lesh
Inflation cools; PM targets negative gearing; Macquarie fined
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Starmer calls for return of ‘sausages’ from Gaza in conference gaffe
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer misread his script – which called for the return of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 last year.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- Brexit
Brits regret Brexit, but can the country turn back?
Boris Johnson ‘got Brexit done’, but most Brits now seem to wish he hadn’t. Polls show more people see it as a failure, and would even vote to rejoin the EU.
- Hans van Leeuwen
NATO official backs long-range strikes on Russia despite risk of war expanding
“Every nation that is attacked has the right to defend itself. And that right doesn’t stop at the border of your own nation,” said the head of NATO’s military committee.
- Lolita Baldor
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Why Kyiv wants to use Storm Shadow missiles in Russia
Kyiv wants to be able to use the long-range weapons to destroy the Russian air bases and bomber fleets that carry out attacks on its territory.
- Updated
- John Paul Rathbone
- Opinion
- Global economy
What Taylor Swift and Oasis can teach us about the economy
The music industry’s shift from product to performance foreshadows a widespread move towards intangible assets in the wider economy.
- Andy Haldane
US hints at allowing Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia
Top US and UK officials announce nearly $2.2 billion in aid to Ukraine, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken says long-range missiles would soon be on the agenda.
- Matthew Lee and Illia Novikov
London and Sydney workers slow to return to office: study
London workers spend 2.7 days in the office and Sydney 2.8 days, well behind Paris, New York and Singapore.
- Irina Anghel
Nearly $700 to see Oasis! Outrage in UK over ‘dynamic’ ticket pricing
Fans had expected to pay around half that, and global giant Ticketmaster was the only one of three platforms to have engaged in the practice.
- Daniel Woolfson
August
- Opinion
- US election
Harris should distance herself from Bidenomics
The US president’s high-spending protectionism is bad policy and worse politics. It has no answer to America’s brewing public debt crisis.
- Janan Ganesh
- Analysis
- Social media
Who’s afraid of Elon Musk?
Is the combative entrepreneur fanning the flames of far-right politics or is he just “an angry man screaming into a hurricane”?
- Hannah Murphy
White supremacists turn UK riots into online recruiting pitch
Hard-line organisations previously designated by the UK as domestic terrorists are calling for an overthrow of the British government.
- Jeff Stone