Yesterday
Trump wants a Nobel. His new peace plan hands Putin the prize
The US president’s confidential 28-point scheme to end the invasion has been branded a capitulation of war-weary Ukraine to the Russian leader.
Why a fight over immigration is not the answer for Sussan Ley
The Coalition is failing to attract Gen Z and Millennial voters, but there are also worrying signs for the government in the latest polling data.
Top economic boffin: ‘Seeds of the next financial crisis being sown’
Australian investors are at risk as the US and China look for disruptive ways to exert leverage over each other’s economy.
This Month
Liberal women inherit a crisis they will struggle to fix
The party might be headed for a historic outcome, with female leaders in NSW, Victoria and Canberra, but it is still failing to learn from election losses.
The smart money has finally found a way to actually short the AI boom
So far, most attempts at betting against artificial intelligence have backfired as Silicon Valley giants have sucked up capital and driven markets higher.
Putin’s secret sabotage attacks on Europe are not fooling anyone
Russian operatives are suspected of blowing up a rail line in Poland that carries supplies to Ukraine in what experts say is a strategy to sow discord in Europe.
Trump’s Epstein backflip means Republicans avoid this scary question
Before the US president changed his mind, a vote in favour of releasing the files would have earned his wrath. But a vote against would have angered MAGA.
Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ won over Trump. Now she faces a bigger test
Sanae Takaichi is managing her first real foreign-policy crisis as China ratchets up the pressure in response to her remarks about Taiwan.
Labour gets tough on immigration to stop Farage becoming PM
The UK government is borrowing from hardliners’ political playbook by unveiling a crackdown on would-be immigrants crossing the English Channel.
Trying to out-Pauline Pauline risks becoming a fool’s errand
On climate and now immigration, the Liberal Party is chasing One Nation more than Labor. New poll numbers suggest that approach isn’t working as planned.
How Aussie expats are being taxed out of London
The UK government’s swoop on overseas-earned income and assets is seeing some Australians move to Dublin and other low tax jurisdictions, accountants say.
Stay in the Paris Agreement with this one weird trick
The Liberal Party’s plan to repeal Labor’s emissions targets would disqualify Australia from the Paris climate agreement. But there could be a workaround.
The revenge president. Inside the Trump supremacy
Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled – the US president is already on his way to building a new world order.
Albanese tried to advise Starmer. Now the UK PM is on the ropes
The Australian PM encouraged Labour’s leadership to take time cementing their agenda. Instead, a cack-handed move from Keir Starmer could see him dumped from office.
This year’s global climate summit is different – but not in a good way
The vibe shift on global climate action has hit the buzz around Brazil’s COP, but the true believers are still there doing work they say is as urgent as ever.
Can Donald Trump really sue the BBC?
The president’s threat to take the public broadcaster to court could become an irritant in the “special relationship” between the US and UK.
America’s lingering data black hole should worry investors
Given Jerome Powell has likened assessing the US economy’s health without data to driving through fog, it may be slightly premature to dive back in to the market.
The astonishing bull market will end one day. Are you ready?
Big stock gains have always been followed by big losses – and it can take years to recover them after a market crash. Here are tips on how to prepare.
Time to buy the dip? The dumped ASX stocks on investors’ radar
Domino’s Pizza, Premier Investments, CSL and GQG Partners are tempting buy-the-dip candidates, say fund managers. But just not yet.
Shutdown fix comes just in time for Trump’s economic team
Fears for the US economy have helped energise senators from both sides of the aisle to resume federal government funding despite deep political polarisation.