Today
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Muslim vote was a disaster for Starmer and could be for Albanese
An analysis of the 23 seats in the UK where Muslim Vote candidates opposed Labour, resulted in an unmitigated disaster for the party. Repeated here, it would be a wipeout for Labor in western Sydney.
- John Black
Fault lines: The growing divide threatening our society
Labor senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from the party highlights a schism between Muslims and the major parties. At risk is Australia’s multicultural ethos.
- Andrew Tillett, Tom Rabe and Gus McCubbing
Yesterday
- Opinion
- UK election
Starmer can help Britain redeem itself
With a towering majority, a well-disciplined team and a ruthless instinct for power, Keir Starmer can restore some of the respect the Tories destroyed.
- Adrian Wooldridge
Are you overweight or obese? Depends on where you carry your fat
European experts have developed a new framework to modernise the staging, diagnosis and management of obesity.
- Jill Margo
Time to buy into tech stocks has passed, says UniSuper
Soaring technology stocks helped increase the retirement savings of the fund’s customers last financial year, but it’s hitting the pause button on further investment.
- Hannah Wootton
Surge in NDIS top-up claims costing $5.5m a day
The number of NDIS participants seeking unscheduled top-ups has jumped by 50 per cent as landmark reforms to control galloping costs are stalled in the Senate
- Tom Burton
Labour’s sweeping victory in Britain is terrible news for Peter Dutton
The UK general election was fought over problems that are familiar to many Australian voters, which is why the outcome looks bad for the Coalition.
- Aaron Patrick
Faith-based politics will be bad for social cohesion and Islam: PM
The introduction of sectarian politics would risk further harm to social cohesion and be bad for the Islamic community, Anthony Albanese has warned.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Industry super has overcome its last frontier – retirees
Some of the biggest retail names – from AMP to MLC – have posted better returns than industry fund bigwigs this week. But they are coming from behind.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Nobody has come out of the Payman row with clean hands
Labor now wears the ire of Muslim communities, while Peter Dutton has crafted his messaging to squeeze in everything from Fatima Payman to grocery prices.
- Laura Tingle
New-look Wallabies out to move on from World Cup fiasco
Captain Liam Wright is confident survivors of the team’s disastrous France campaign can use the ordeal to help them rise from a lowly world ranking of No.9.
- Darren Walton
- Analysis
- Federal election
Fatima Payman goes from rising star to Labor rat
The senator, who had a promising future as a Labor politician, says her conscience left her no choice but to quit. Party insiders, however, are fuming.
- Andrew Tillett
Aramco denial fuels doubts over Santos’ portfolio
The Saudi giant may be one of several oil and gas producers that took a look at the $25.8 billion ASX company but decided against advancing a formal offer.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
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
- Analysis
- Legal industry
Santos takes aim at ‘cause lawyering’ in Barossa fight
The resources giant is going for the jugular in its fight with the Environmental Defenders Office over the NT gas pipeline.
- Michael Pelly
Knives out: Tory collapse sparks bitter blame game
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under fire after an exit poll shows the Conservative Party is set for the worst result in its history.
- Updated
- Lucy Fisher
The education method that’s made this family millions
When Charles and Colette Assaf bought a Montessori childcare business in 2000, the IT entrepreneur never expected it would become his family’s future.
- Yolanda Redrup
- Updated
- UK election
‘Politicians are being voted out’: Warning for incumbents in UK result
Geopolitical and polling experts said the British poll showed fragmentation and populism, trends that could play into Australia’s 2025 election.
- Tom McIlroy and Patrick Durkin
EQT’s latest $20b-plus infrastructure fund sets sights on Australia
The Swedish private equity firm expects to deploy billions of dollars in infrastructure by next March, and wants to add to its $11b of local deals.
- Aaron Weinman
‘I feel helpless’: techies are banning their kids from social media
The professionals who understand most how social media and other tech platforms work are keeping their own children away from them for as long as possible.
- Paul Smith