Yesterday
America’s peacemaker-in-chief is deluding himself
Donald Trump might fantasise about a Nobel Peace Prize, but there is little actual peace to back up his boasts.
This Month
No, Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza
There is a difference between too many civilian deaths and the extermination of a category of people for no other reason than that they belong to that category.
Why the RBA held rates; Insignia’s $3b deal; Wall St guru buys dip
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Australia and 24 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’
Nations condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs”.
Standing up to Trump is the true test
Readers’ letters on dealing with China and the US, the productivity summit, the road to renewables and shaking up superannuation.
ASX drops 1.1pc; Seek sued by rival; Macquarie’s grand new theory
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘Tanks trapped us’: 85 killed in Gaza on deadliest day for aid-seekers
Israeli troops have killed at least 85 Palestinians trying to reach food in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the territory’s Health Ministry said.
Israeli strike hits Gaza’s only Catholic Church, killing 3
The parish priest who was close to the late Pope Francis was injured in the shelling, which prompted an angry Donald Trump to call Benjamin Netanyahu.
Inside Gaza’s humanitarian aid ‘death traps’
A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Between local thieves and IDF attacks, many return empty-handed, or not at all.
Two top BCG executives stripped of leadership roles over Gaza project
Adam Farber, chief risk officer, and Rich Hutchinson, head of BCG’s social impact practice, will lose those titles following the results of an internal inquiry.
BCG’s role in Gaza probed by UK parliamentary committee
Liam Byrne, chair of the House of Commons business and trade select committee, has written to BCG chief executive Christoph Schweizer requesting information.
91-year-old confirmed as Melbourne driver who struck three pedestrians
An elderly woman has been confirmed as the driver that struck three pedestrians near a playground in Melbourne. How the day unfolded.
BCG chief admits Gaza work was ‘reputationally very damaging’
Christoph Schweizer, in a letter to alumni, promised a “firm-wide remediation effort” after the “profoundly disappointing” episode.
Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG
The plan, outlined in a slide deck, was led by Israeli businessmen and used financial models developed inside Boston Consulting Group to reimagine Gaza.
Israel sends delegation to Qatar for talks on Gaza truce
Although Israel and Hamas appear willing to explore the new plan, they could still stall over the most sensitive sticking points, as has happened before.
Hamas gives ‘positive’ response to the latest ceasefire proposal
It was not immediately clear if Hamas’ statement meant that the group had accepted the proposal from US President Donald Trump for a 60-day ceasefire.
June
Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill clears key Senate vote; Taylor against raising GST
Senate Republicans have narrowly passed a key procedural vote 51-49 to advance US President Donald Trump’s tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds ahead of his July 4 deadline.
BBC reprimanded over Glastonbury ‘death to IDF’ chant
Bob Vylan, who were performing ahead of an appearance by the pro-Palestinian Northern Irish rappers Kneecap, repeatedly shouted “death to the IDF”.
In defence of frivolity in a world of suffering
Those of us who are spared horror have so much to be grateful for that it seems criminal — and somewhat insincere — to set our faces to despair.
Inside the court when Antoinette Lattouf won big against the ABC
The ABC spent more than $1 million defending an unlawful termination case brought by the journalist. It now faces significant penalties.