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Kelty condemns Labor failure on economic growth
Trailblazing former union leader Bill Kelty says the Albanese government has no plan for economic growth and no appetite for the big reforms to secure Australia’s future.
- Jennifer Hewett
April
China’s gold buying spree raises fears for Taiwan
China has now been buying gold steadily since October 2022, marking its longest build-up of the precious metal since at least 2000.
- Melissa Lawford
January
Tokyo’s top tuna for the New Year sells for $1.2m
The giant tuna was over three times the amount offered last year in the sale at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, and the fourth highest since records started in 1999.
- Mia Glass
Why my ‘self-help journey’ drove me to rage
The public wants to be told that nothing is their fault: that the answer is not self-improvement, but world-help.
- Jessa Crispin
World revels, but wars cast shadow over New Year festivities
Midnight advanced from one time zone to the next starting with Oceania, then the rest of Asia and the Middle East, followed by Europe, Africa and the Americas.
- Thomas Beaumont
Xi says China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan is inevitable
China has been ramping up military pressure to assert its sovereignty claims over democratically governed Taiwan.
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- Ben Blanchard
Queensland braces for more ‘wild’ weather, heatwave to hit WA
Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt has warned that Queensland’s ‘wild weather’ is not about to end.
- Gus McCubbing
December 2023
Bring on the new year, Australia welcomes 2024
Crowds reached maximum capacity across Australia’s capital cities and regional towns as the nation gears up to ring in the new year.
- Samantha Lock, Maeve Bannister and Rachael Ward
Giant hail, thunderstorms forecast for New Year’s Eve
Emergency crews will be on standby on New Year’s Eve with heavy rain, thunderstorms and giant hail forecast for parts of northern NSW and Queensland.
- Maeve Bannister and Rachael Ward
The hottest tickets for NYE (if you’re quick)
If you don’t have plans for New Year’s Eve, here is a list of some of the most exclusive tickets and reservations still available.
- Sally Patten
Leaders give their Christmas messages of thanks
Anthony Albanese has wished all Australians a Merry Christmas while paying tribute to those who are giving up their day to help others.
- Kaaren Morrissey and Dominic Giannini
January 2023
Biden says Putin trying to find ‘oxygen’ with truce proposal
The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin had ordered a ceasefire after a call for a Christmas truce by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland
Scammer likely pocketed nearly $20k with fake NYE yacht party
More than 100 people paid a scammer $130 for a New Year Eve’s party in South Australia on a yacht that didn’t exist.
- Gus McCubbing
Russian drones attack critical infrastructure around Kyiv
Ukrainians cheered from balconies as their air defences blasted Russian missiles and drones out of the sky in the first hours of the New Year, which Moscow ushered in by attacking civilian targets across Ukraine.
- Pavel Polityuk and Herbert Villarraga
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
Chief Twit Elon Musk must regain his wits
The multi-billionaire’s erratic leadership of the social media group has not been comforting. For now, the enterprise value of Twitter may be less than the $US13 billion of debt it carries.
- The Lex Column
December 2022
Your guide for what to do on New Year’s Eve
There are plenty of bookings available at some of the best restaurants, bars and clubs around the country to enjoy the sights and sounds of New Year’s Eve.
- Gus McCubbing
Got $20k? These are the most exclusive NYE tickets still available
Making last-minute plans for New Year’s Eve? The top picks left in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane include a luxury hotel with unbeatable fireworks views.
- Gus McCubbing
November 2022
‘So expensive’: Business trims the long lunch as costs soar
Melbourne investment banker and self-confessed expert long luncher David Williams has a novel way of gauging inflation and the cost of living.
- Samantha Hutchinson and Gus McCubbing
August 2022
What a triple La Niña this summer may cost (in four maps and a graph)
More floods could hit already-devastated communities this summer as the Bureau of Meteorology warns a rare, triple La Niña may be on the cards. Is it time for people to move?
- Campbell Kwan, Les Hewitt and Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
January 2022
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
The unspoken rules helping Japan live with COVID
The country’s long history of social distancing and meticulous cleanliness is serving it well in a global pandemic, although cases are starting to rise.
- Michael Smith