This Month
Israel to close Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions
The decision to close the embassy came in response to what Israel’s foreign minister has described as Ireland’s ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Natalie Melzer
Billionaire Mango founder falls to death on hiking trip
The fashion retailer started his business by selling clothes from the back of his car. He built a global empire with annual sales of €3 billion (5 billion).
- Barney Jopson
‘Like a star football player’: meet ANZ’s next CEO
Born in Portugal with a globetrotting career spanning Peru, Brazil, Mexico and Hong Kong, Nuno Matos’ route to Australia has been an unlikely one.
- Lucas Baird
November
Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents
The lack of affordable housing has become an urgent concern in Spain, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world.
- Joseph Wilson and Hernán Muñoz
Cash to stay king for essential products
The federal government will also call time on the use of cheques in the Australian economy, limiting their use from 2028.
- Tom McIlroy
Thousands of Spaniards protest bungling of flood response
Huge numbers of angry flood survivors marched in the streets and clashed with riot police to demand the resignation of Valencia’s regional political leader.
- Paolo Santalucia and Joseph Wilson
MinRes boss to leave; AFP search PwC’s HQ; Westpac’s CEO in $7b exit
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‘Murderers’: Spain’s furious flood survivors hurl mud at king
Locals threw mud at political leaders and the Spanish king over a string of failures that left them helplessly exposed to a deadly deluge.
- David Melero and Jospeph Wilson
Thousands of volunteers aid Spain flood recovery
Spanish citizens flocked to Valencia to ease the devastation as the floods became a political flashpoint.
- Lynsey Chutel and José Bautista
Spain flood death toll surpasses 200, rescuers struggle to reach some parts
Rescuers have opened a temporary morgue and battled to reach areas still cut off in Europe’s worst weather disaster in five decades.
- David Latona and Charlie Devereux
Spain flooding death toll rises to at least 158 lives
More horrors emerged from the debris and mud left by the walls of water behind the nation’s most deadly natural disaster in living memory.
- Alberto Saiz, Joseph Wilson and Teresa Medrano
October
Tech founder cashes out with more than $100m after 27-year run
Private equity giant EQT has acquired HR software business PageUp, buying out the founders.
- Tess Bennett
Spanish floods kill 95 as extreme weather keeps coming
Highway pile-ups and submerged farmland caused chaos in Valencia as a storm – mostly likely caused by climate change – dumped a year’s worth of rain in eight hours.
- Andrei Khalip
September
Venezuela opposition candidate flees to Spain
Edmundo Gonzalez, 75, who ran against President Nicolás Maduro in July, left after seeking refuge in the Spanish embassy in Caracas several days ago.
- Lisandra Paraguassu and Vivian Sequera
August
The Canary Islands are revolting against British tourists
Permanent residents are dependent on an industry overwhelming their towns and destroying the environment.
- Stephen Smith
July
Alcaraz destroys Djokovic’s dream in Wimbledon final
Carlos Alcaraz has cancelled Novak Djokovic’s goal of a record-breaking 25th grand slam tennis triumph, outclassing the seven-time champion to defend his crown.
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- Ian Chadband
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- European Championships
Spain beat England for record fourth European title
Mikel Oyarzabal’s 87th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major trophy goes on.
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- Mitch Phillips
They’re young, rich, and in the French Riviera
Cashed-up, glamorous young Aussies have descended on Saint-Tropez and Monte Carlo, spending their time on superyachts and at $1500-plus per night hotels.
- Yolanda Redrup
England eye Euro history after stunning late goal
England downed the Netherlands 2-1 in the European Championships for a chance to take on Spain in the final.
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- Steve Douglas
June
- Exclusive
- Cash economy
In the Armaguard deal, keeping cash flowing was about more than money
How the Fox family and Bill Kelty finally got a deal with the banks to secure a viable future for the cash distribution business despite a dramatic fall in the use of cash.
- Jennifer Hewett