May
Denmark raises retirement age to 70, sparking outcry
The Scandinavian country is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe as a controversial vote in parliament leads to public criticism.
Commentating Fortnite has made this streamer millions by 31
Shaun Cochrane has become one of the biggest faces and voices in the world of the game in just five years. He plans to be “set, financially” at the age of 35.
Austria wins Eurovision crown with pop-opera song ‘Wasted Love’
The win was Austria’s third in the competition, following Conchita’s success and Udo Juergens’ victory in 1966.
EU eyes closer ties to trans-Pacific bloc as Trump jolts trade order
Plans to build stronger links between Brussels and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership have gained momentum.
April
Rare treat for meat lovers as Swedish king of steaks heads Down Under
The Melbourne diner Meatmaiden is joining forces with Johan Jureskog and his team from the world’s ninth-best steak restaurant for a three-night tour de force.
March
Finland again ranked world’s happiest country, as US hits new low
Believing in the kindness of others is also much more closely tied to happiness than previously thought, according to the latest findings.
Europe’s biggest battery hope Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
The Swedish company boasted $US10 billion in funding and was set to challenge China’s electric vehicle battery dominance. Instead, it has collapsed.
January
NATO alarm as another undersea cable ‘sabotaged’
Disruption of the line between Sweden and Latvia follows earlier incidents linked to suspected sabotage by Russia and China.
November 2024
Chinese ship dragged anchor for 160km to ‘sabotage’ sea cables
An investigation into the Baltic Sea incident focuses on whether Moscow directed the captain of the Yi Peng 3 to deliberately cut the cables.
Goldman Sachs takes $1.4b hit on green battery investment
The US bank is the second-largest shareholder in Swedish battery maker Northvolt which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Chinese vessel spotted where Baltic Sea cables were severed
A Chinese-registered vessel on its way from the Russian port of Ust-Luga to Port Said in Egypt passed close to both the cables around the time each was cut.
September 2024
What Taylor Swift and Oasis can teach us about the economy
The music industry’s shift from product to performance foreshadows a widespread move towards intangible assets in the wider economy.
Inside the Swedish lolly craze sweeping TikTok
The world has gone mad for Scandinavian confectionery, thanks to a viral social media post about the high-quality, low-sugar sweets.
June 2024
Assange ‘won’t be silenced’ after guilty plea deal
Julian Assange is officially a free man, with the WikiLeaks founder now a convicted felon after pleading guilty in a remote US Pacific island courthouse.
A timeline of Julian Assange’s legal saga
A deal has brought an abrupt end to an extraordinary legal saga that has raised novel issues of national security, press freedoms, politics and diplomacy.
EU to impose multibillion-euro tariffs on Chinese electric cars
The European Commission is set to tell carmakers that it will provisionally apply additional duties of up to 25 per cent on imported Chinese EVs from July.
May 2024
High Court might rule on Assange extradition
Two judges at the High Court in London are set to rule on whether the court is satisfied by US assurances that Julian Assange, 52, would not face the death penalty.
It’s economically naive to cut China out of direct investment
There may be more “like-minded” investors out there for Australia’s resources sector, but will they be as competitive and efficient as China has proven to be?
Russia plotting sabotage across Europe, intelligence agencies warn
Russia has begun to more actively prepare covert bombings, arson attacks and damage to infrastructure on European soil, directly and via proxies, officials say.
April 2024
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side
China has made leaps forward in its lunar exploration, narrowing the technological chasm with the United States and Russia.