Today
ACCC sues meal delivery giant HelloFresh
This is the latest of a slew of alleged breaches globally for the meal kit company, which has been fines for spam texts to undisclosed auto-renewal plans.
Jewish expats now have conflicted feelings about their Aussie homeland
Surging antisemitism in Sydney and Melbourne had convinced some Australian Jews it was safer for them to live in Israel.
Yesterday
Michael Vaughan: Being this close to Bondi shooting was terrifying
We’ve become used to these events in Europe, but you don’t get stuff like this in Australia, writes the former English cricket captain and commentator.
How mass immigration transformed Australia and opened up divisions
Australians will now be asking themselves what has happened to transform a society that has long had an open door to migration, and prided itself on tolerance.
This Month
It costs $1m to join this club (and has an unusual backer)
Undeterred by reports of an exodus of the wealthy from the UK, a new breed of institution for the well-heeled is opening its doors around the country.
How Ukraine is going after Russia’s shadow fleet
The new move involving unmanned drones targeting tankers marks a fresh front in Kyiv’s war of resistance against Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
Why Jeremy Clarkson is calling last drinks for MPs
The popular TV personality has joined a nationwide ban of Labour MPs in pubs calling out the government for ignoring the struggling hospitality sector.
London’s stock exchange struggles for relevance as IPOs dry up
Stock markets around the world are drying up as companies tap widening and deepening pools of private capital, consolidate, delist or rationalise dual listings.
ASX leaps; Reddit challenges ban; 9 inequality fixes from CEOs
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Supercars towed away from Mayfair after rich owners ‘ignore fines’
Guests of the Chancery Rosewood Hotel, which charges thousands of pounds each night, are clogging up streets and pavements with “mostly foreign registered” vehicles.
British anger (and culture wars) erupt over face masks for flu crisis
Hospitals are battling an unprecedented level of cases for this early in winter, and politicians have seized on a return to face masks.
Airwallex to splash $1.1b on UK base as it seeks global growth
Fresh off a huge $590 million funding round, the Melbourne fintech has pledged to invest more than $1 billion in the UK while rolling out new products.
AUKUS ministers discuss slimming down $368b security pact
Defence Minister Richard Marles and his UK and US counterparts have talked about narrowing the focus of ambitious plans under the second pillar of the deal.
Michael Mosley’s widow: ‘I hoped he’d been kidnapped’
Clare Bailey Mosley says her husband’s death last year was “one of those freak, crap things that happen”, and is coping with his loss by continuing his legacy.
How Jaguar’s ‘woke’ rebrand could destroy the company
The luxury British carmaker’s challenging year is ending in more turmoil after its design supremo’s exit, amid real fears the brand will be sold off entirely.
Trump attacks Europe as ‘decaying’ and its leaders as ‘weak’
US President Donald Trump has widened a trans-Atlantic rift, saying European leaders are too politically correct to act on illegal migration.
Australia’s social media experiment under global spotlight
Australia’s all-out ban on the use of common social media apps by children under 16 is a world first, but other countries have either tried or plan restrictions.
Trump sees China more as an economic rival than a military threat
The US is more inward-looking, more disdainful of multiculturalism and no longer a defender of democratic values. But it still has its eye on China.
It’s evident which way bitcoin is headed
Readers’ letters on the bitcoin craze, investor diligence, psychological injury claims, the Nats’ views on renewables ‘costs’, and solutions to the energy crisis.
Exiting Jamie Pherous should be the easiest decision ever
In the middle of each night, when Corporate Travel chairman Ewen Crouch gets up for a pee, he must silently acknowledge that he’s got absolutely no idea.