December 2024
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
November 2024
The top five billionaire tech bros who are on the Trump train
From fawning phone calls to huge donations, here’s how the historically progressive bosses of Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and OpenAI are preparing.
- Amelia McGuire
June 2024
Why markets like to see new political faces
Whether a government is weak or strong, left or right, doesn’t seem to matter much for economies, but new leaders are associated with higher growth and returns.
- Ruchir Sharma
Jacob Zuma the disruptor has South Africa’s fate in his hands
Six years after being pushed from office, the former prime minister successfully upstaged his successor Cyril Ramaphosa in national elections this week.
- S'thembile Cele and Ntando Thukwana
Party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses 30-year majority
With more than 99 per cent of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40 per cent in parliamentary elections – well short of the majority it held.
- Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome
May 2024
- Opinion
- Mining
Why BHP’s pursuit of hot copper went cold
The red metal is the new black. A rebuffed BHP has gone back to the drawing board to plot its next move after Anglo American rejected its request for more time.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Mining
BHP is betting self-interest trumps politics on Anglo American
Convincing South Africa’s government its $60 billion takeover bid for the mining multinational is politically palatable is part of BHP’s challenge in a particularly complex deal.
- Jennifer Hewett
April 2024
The rare earths mine becoming a bellwether for US minerals policy
China is home to 70 per cent of rare earths mining and 90 per cent of processing capacity. Tackling this dominance has become one of Washington’s strategic priorities.
- Harry Dempsey
- Opinion
- US Masters
Not even Greg Norman’s hysterical hubris can hide LIV’s collapse into periphery
Far from rescuing golf, he has plunged it into a profound crisis, where many of the game’s leading men are squirrelled away on a tour whose TV ratings are pathetically low.
- Oliver Brown
January 2024
Kiwi Joe Schmidt tasked with Wallabies rebuild
The former Ireland mentor and World Rugby high-performance boss was unveiled on Friday, only a week after expressions of interest for the position closed.
- Murray Wenzel
October 2023
South Africa beat New Zealand to claim record fourth Rugby World Cup
South Africa became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup four times when they beat New Zealand 12-11 after the All Blacks were reduced to 14 men half an hour in to the match.
- Updated
- Jerome Pugmire
England hold off Argentina fightback to take bronze
England beat Argentina to win the Rugby World Cup bronze final.
- Mitch Phillips
- Opinion
- Rugby World Cup
Classic matches show the best of rugby, and what the Wallabies must do
It’s hard to remember a set of four quarter-finals of this quality, showing just how good rugby can be when played at its best.
- Simon Poidevin
All Blacks resist Ireland fightbacks to win epic Rugby quarter-final
Ireland goes home after falling short again with an eighth Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat.
- Updated
- Jerome Pugmire
A weekend of rugby drama sets up titanic quarter-final clashes
A match with two winners confirmed the Wallabies as the Rugby World Cup’s biggest losers, and sets up a mouthwatering series of Rugby quarterfinals.
- Simon Poidevin
September 2023
Twerking libertarian poised for power broker role in New Zealand
David Seymour, leader of the right-wing ACT Party, could become a senior minister if, as polls predict, the ruling Labour Party is ousted at the October 14 election.
- Updated
- Matthew Brockett
Ruthless Welsh deliver disastrous day for Australian rugby
Australia’s record loss to Wales is a disaster for Australian Rugby and Eddie Jones could very well resign.
- Simon Poidevin
- Analysis
- Rugby World Cup
Do or die: Time for the Wallabies to step up against Wales
The world has got very ugly for the Wallabies since their loss to Fiji, and will get worse unless they bring the mongrel, determination and smarts needed to beat Wales.
- Simon Poidevin
The four weekend matches that will help decide the Rugby World Cup
Results in the opening games will play a big part in deciding who qualifies and in what order from all four groups.
- Simon Poidevin
Biden looks to woo back allies as Putin, Xi skip G20 summit
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping both opted to skip this year’s gathering, giving Mr Biden an opening to reestablish the US atop of the international system.
- Jenny Leonard and Justin Sink