Australia’s run of high inflation is on track to exceed all advanced economies except Slovakia’s, according to new IMF forecasts that will increase pressure on the Albanese government and the Reserve Bank.
Queensland is on track to miss its legislated renewable and emissions reduction targets, with critical pumped hydro projects behind schedule, yet to secure environmental approvals and facing multibillion-dollar cost blowouts.
Zoe Daniel and Monique Ryan have criticised key aspects of Premier Jacinta Allan’s plan to tackle Victoria’s housing crisis by building high rise towers in the suburbs.
Lidia Thorpe has racked up thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded interstate travel since entering parliament, and Peter Dutton says there is a ‘strong argument’ for her to resign after her tirade at King Charles.
The father of the US men’s rights movement, Warren Farrell, says Kamala Harris could lose the US election because of a failure by Democrats to properly respond to new challenges facing young men.
Anthony Albanese has sparked some unrest within the Tasmanian ALP by letting slip a secret: an economist hated by some left-wing unions is to be a Senate candidate.
Republicans object to Australia’s hereditary monarchy, partly because it’s foreign and partly because it’s a medieval absurdity stranded in a modern, democratic age. If that were so – and if I were Australian – I’d object, too. But it’s not true.
Re-education camps are all the rage in 2024. The ABC, for example, is re-educating its staff about racism. It’s not entirely clear from its recent racism review what it means by racism.
One suggestion to kickstart productivity growth enjoys almost universal support. What is it? A better educated and skilled workforce. Fortunately, there is a fast-track lane.
How can a country that’s the least racist and most colourblind on Earth really be a product of invasion, oppression and exploitation? My sense is that Australians are waking up to the travesty foisted upon us.
Sanjeev Gupta says his broader business has been propping up the Whyalla operations to the tune of $1m a day which is a sign of the commitment he has to the South Australian steel town.
Influential group Institutional Shareholder Services has broken ranks with its peers and urged investors to vote against the ASX’s remuneration report, citing a number of issues.
Bourse has $48bn wiped off. WiseTech rises as Richard White settles fight with ex-lover. MinRes dogged by founder concerns. Broker downgrade weighs on Metcash. Audinate, Iluka updates trigger selloff.
The Albanese government and Iluka Resources remain at loggerheads over the future of a part-built rare earths refinery after almost a year of tense negotiations.
The $40bn heavyweight has defended its lucrative contracts in Sydney as it continues talks with the NSW government over reforms to the state’s toll road charging regime.
The head of Nine’s news and current affairs division has sent an after-hours email acknowledging the pain employees are suffering following reports of bullying, sexual harassment and misconduct.
Peter Costello has launched a scathing attack on the ‘moronic’ Victorian Andrews government and made an impassioned plea for a return to good economic management and hands-off ‘limited government’.
Housing Minister Clare O’Neil’s push for state and territories to axe stamp duty have been rejected, with governments instead opting to tinker with the levy to create a de-facto first home buyers grant.
They are the best and the brightest, the Australians leading the way as they turn good ideas into products and services for local and global markets. Meet the innovators making a difference to our world.
An energy network in the sky, CCTV cameras that get to know you, changing building structures one timber at a time are just some of the clever ways these entrepreneurs are changing the world.
As a keen runner, Lydia O’Donnell followed the advice of coaches over dieticians and it had serious, long-term ramifications. She did her own research and now joins a new generation turning med tech breakthroughs into business.
Beijing has wasted no time testing the resolve of Indonesia president Prabowo Subianto, forcing the government to dispatch vessels to eject a Chinese coastguard ship from its maritime waters in the South China Sea on its first day in office.
McDonald’s Corporation said it wasn’t endorsing a candidate in the US presidential race when it agreed to host former president Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania store at the weekend.
The former president has a canny and sometimes accidental knack for producing the most iconic pictures in presidential campaign history; his latest visit to McDonald’s didn’t disappoint.
A quadrella of highly praised pinot noir from the Yarra to Tasmania’s Tamar are on show in this exclusive offer designed for those obsessed with this beguiling grape.
This business class on an international carrier still has a middle seat on some of its planes. Is it worth paying if you could still find yourself wedged between two other passengers?
John Safran joined the Palestinian-flag waving crowds gathered at the Sydney Opera House after the October 7 attacks – specifically because police warned Jews to stay away. But he still doesn’t know what was chanted.
I support an Australian republic, yet retain affection for Charles the man. Because his mother lived so long and refused to cede power to her son, we now have an elderly, ailing monarch who has only touched his kingly legacy lightly.
It’s curious to observe just how casually the Right Side of History has morphed into a progressive article of faith, a kind of gibbering battle cry for the self-righteous and the condescending.
Officers didn’t have enough evidence to charge the Jetstar pilot with the murders of Russell Hill and Carol Clay. What they desperately needed was surveillance. In the middle of a pandemic lockdown, how did they get inside his home undiscovered?
Dave Warner has sensationally declared his status should selectors send an SOS to the former Test opener for the upcoming series against India. Find out what he said, here.
Australia never knew it at the time but David Warner left a batting wasteland behind him. His offer to return for the India series lays the situation bare, with more pain to come.
Documents presented to a criminal court in France detail contentious payments totalling hundreds of thousands of euros made by ex-Wallaby captain Rocky Elsom.
Superstar NRL recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is set to cap the ultimate redemption, with his Spring Tour call-up set to deliver a debut Wallabies cap. See all the shocks and snubs inside.
Glasgow has defended it’s trimmed-down Commonwealth Games that will feature just 10 sports – with almost half the sports featured two years ago axed in budget cuts. Every sport’s status revealed inside.
If the state government’s proposed anti-vilification changes proceed, Victorians will lose their right to free speech, setting a precedent for the entire country.
Virgin Australia has asked the competition watchdog to fast-track its decision on a deeper relationship with Qatar Airways, so more flights to Doha can get underway from June.
As more working students opt for university study online, what’s the secret sauce for success? A Harvard University dean insists collaboration is the key.
This former Melbourne boy and Wall Street boss is now in charge of steering Disney through one of the toughest succession stories in corporate America.
The SA Harness Racing Club has unveiled sweeping plans to redevelop Globe Derby Park, including a $55m land sale aimed at securing the racecourse’s financial future.
Visual communications company Canva has topped $2.5bn in annual revenue and has 200 million users but co-founder Cliff Obrecht says that doesn’t mean there’s any hurry for an IPO.
Rio Tinto and its partner in the Rhodes Ridge joint venture have informed regulators they will no longer push ahead with a long-awaited proposal to mine the Giles Mini deposit near Newman due to its impact on potential roosting sites for the vulnerable Ghost Bat.