Jim Chalmers will make an economic case for a ceasefire in the Middle East and open a new front in Labor’s push to end conflict in the region, warning an escalation in fighting ‘risks persistent inflation for the global middle class’.
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It’s been labelled Australia’s biggest infrastructure stuff-up and the business community is furious. If you thought Tassie’s ferries fiasco couldn’t get any worse, you were wrong.
Beijing has launched a tirade against Canberra after an Australian diplomat raised concerns about human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet as President Xi meets Vladimir Putin in Russia.
With his own mortality weighing on his mind, Bruce Springsteen embraces life and music in a series of concerts documented in a new film.
I was not only confident that I would dislike this car, I was certain I would find it offensive, and was looking forward to giving it the kind of review that burns off eyelids in a PR department. I was in for a surprise.
The manner in which David Crisafulli conducted himself gives rise to valid concern about how he would govern. The detail-light small-target approach might have been tactically adept, but it was an insult to the electorate and a new low in political sophistry.
A vital debate is under way in Australian policy circles about how to handle China. One route would prioritise and act on Kevin Rudd’s recent warning. The other – currently taken by Canberra – seeks to shelter Australia’s stuttering economy through ‘stability’.
Senator Lidia Thorpe’s shouted assertion King Charles is not her king is at odds with constitutional reality, which means the real problem isn’t manners – it’s ignorance and duplicity.
Lidia Thorpe has probably set back the republican cause 20 years with her latest stunt, shrieking obscenities at the King of Australia so vehemently and so frequently, it would make a bikie blush or a CFMEU delegate demur.
With the airline’s AGM on Friday, CEO Vanessa Hudson will have to prove her balancing skills as more than 400 engineers prepare to strike, amid calls for a pay rise following record profit.
The company has doubled down on the importance of gas in the energy transition, rejecting calls to abandon contentious fracking projects in the Beetaloo Basin.
The developer says the government needs to look at reducing APRA mortgage buffers and offering loans to make housing accessible.
The funds house has snapped up a Sydney data centre and is chasing more assets in the US ahead of floating a new trust on the ASX. The sensitive assets could do better now that the Chinese owners have have sold out.
Solomon Lew sacked Smiggle boss John Cheston for ‘serious misconduct’ at work, but fellow billionaire Brett Blundy has welcomed the executive to run his Lovisa chain, calling him ‘talented’ and possessing a ‘wealth of retail experience’.
More than 200,000 foreigners were granted pandemic-event visas by the Albanese government well after the crisis ended.
Zach Smith claims Tony Burke breached an undertaking to give the union a chance to address allegations of criminality before forcing it into administration.
John Pesutto’s lawyer has argued that independent Liberal MP Moira Deeming is an ‘unreliable historian’, as the judge overseeing the defamation trial questioned some of the Victorian Opposition leader’s evidence.
The Queensland premier’s planned blitz, which started on the Sunshine Coast at 7am, will beat Anna Bligh’s 2009 record of 30 seats in 30 hours.
Peter Dutton has slammed the decision to strip Mike Pezzullo of his Order of Australia and urged the Albanese government to refer the matter to the anti-corruption commission.
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.
Government regulation to make big business adopt a recycling mindset will ensure Australia becomes a truly circular economy.
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.
Officials from three countries say a proposal for a limited ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a hostage release has been discussed in recent days.
Ancient city boasts the remains of a second-century Roman hippodrome, a necropolis, a triumphal arch and an aqueduct.
Kamala Harris is turning to an unlikely group of character witnesses in her final pitch to voters making the case that Donald Trump is unfit for office: his former White House advisers.
Donald Trump’s campaign has accused the governing UK Labour party of illegally helping Kamala Harris’s campaign by helping co-ordinate staffers to help Democrats campaign in swing states.
When I tell people the story of my misdiagnosis they are furious, and urge me to sue for malpractice. But I refuse to face the challenges ahead of me filled with bile.
Creative director Alice Martin has listed her Burradoo passive house for an early December auction in the NSW Southern Highlands, a region predicted to be a magnet for baby boomers.
Mindfulness and self-care were not for me; I don’t like activated almonds or acai. But then I went to this Thai wellness resort and it changed my life.
The National Gallery of Australia’s most expensive commission – a $14m sculpture by Lindy Lee of a self-eating serpent – has been unveiled in the forecourt of the Canberra institution.
Take away the gambling, the mega-casinos, the strip, and what do you have left? You’ll be surprised by the thriving cultural life of this iconic desert destination.
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?
How do you give wealthy travellers what they want? Ask Philippe Zuber, chief executive of One & Only and Atlantis Resorts.
Focused on everything from Balinese astrology to Shakespearean performance, these museums are as diverse as they are innovative.
The A-lister offers a sneak preview into her collaboration with a decorated interior designer and shares what partner Jason Statham thinks of her passion project.
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.
At 69, it’s tricky for Paul Kelly to find firsts – but next year, the ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted artist will do something he’s never done before.
Despite all the advice and the experience I’d gained from my career, nothing prepared me for my beloved’s Alzheimer’s. But there were upsides, and life lessons, which I will carry with me forever.
Seventeen years after leaving 10 Downing Street, Sir Tony Blair’s influence on world politics is greater than ever. What advice does he have for current leaders?
David Warner’s offer to end his international retirement hasn’t gone down well with everyone in Australian cricket – Greg Blewett gave the potential comeback kid both barrels.
A leader of Australia’s attack has responded to calls including from a fast bowling great to commit to playing all Tests this summer.
Mick Fanning and Mark Skaife are among Australian Sport’s latest Hall of Fame inductees but another legend had tears flowing for a different reason. Plus, Sally Pearson and Mark Knowles share what it means to take their place among our legends.
Allan Langer’s days on the field for the Brisbane Broncos are over with the club removing the cult hero from the football department – but incoming coach Michael Maguire is adamant Alf still has a role at Red Hill.
RB team principal Laurent Mekies says he regrets the way his team had handled the sacking of Daniel Ricciardo who was ‘probably bigger than F1’.
The NRL have shut down any fears of a breakaway competition for the next decade, as it closes in on a landmark licencing agreement with all 17 clubs. See the full SPORT CONFIDENTIAL.
Chopard’s new Global Ambassador Bella Hadid perfectly embodies the elegance and Joie de Vivre of Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie watches.
You can’t reach the Berkeley River Lodge by road. Instead, fly in and experience the Kimberley scenery at its most spectacular.
As we head to a federal election, our leaders need to stop talking about productivity and do something about it.
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.
Qantas is facing a new stoush with unions after short-haul pilots rejected a hefty 26pc pay rise, adding to the woes faced by the airline’s new chief executive Vanessa Hudson.
The ex-airline CEO has stepped out to combat the bad publicity expected ahead of the launch of a tell-all book on Qantas, likely to reveal new information about his controversial reign.
A previously axed Indigenous boarding program will sport rural and regional schools once again, with a renewal through to 2026.
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.
Ten has been dealt a massive blow in Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal of the landmark defamation ruling that found he raped Brittany Higgins in parliament house.
Journalists at The Australian have scored a raft of wins at the 20th annual News Awards, celebrating News Corp Australia’s most talented journalists, photographers and cartoonists.
Retail properties are now changing hands at a more rapid clip as the window to pick up assets is closing.
The national boom in build-to-rent projects is finally gathering steam in Sydney with a huge precinct proposed for the inner west suburb of Marrickville.
The new fund is Paloma Capital’s second go at backing winning start-ups, with half the funding reserved strictly for firms that graduate from its in-house venture studio.
Australia’s peak tech lobby group is refusing to say when WiseTech founder Richard White will return to public duties as pressure mounts on the organisation over its handling of saga.
The largest-ever brain imaging study of its kind has found genetic variations linked to multiple cognitive conditions, seeking to find the ‘genetic essence of humanity’.
DNA samples from diverse communities around Australia are being gathered to form what is hoped to be first national genetic biobank.
You will find this dish in pretty much every tapas bar in every coastal town in Spain.
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.
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