AUD down on 53,000 fewer jobs in Feb. Judo dives as Bain, GIC offload stake. Rinehart-backed Arafura’s best day in almost a year. Red flag raised after $20m withdrawal by Star patrons. Nanosonics is top mid-cap gainer after US FDA tick.
The Opposition Leader has accepted the phrase ‘shouldn’t have been used’ while criticising the Prime Minister’s handling of China, as he faced Labor and teal attacks suggesting the term was homophobic.
Police will throw a ring of blue steel over next week’s Avalon Airshow amid fears of violent anti-war protests, as Deputy PM Richard Marles’ Geelong electorate office is vandalised.
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MinRes faces more bumps on Onslow haul road. Myer’s challenges continue as costs rise. ‘Value destructive’: Rio dismisses unification push. Hanwha ‘wildly mistaken’ on new move: Austal chair.
The Opposition Leader accused Anthony Albanese of abandoning mining in WA and vowed to usher in a boom through fast approvals and energy security. The PM, meanwhile, wouldn’t promise lower power prices if re-elected.
New hate-speech laws will survive crossbench repeal attempts with the NSW government savaging MPs who sought to peddle conspiracies of a ‘secret agenda’.
Paul Thijssen, the killer of his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend, ‘rehearsed’ the crime; he had also stalked his former partners, a coronial inquest has heard.
NAB, CBA bosses detail housing crisis pain points. Hanwha seeks FIRB nod for Austal stake boost. Coal miner New Hope’s $100m buyback. Active Super members to bear greenwashing penalty burden.
After being heckled by protesters, the Treasurer said next week’s budget will have a ‘best estimate’ number for rebuilding after ex-Cyclone Alfred as he maintained electricity prices had come down by Labor’s promised 25 per cent.
China’s economic data beats estimates. Star’s former executives expose alleged internal fails. Suitor Ramelius falls as $2bn bid lifts Spartan. Smartpay’s best day in months as Tyro, unnamed rival suitor circle. Woodside gets its first China LNG customer.
Peter Dutton has pledged a Coalition government would support reconstruction of the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne, which was firebombed in an anti-Semitic arson attack in December.
Former Home Affairs department secretary Mike Pezzullo hits back at Anthony Albanese’s peacekeeping stand, saying Australia should focus on its own security in the Pacific rather than send soldiers to Ukraine to defend against future Russian aggression.
Australia’s envoy to combat Islamophobia will imminently provide the government with recommendations to better combat anti-Muslim hatred as he and 30 community bodies made a united call for cohesion and understanding.
The nation’s anti-Semitism envoy says the Jewish community was ‘terrified’ to learn organised crime groups had leveraged the hatred of Jews for personal gain.
Would Australians pay $7 for a cup of coffee? It seems we’re about to find out.
Leaders in sustainable food production are urging both sides of politics to match rhetoric about sustainability with action on energy, emissions and waste.
Sydney gym owner Sayit Erhan Akca, who is reportedly the man police allege was responsible for the ‘terror caravan’ plot posted comments praising Hitler and attacking Israel.
Australian stocks rise into the weekend. US futures soar as Trump government shutdown risks fade but trade tariff fights continue. Banks in the red. Gold miners soar as safe-haven commodity eyes new peak past $US3000 per ounce.
Anthony Albanese takes aim at Donald Trump’s ‘ideological reasons’, which he says motivated the US President’s refusal to grant an exemption for Australian steel and aluminium.
Opposition health spokeswoman Anne Ruston has accused the Labor government of ‘cherrypicking’ after 10 of 17 new GP priority areas unveiled on Monday were in Labor electorates.
Australians could face hunger in a major crisis and the nation must act now to secure alternative supplies of vital food production inputs, an expert warns.
Family and friends have paid tribute to their ‘incredible’ mate Steven Payne who was killed by a shark at a remote Western Australian beach near Esperance.
The Opposition Leader says warnings that electricity prices are set to rise by up to 9pc show Labor’s renewables push is not working and Chris Bowen’s tenure as Energy Minister has been a ‘disaster’.
An Australian Border Force supervisor has been accused of accepting bribes to ensure the safe passage of cocaine, as a new multi-agency strike team targets ‘trusted insiders’ facilitating serious and organised crime.
Labor’s bail crackdown personifies how serious youth crime has become in Victoria.
Don Farrell said ‘this is not the right way allies should treat one another’ after Australia failed to get an exemption, as Peter Dutton slammed the Prime Minister’s ‘inability’ to deal with the US tariffs.
A drone has captured a fatal shark attack on a surfer off a beach about 60km from Esperance, as police say the man’s body may never be found.
The current Labor policies directly contradict the Hawke-Keating thrust.
A former high-ranking bikie boss was the alleged mysterious ‘James Bond’ who directed criminals to firebomb a Bondi brewery they appeared to mistake for a Jewish kosher deli.
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