Stocks extend rally on Mideast breakthrough hopes
Asian stocks joined a global rally on Friday on hopes a Middle East peace deal may finally materialise, while the dollar and bond yields dropped and oil prices fell to…
Female founders to gain access to new financial backing
When Remy Tucker started working as a student midwife, she quickly realised the extent of period inequity in Australia. “Women were leaving the hospital asking if they could take (hygiene)…
Musk’s SpaceX prices record $US75 billion IPO
SpaceX has priced the biggest-ever US initial public offering at $US135 per share, making Elon Musk’s rocket and spacecraft manufacturer one of the world’s most valuable companies. The IPO raised…
Australia is seeing ‘lower activity’ in the IVF space
Australia’s second-largest fertility services provider has downgraded its full-year earnings outlook, due to fewer would-be parents seeking its help. Monash IVF, which has an assisted reproduction market share of about…
The small stretch of country road causing huge problems
It’s only 150 metres of road, but the closure of a small stretch of a major highway is halting construction supplies during a housing squeeze, delaying health care and potentially…
Death knell struck for human rights reforms under Rudd
In July 2009, Father Frank Brennan was wrapping up his historic national human rights consultation, a job assigned by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The task was mighty: to investigate whether…
World Bank expects weakest global growth since pandemic
The World Bank expects the weakest global economic growth since the start of the coronavirus pandemic this year, thanks to the ramifications of the Iran war. The institute has revised…
NDIS reforms on rocky ground at end of snap inquiry
A controversial overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme appears to be on rocky ground after a snap three-day inquiry, during which almost all witnesses criticised the proposed changes. Government…
Tens of thousands of Aussies in bid for SpaceX shares
Tens of thousands of retail Australian investors are about to find out how many shares they’ve been allocated in the world’s biggest-ever initial public offering. SpaceX will go public on…
Hundreds of BHP workers back strike at key iron ore hub
Hundreds of BHP workers at Port Hedland in Western Australia have voted in favour of taking strike action, two unions say, raising the risk of disruptions to iron ore shipments…