Pauline, Please Explain | The West Report
It’s David v Goliath, the case of the coal miner versus BHP and the politics behind it. With the Labor Government close to the unions, and big mining, and the…
China-linked firm takes majority stake in Qld coal mine
A China-linked group is buying a majority stake in Australia’s largest underground coal mine in a deal worth $US2.4 billion ($3.4 billion) to boost its portfolio. The stock exchange-listed Yancoal…
‘Oil doesn’t discriminate’: businesses on shaky ground
Australian businesses were already feeling the pressure before the Middle East plunged them into further uncertainty, according to a business risk group. Trade payment failures, tax defaults and insolvencies were…
Spam Latitude! Breaking the law 2.7m times and getting away with it
Latitude Financial broke the law 2.7 million times and was fined a whopping $1.50 per transgression, totalling $3.98 million. What’s the scam? The scam isn’t just about how finance company…
Why are Democratic leaders still ignoring voters on Israel? | Norman Solomon
Decisions at the latest Democratic National Committee meeting emphasized the disconnect between the party’s leadership and its base When the Democratic party’s governing body adjourned its meeting on Saturday in…
Trump has turned Title X upside down: from a contraception program into a pro-natalist machine | Moira Donegan
First the administration sought to defund Title X. Now it’s reimagining what it stands for The Trump administration, dominated by religious anti-abortion conservatives and reeling in money from a new…
Take heart, Keir Starmer – Australia’s PM faced similarly dim prospects, and he triumphed | Tim Soutphommasane
Labour could benefit from Reform’s association with an unpopular US president – but only if it learns to connect again with voters It has never been worse for Labour, at…
Why aren’t Republicans thrilled by the fall in teen pregnancies? | Arwa Mahdawi
In the US, the birth rate for 15- to 19-year-olds dropped 7% last year. But what seems like good news for society has been lamented by some leading Maga figures…
Behold, another second coming. But this one is Donald Trump – WAY BETTER than that Jesus guy | Marina Hyde
The Middle East on fire, a spat with the pope – and he posts himself as Potus Almighty. Will his disciples now see that their messiah has feet of clay?…
Placeholder partners: are you ‘the one’ – or just being used as a stopgap?
The abundance of choice on dating apps has led to some people discovering that romance is dead and they are just Mr or Ms Right Now Name: Placeholder partner. Age:…