‘Scared’: NDIS shake-up sparks fear of cuts to support
Disabled Australians fear their services will be cut under a major overhaul aimed at reining in the spiralling cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Health Minister Mark Butler is…
Fed nominee Warsh urges new approach to inflation
Federal Reserve chief nominee Kevin Warsh has called for “regime change” at the US central bank that would include a new “framework” for controlling inflation and a possible overhaul of…
The Gas Cartel is Panicking | The West Report
“Never let a good crisis go to waste”. Albo and Jim Chalmers have a unique opportunity right now to fix the Budget and reshape Australia by taxing the foreign gas…
Bali cheaper as Rupiah drops, but where are the tourists?
Over the last 12 months, the Indonesian Rupiah has dropped by 15% against our dollar, making Bali cheaper, but fewer tourists are arriving. Duncan Graham reports. The Indonesian economy is…
SKorea cops seek arrest warrant for BTS agency founder
South Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, the chairman of K-pop agency HYBE, over alleged illegal trading tied to the company’s initial public offering. The Seoul…
‘Playing us for fools’: foreign gains fuel gas tax push
Japan is earning more public revenue on its gas imports than the Australian government is raising taxing exports of the valuable resource, parliamentarians have heard in a blockbuster hearing. With…
Stocks rebound as Iran peace talks in focus
Stocks rebounded in early trading in Asia on Tuesday as markets took heart from reports Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, with renewed bets…
Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik
Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong Over the past few weeks, a random kaleidoscope of images has…
Today, it fell to parliament to hold Keir Starmer to account for the Mandelson scandal. It largely failed | Toby Helm
On these occasions, MPs have a solemn duty to reflect the public’s anger and need for answers. A pity that so few seem able to fulfil it Around the time…
The Guardian view on the EU and Israel: moving beyond mere exhortation | Editorial
Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed aside European concerns over Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. A tougher approach from Brussels is overdue In recent months, European expressions of concern over the…