Asian stocks find relief as oil price eases
Asian share markets have rebounded in relief as oil prices came off the boil and upbeat company earnings pulled investors into tech stocks, while Japan’s first yen-buying intervention in two…
Stock market rebounds from worst losing streak in years
Australian shares are rebounding from an eight-session losing streak, but remain under pressure as the Middle East fuel crisis drags on. The S&P/ASX200 jumped 81.6 points by midday, up 0.95…
Secrecy culture vs transparency. Albanese’s FOI cost scam
The Albanese Government claims the Freedom of Information system is costing too much, but it’s the secrecy that is costing us. What’s the scam? The scam is it’s government secrecy…
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy diagnosed with neurodegenerative disorder
Rugby league veteran to stay at NRL club amid horror start to season Specialists say coaching ability not affected in immediate future Craig Bellamy has been diagnosed with an unspecified…
Marauding Blues hold off luckless Maroons to take Women’s Origin series lead
NSW defeat Queensland 11-6 in State of Origin Game 1 Jesse Southwell field goal helps hosts recover half-time deficit In the end, it had to be Jesse Southwell. The Blues…
The supreme court’s voting rights decision is a death knell for American democracy | Moira Donegan
The US was not a true democracy before the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday’s decision has essentially destroyed the law Is America a democracy? The term implies an equality of rights…
Jimmy Kimmel’s quip about Melania Trump is protected speech, and Disney must stand tall | Margaret Sullivan
Americans don’t want the government to decide what TV comics can and can’t say A few days before the alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump last weekend, one comic’s joke…
After Golders Green, this is what British Jews need from the government, the police – and the rest of society | Dave Rich
Jews in Britain are facing a wave of hate spread by hostile states, and some homegrown. We can only tackle it by working together Another week, another attack on British…
Angus Taylor’s shameful remarks about ‘bad’ countries obscure the bigger question – how can we make sure Australia is a good one? | Sisonke Msimang
The Liberal party would rather sow division than solve problems – but grievance yields a bitter harvest At a time when his party has a real opportunity to throw out…
Cuba is running out of time. We need fuel now to save lives | Francisco Pichón
With the US blockade cutting off oil, the island’s healthcare has been wrecked, access to clean water lost and babies put at risk Four months into Cuba’s deepening energy crisis,…