‘Absolute rubbish’: work-from-home laws draw fresh flak
Businesses are spoiling for a court battle over Australian-first work-from-home laws covering full-time, part-time and casual workers. The Victorian Labor government introduced a bill to parliament on Tuesday, legislating the…
Drier, hotter conditions forecast as El Nino confirmed
Australia’s meteorological agency has confirmed an El Nino event in the Pacific, potentially bringing drier, warmer weather to parts of the country. While forecasts signal a “strong to very strong”…
Burger joint accused of ‘misleading’ green promotion
The consumer watchdog alleges a popular burger chain has been over-egging the scale of a tree-planting burger promotion and misleading customers. Grill’d has been accused of overstating the donations made…
Shares dip ahead of RBA rate call, deal hurdles remain
Australian shares have fallen ahead of the central bank’s interest rate decision, with energy stocks the only clear winners as investors digest the realities of a touted US-Iran peace deal.…
BREAKING! Australia will now investigate Israel over Assault Claims | West Report Live
Michael West This is the biggest story most Australians have not yet grasped. Today, in Canberra, Australian survivors of physical, psychological and sexual abuse by Israeli authorities met with Foreign…
Asia markets temper Iran deal optimism
Asian stocks inched up on Tuesday after rallying on the previous session on news of a peace deal between Iran and the US, as investors turned their focus to several…
China’s May retail sales fall first time in three years
China’s economy showed increasing unevenness in May, with retail sales falling for the first time in more than three years while industrial output picked up pace. Industrial output rose 4.5…
What does the Socceroos victory say about Australia? | Fiona Katauskas
It seems refugees can help us achieve our goals See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
Trump presides over spectacles of violence like a dysfunctional Roman emperor | Moira Donegan
The sordid UFC event represents his own efforts to symbolically fuse the federal government with his person, to insist that he is America and is the state Hitler dreamed of…
Forget makeup and tweakments: this is how we should be ageing gracefully | Zoe Williams
We over-50s should worry less about our crepe necks and sunspots and more about our listening skills – and the pettiness we bring to social media When I was young,…