Australians in Iran, Iraq directed local Jewish attacks
Australians living overseas masterminded firebombings of a Jewish deli in Sydney and a synagogue in Melbourne, Australia’s spy chief has revealed. Spies found direct links between Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Mandarin salaries. Another win for transparency as Tribunal publish submissions
After much pressure from the public and the Senate, the Remuneration Tribunal initiated a review of senior bureaucrats’ salaries. They have now gone one step further. Transparency warrior Rex Patrick…
Mamdani slate sweeps Democratic primaries in New York
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsements loomed large over three congressional primaries as he used his popularity to help replace two incumbent Democrats with challengers to their left on issues…
Chicken, egg exports blocked after bird flu discovery
Australian imports of poultry and eggs have been halted by one Pacific trading partner after the first mainland cases of a deadly bird flu strain. Papua New Guinea’s National Agriculture…
Cost-of-living crunch hits spending on baby goods
Australia’s biggest specialist baby goods retailer won’t deliver on its earnings forecasts after weak sales of prams and car safety products over the past few months. Baby Bunting now expects…
Australia’s car loan trap: industry warned to be ‘fair’
Car buyers risk being exposed to financial harm when they sign up for loans offered by brokers and dealers, the market regulator says. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has…
Aussie shares edge higher on mixed inflation figures
Australia’s share market is inching higher as investors approved a cooling May inflation figure, despite an uptick in the central bank’s preferred measure. The S&P/ASX200 rose 30.4 points by midday…
A super El Niño threatens disaster. Trump is handling it recklessly | Terry Garcia
The administration interrupted data streams that are key to forecasting. These systems should not be vulnerable to political whims In 1877, North Americans experienced an unusually mild winter – it…
In Iran, Trump’s victory claims only deepened a self-made catastrophe | Sidney Blumenthal
What the US president succeeded in obliterating was any rationale he offered for going to war Before Donald Trump finally surrendered in his Iran war, he declared victory several dozen…
Reader, I married him: couples tell us how books brought them together
From book club meet-cutes to shared English Literature lectures, romance has blossomed beyond the page for these bibliophiles Dua Lipa and Callum Turner have been honeymooning in Italy, after throwing…