Hermes hit as war deters shoppers from Dubai to Paris
French luxury group Hermes has reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales as the Iran war hit spending in the Middle East as well as in Europe, with fewer tourists visiting Paris or…
Rebel Wilson to be grilled over ‘disgusting’ smear site
Aussie A-lister Rebel Wilson has been accused of lying about her involvement in a smear website days before a defamation hearing brought by the star of her troubled directorial debut.…
Behind the coal miner v BHP – 20,000 miners and a bunch of giant mining corporations
Why is one of the world’s largest mining companies fighting so hard to shut down the case of a single injured worker? Stephanie Tran reports. The question sits at the…
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…