High cash rates no barrier to housing boom, data shows
Three Reserve Bank interest rate cuts were widely credited with accelerating growth in property values last year, but historical data shows the most drastic price surges aren’t always due to…
High school costs forcing indebted parents to work more
Australian families are reconsidering whether to have more children and are relying on others for help to pay for education fees as the cost of schooling accumulates. For a child…
Next US ambassador will have ‘no simple task’
Australia’s future ambassador to the US will not have an easy gig managing a relationship with Donald Trump and then a change in president, an expert says, as leading contenders…
Cycling’s Flying Burrito aims for more Paralympic gold
In the rich, fast-food tradition of the KFC Kid, Australian track cycling now has the Flying Burrito. And just as Ryan Bayley was a lot more than his love of…
‘Words matter’: spy chief talks up ban on hate groups
A bid to ban extremist groups following the Bondi massacre will be good for Australia, the nation’s spy chief says, as he warns there is “permission” for politically motivated violence…
Lobby pressure in spotlight after festival capitulates
A prominent Jewish author says the stifling of criticism of Israel is increasing levels of anti-Semitism, as a major national festival “capitulates” and cancels its event. Adelaide Festival has canned…
Central bankers defend Fed’s Powell after Trump threat
The chiefs of many of the world’s major central banks have issued a joint statement in support of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell , after the Trump administration threatened him…
Woodside’s floating gas platform arrives off WA coast
A massive floating platform has arrived off the West Australian coast as Woodside Energy’s controversial Scarborough gas project nears production. The 70,000-tonne floating production unit was slowly towed by five…
Antisemitism Bill. Same shirt. Different stairs. Years in prison.
Antisemitism is about to become a criminal offence under the proposed Combatting Antisemitism Hate and Extremism Bill. Andrew Brown checks state over-reach. Until very recently, wearing a T-shirt that said…
Adelaide Writers’ Week. Well done, Zionists. You killed it.
After days of chaos, the Adelaide Festival board is down to one person, and Adelaide Writers’ Week has now been officially cancelled. With the vast majority of participants withdrawing, and…