RBA ready to shift up a gear as the neutral rate rises
The Iran war could push up the “neutral” interest rate level, requiring even more rate rises to get inflation under control, a Reserve Bank official says. As the conflict in…
OpenAI pulls AI video app that sparked deepfake fears
OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and…
Industry bailouts defended as Iran war smashes markets
With fuel shortages biting amid global tensions, the federal government is betting Australia’s future on a tighter link between industry, science and research. Industry Minister Tim Ayres used his first…
‘Fight will continue’: ABC staff broadcast jobs warning
Australians could face more local news and program blackouts if the national broadcaster’s management cannot reach a resolution with striking workers. For the first time in two decades, ABC staff…
Australian shares soar on Middle East ceasefire hopes
The local share market has had its best day in almost a year, after reports the US is seeking a ceasefire with Iran buoyed investor sentiment. The S&P/ASX200 surged 154.9…
Stocks bounce, oil retreats on Mideast ceasefire hopes
Stocks rose and oil fell on Wednesday on reports the US is seeking a month-long ceasefire in its war on Iran, and had sent a 15-point plan to Iran for…
Trump’s sanctions against a UN human rights expert show free speech is dying |
Francesca Albanese recommended ICC arrests and investigations over Gaza. Who will be the administration’s next target? We are North American university professors and human rights lawyers who teach, write, and…
Argentina was the model of how to survive a dictatorship. Javier Milei is changing that | Jordana Timerman
By questioning the scale of atrocities and deriding human rights activists, Milei is dismantling the consensus over the country’s dirty war Today marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup…
What to understand why Trump is still bombing Iran? Look to Nixon and Vietnam | Kenneth Roth
Richard Nixon’s strategy was about shielding his own reputation. Now Trump needs a face-saving exit of his own Donald Trump’s struggle to justify continuing his war with Iran reminds me…
Behind the rise of Clavicular and ‘looksmaxxing’ there are insecure young men who feel they don’t measure up | Jason Okundaye
What is a very private struggle – coming to terms with one’s own appearance – is being reshaped into a site of competition and ridicule I felt something akin to…