Top economist lays out three tests for Labor in budget
Reining in the National Disability Insurance Scheme and property investor tax breaks could save the budget $30 billion over four years, the chief economist at Australia’s biggest bank says. Luke…
Security agencies in Bondi royal commission spotlight
Possible intelligence and security failures before the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack will headline initial findings from a high-level probe. The Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion’s interim report…
Bill hikes loom as shrinking gas pool pays for network
Every day, Australians are buying gas stoves and heaters with no clue their bills are projected to balloon as other customers abandon the network in droves. Consumers should be warned…
Push for leaders to see climate as gender issue
Pacific women and girls bearing the brunt of the climate crisis are demanding governments listen to their lived experiences when making global commitments at a major upcoming conference. Ahead of…
How Bluey Became Another Australian Ripoff | The West Report
Bluey became one of Australia’s biggest cultural exports, a Brisbane-made kids show watched for billions of minutes overseas. But while Australia got the pride, BBC Studios got the global distribution…
Cops called as Royal Australasian College of Physicians brawl escalates
The charities regulator ACNC has finally intervened in Australia’s most tumultuous corporate governance fight, the battle for control of the Physicians peak body RACP. Stephanie Tran reports. Last week RACP…
Dire warning of violent fallout from unchecked racism
Australia’s social fabric is fraying as it grapples with worsening racism, anti-Semitism and other challenges that are undermining citizens’ basic dignity. That’s the view of Australian Human Rights Commission president…
From stick to carrot. The News Media Bargaining Incentive
The much-heralded ‘News Media Bargaining Code’ only served to line the shallow pockets of mainstream media. The revised scheme is designed to change that, but will it? Kim Wingerei asks.…
‘Stop the panic’: national cabinet meet again on fuel
State and territory leaders will hold another national cabinet meeting on the fuel crisis, but the prime minister insists Australia’s petrol security level will not be increased. Anthony Albanese has…
Stock market dips as inflation leaps on fuel prices
Australia’s share market is on track for a seventh-straight session of losses, as the latest reading on inflation hit a three-year high, opening the way for interest rate rises. The…