Defence project blowouts blast taxpayers with $29b bill
A review of a small sample of Defence projects under the biggest reform of the department in decades has revealed blowouts costing taxpayers $29 billion. The federal government has vowed…
Drivers brace for impact as brakes hit on fuel tax cut
Poorer Australians will bear the brunt of higher prices at the bowser in coming days as a wartime fuel tax discount is partly wound back. The 32-cent-a-litre discount on petrol…
Royal Commission or Lobby Show? | The West Report
The Royal Commission into anti-Semitism has a problem: it is not credible. The evidence is not being tested. Instead, it has descended into a storytelling farce about hurt feelings, while…
“Flagrant”. Court finds Israel activist breached Cairo Takeaway settlement
The Federal Court has found pro-Israel activist Ofir Birenbaum breached his Cairo Takeaway settlement deed. Stephanie Tran and Wendy Bacon report. The Federal Court has found pro-Israel activist Ofir Birenbaum…
Alarm sounded on radioactive risk from deep sea mining
Plucking minerals from the ocean floor risks disturbed radioactive material entering the marine food chain, an anti-deep sea mining group warns. The Deep Sea Mining Campaign says the emerging industry…
Liberals push for ‘discipline’ after party rebrand call
Senior Liberals have rejected a frontbencher’s call for the party to rebrand in the face of rising support for One Nation as the opposition leader urges members to remain disciplined.…
Rex misled market with big talk before $31.7m loss
A regional airline has been found to have misled the stock market when it claimed it would deliver a strong financial result months before it posted an eight-figure loss. The…
Chilling effect. A million health workers at risk if they criticise Israel
The Australian regulator of health practitioners has been hijacked by a lobby group agitating on behalf of a foreign country adopting a controversial definition of antisemitism. Andrew Brown reports. Two…
Aussie shares flat as gold falls to fresh 8-month low
The local share market is treading water after the gold price dropped to a fresh eight-month low and traders digested the latest minutes from Australia’s central bank. At noon on…
Fill up now: driver warning before fuel excise slashed
Holidaymakers are being urged to fill up their cars now in order to cash in on cheaper petrol before the fuel excise rises. Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce chief Peter…