‘Get back to work’: backlash over bureaucrat job freeze
An opposition’s plan to stop hiring bureaucrats for a decade has drawn battle lines ahead of a high-stakes state election. In her first substantive reply to Tuesday’s Victorian budget, Opposition…
Shares drop, oil rebounds as US and Iran exchange fire
Renewed conflict in the Persian Gulf is weighing on Australia’s share market in the final session of the week, rattling a fragile truce and hitting investor confidence. The S&P/ASX200 fell…
Data breach fears grow as suspected ransom note appears
Australian universities and schools have been placed on high alert after a software program went offline following a cybersecurity attack. The security breach of the cloud-based Canvas learning management system,…
Full steam ahead: billions more locked in for rail line
Australian taxpayers will spend billions more to help fund Victoria’s mega Suburban Rail Loop project, days after the federal government axed regional freight rail plans. Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fifth financial…
Investment bank Macquarie posts second-highest profit
Investment giant Macquarie Group has posted its second-biggest annual profit, recording $4.8 billion, a 30 per cent jump from the prior year. Market expectations had been for a profit of…
Former foreign minister resigns as top uni chancellor
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has resigned as chancellor of one of the nation’s most prestigious universities, effective immediately. Previously one of the Liberal government’s most senior ministers, Ms Bishop’s…
Buendía and McGinn the heroes as Villa fire past Forest to reach Europa League final
In the end, it was a rout, Aston Villa sailing into their first European final since 1982. There were fist pumps from Prince William high in the Trinity Road Stand…
The Guardian view on ceasefires that aren’t: Israel never stopped killing in Gaza – allies must reject any escalation | Editorial
The US is unlikely to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu to comply with truce terms. Europe must take action The meaning of the term “ceasefire” should be self‑evident. Yet Israel’s strikes have…
CNN was Ted Turner’s brainchild. It faces a precarious future | Margaret Sullivan
Turner’s original vision is under serious threat these days Ted Turner, who died on Wednesday aged 87, was many things – a philanthropist, a conservationist, the one-time husband of movie…