Gorillaz: The Mountain review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
(Kong)Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band mark 25 years with an album inspired by India and shaped by loss, featuring collaborators living and dead It is 25 years since…
On a dancefloor at 2am, I heard Jacinda Ardern’s husband say they were moving to Australia. I don’t blame them | Johanna Cosgrove
It’s no surprise that so many Kiwis are leaving New Zealand behind for a nation with much larger capacity for embarrassment: Australia I got the news that Aotearoa’s most (internationally)…
Ley resigns from parliament, triggering by-election
Sussan Ley has formally quit parliament two weeks after being ousted from the Liberal Party’s top job. Her resignation as the member for Farrer will trigger a by-election in her…
Trump’s Board of Peace. Muslim countries along for uncertain ride
While Australia is yet to respond to Donald Trump’s Board of Peace invite, several Muslim countries have, including Indonesia. What does President Prabowo hope to achieve, asks Duncan Graham? The…
Christmas parcels a gift for Aust Post as letters slow
Posties delivered a record 3075 parcels every minute during their Christmas run, driving a modest profit for the nation’s mail service as Australians send fewer letters. Australia Post delivered 111…
Virgin’s profit dented by post-administration tax bill
Virgin Australia is back-paying tax after exiting administration more than five years ago and returning to the stock exchange. The carrier’s bottom-line interim net profit – the first reported since…
Paramount raises the stakes in battle with Netflix
Warner Bros Discovery says Paramount Skydance’s revised $31-a-share offer is superior to its existing deal with Netflix, giving the streaming giant four business days to respond or walk away from…
Check-out time for Coles on results as focus magnifies
Australian supermarket giant Coles is under the spotlight again as it reveals its next set of profit results after spending the week defending allegations it misled shoppers during a marketing…
World shares ease on concerns about tech valuations
An index of global equity markets eased after hitting a fresh record high on Thursday as concerns about lofty valuations of leading technology companies weighed on markets after artificial intelligence…
Is the doctors’ war at Royal College finally ending?
Months of infighting at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) culminate in a no-confidence vote today. Stephanie Tran reports. The RACP board is meeting today to consider bullying allegations…