Labor’s last-ditch olive branch on stalled nature laws
Labor has been dangling concessions on its environmental laws in a last-ditch bid to get the stalled changes over the line. A controversial provision that would allow coal and gas…
COP30 talks in Brazil reach tentative deal, sources say
The COP30 climate talks in Brazil have reached a tentative deal, sources say, after negotiators resolved a protracted stand-off over action to cut greenhouse gas emissions and climate finance. The…
Daily Mail owner strikes $1b deal for UK’s Telegraph
Daily Mail owner DMGT says it has struck an Stg500 million ($A1 billion) deal to buy rival newspaper the Telegraph in a tie-up that would create one of the most…
Anti-zionism v antisemitism. Bondi Beach “F*** Israel” t-shirt man in court battle for freedom of speech
Police now want to drop charges against a man they arrested last year for wearing a F*** Israel F*** Zionism t-shirt. But the man, Andrew Brown, wants his day in…
COP30 host urges unity ahead of fossil fuels showdown
The host of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil has urged countries to unite for a deal as a showdown loomed in the summit’s final hours over whether the accord…
G20 envoys agree draft declaration, sources say
G20 envoys have agreed on a draft leaders’ declaration ahead of this weekend’s summit in Johannesburg without US input, four sources familiar with the matter say. The administration of US…
Trump expects ‘quite civil’ meeting with Mamdani
US President Donald Trump has called New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a “100 per cent communist lunatic” and a “total nut job” while Mamdani has called Trump’s administration “authoritarian”…
David Littleproud & Co. Balancing the budget like a ’74 scout jamboree raffle
The federal budget is nothing like a business, nor does it resemble your personal accounts. Our politicians and so many commentators just don’t understand how modern government finance works. David…
‘Important step’: hope for progress on stalled EU deal
A long-awaited free trade agreement between Australia and the EU had shown signs of serious progress, the trade minister says, as the European bloc indicates negotiations were gathering momentum. Don…
Neo-Nazi accused of threatening politician denied bail
A neo-Nazi accused of directing supporters to “rhetorically rape” a federal politician will remain behind bars, as federal police crackdown on threats and harassment against elected officials. Joel Davis, 30,…