SpaceX shares gain 20 per cent after record IPO
SpaceX has jumped more than 20 per cent in its Nasdaq debut as investors piled into the world’s largest initial public offering and bet on Elon Musk’s sprawling empire spanning…
Tax changes spark house listings boom but fewer rentals
Investors are prematurely offloading their properties before tax changes even hit the market, resulting in a listings boom but fewer rentals. Rental listings across the country have shown large annual…
Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute
Autistic teenagers are caught in the middle of a buck-passing exercise between the federal government and states and territories over the future of disability support. One of the most vulnerable…
Fuel price pain might remain despite talk of Iran peace
Australian motorists are unlikely to get the benefits from any deal to end the Iran war because of the looming end of the fuel tax cut. US President Donald Trump…
British economy shrinks as Iran war dampens growth
Britain’s economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in April, its first monthly drop since August 2025 as the Iran war’s cancellation of Formula 1 Grand Prix races and other Gulf…
‘Take a breath’: Google tells Aussies to relax about AI
Australian workers should “take a breath” and relax about the impact artificial intelligence will have on their careers as the jobs it displaces will ultimately be replaced with others. Google…
BHP accused of ‘American-style’ strikebreaker tactics
BHP has been accused of using strikebreaking tactics similar to US tech behemoth Amazon by hiring alternative workers to avoid a major planned strike. Up to 450 workers at the…
BHP accused of ‘American-style’ strikebreaker tactics
BHP has been accused of using strikebreaking tactics similar to US tech behemoth Amazon by hiring alternative workers to avoid a major planned strike. Up to 450 workers at the…
Cloud forms again over unique smelter and 200 jobs
Hundreds of jobs and the future of Australia’s only manganese smelter are again in limbo after its preferred buyer ran into trouble during negotiations. A consortium of Adroit Capital, White…
Predatory lending. Indigenous elders blame liquidators over Kimberley tourism debacle
An Aboriginal Land Council raises financial abuse concerns over Kimberley cruise operator managed by insolvency firm Hall Chadwick. Stephanie Tran reports. Only last year, prominent liquidator Richard Albarran rang the…