Fire agencies on front foot as dry, warm weather looms
Fire agencies are prepping for a possible earlier start to the season as long-range forecasts signal a drier and warmer winter. An El Nino weather pattern, which was declared by…
‘Smokescreen’: Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising
One Nation’s public fundraising campaign is a “smokescreen” for the money coming in from billionaire donors, a Labor powerbroker says. The Pauline Hanson-led party is claiming to have raised more…
Aussie shares surge on latest US-Iran peace deal hopes
Australian shares have rebounded sharply on the latest peace deal proclamation from US President Donald Trump, but risks to the global energy market remain. The S&P/ASX200 jumped 168.9 points by…
Woodside to pay $320m for greater stake in gas project
Australia’s largest oil and gas company has moved to increase its stake in the country’s biggest undeveloped offshore gas resource. Woodside Energy will pay at least $US225 million ($320 million)…
‘I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way’: Kathleen Turner’s best films – ranked!
As she nears her 72nd birthday, we honour the actor whose ‘smoked honey’ vocals added to her vampy persona on screen, whether bringing Jessica Rabbit to life or crushing Michael…
John Healey quitting defence puts a time bomb under No 10. He is a loyalist: this is no ordinary departure
He served through the eras of Blair, Brown, Miliband and Corbyn in a party that knows and respects him. It will matter that even his patience has run out John…
‘A shameless cash grab’: can the World Cup be saved?
For the next 39 days, 104 matches will be played throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada until a World Cup winner is crowned on 19 July. Amid the excitement…
Big money is killing the World Cup spirit. Fans deserve a sporting chance at tickets
Supporters come way below sponsors in the stadium-seat pecking order. No wonder some fans plan to binge-watch matches on a Spanish package holiday There is nothing wonderful in the world…
Can we separate the art from the person who made it? Not in the case of a monster like Rolf Harris | Paul Daley
I met Harris before his crimes came to light. Even then I sensed his public image was a facade I’m not convinced by the old adage that we should never…
Auckland sits near an active faultline, new research suggests, so what next for New Zealand’s biggest city?
The city is exempted from earthquake building rules due to its northerly location, but a study of the Mangatangi Fault has thrown that into question A fault line south of…