Super sales, pop giants get national economy rocking
Australians spent big on Black Friday sales and concerts, driving household spending to the highest annual level in more than two years. Household spending rose one per cent in November,…
Is WOMADelaide next? Zionist group targets Palestinian DJ
Hot on the heels of the Adelaide Writers Week debacle, the WOMADelaide board is being pressured to oust Techno DJ Sama’ Abdulhami. What’s the scam? The scam is the broken…
Fed subpoenaed, threatened with indictment: chair
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the US Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony about the…
The Guardian view on India’s employment guarantee: scrapping a right to work risks a rural revolt | Editorial
A globally unique programme allowed the poor to demand – and get – jobs, empowering rural women. Narendra Modi courts trouble by hollowing it out Few countries have attempted anything…
Ending the war in Ukraine has more support than ever. So why is peace still not in sight? | Gwendolyn Sasse
The Paris declaration by the ‘coalition of the willing’ supports a nonexistent ceasefire that remains at the mercy of Russian intransigence Gwendolyn Sasse is director of the Centre for East…
Trump move for Venezuela’s resources likely to weaken economic might of US | Heather Stewart
Oil is US president’s motivation but his concept of economic success feels as outdated as his music tastes The word “loot” entered the English language from Hindi in the late…
A base to call home: finding the perfect Socceroos World Cup camp is no easy feat | Joey Lynch
Australia have sent scouts across the US, Canada and Mexico to see which cities have the best facilities, hotels and general vibes to suit the team Home is where the…
Michael Carrick emerges as favourite to be Manchester United interim manager
Former midfielder ahead of Solskjær after interviews Darren Fletcher admits he is in the dark over his position Michael Carrick has emerged as the favourite candidate to be Manchester United’s…
Ashes calamity has trashed McCullum’s credibility. It’s time to call on Alec Stewart | Mark Ramprakash
England’s best performances came when the players didn’t follow the coach’s rhetoric and that highlights the problem with his one-dimensional approach The curtain came down on the Ashes in Sydney…
Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in freezing conditions
55-year-old worker died during overnight shift Temperatures plunged to -12C in Cortina d’Ampezzo A guard at a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of…