Asia shares poised for seventh straight month of gains
Asian shares are set for a seventh consecutive month of gains on Friday, after upbeat earnings from Amazon and Apple buoyed Wall Street futures and the dollar hovered near three-month…
Zionist lobby class action over vexatious complaints after years of vexatious complaints
A new Zionist healthcare lobby is preparing a class action against Australian health regulators over “vexatious antisemitic/antizionist complaints” against Zionist doctors. Wendy Bacon and Stephanie Tran report. The Israel lobby…
Treasurer unveils next stage of investment reforms
Foreign entities will have access to automatic approvals for low-risk investments under a new proposal as the government looks to increase overseas capital flowing into Australia. Treasurer Jim Chalmers will…
Lifetime impact of gender pay gap costs women millions
The gender pay gap accelerates across a woman’s working life, peaking in her late-50s and leaving female workers millions of dollars short of men over their careers. Women entering the…
Tributes to cricketer who died after warm-up accident
Clutching flowers instead of bats and bags, dozens of heartbroken young cricketers arrived at a suburban ground to pay tribute to their teammate who never came home. The tragic scene…
Warning law reforms too ‘weak’ to protect environment
Conservation groups are warning Labor’s latest attempt to refresh nature protections will fail to protect the environment from climate change and other threats. Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt on Thursday…
Workers threatened with weapons as retail crime spikes
Retail workers at Bunnings and Kmart are being threatened by customers more than 1000 times a month, with many incidents involving weapons. Parent company Wesfarmers, which also owns Target and…
Rudd hails Australia’s ‘first-class’ ties with Trump
Riding high from a successful bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump, Australia’s ambassador Kevin Rudd has heaped praise on Anthony Albanese for managing the alliance while repairing ties…
‘Eye off the ball’: Woolies lays blame for limp results
Cost-of-living pressures, price cuts and worker strikes have led to “disappointing” earnings for the nation’s largest supermarket chain. Woolworths recorded falling earnings in the 2024/25 financial year, while sales were…
AI Stocks a bubble waiting to pop? | The West Report
Is Wall Street’s AI boom just another ticking time bomb? How about crypto? As investors pour trillions into AI and crypto, veteran finance journalist Michael Pascoe warns that we’re watching…