Is Australian music at risk of extinction? – podcast
The Australian music industry is in crisis, but it wasn’t always that way. In the 1990s and early 2000s, a healthy number of Aussie artists were making it to the…
Shares surge, oil skids in Asia after Gulf deal flagged
Share markets have surged in Asia while the dollar slipped and oil prices tumbled as a tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures…
Australian bourse operator admits to misleading market
Australia’s stock exchange operator has apologised and will pay a $20.5 million penalty to the corporate watchdog after admitting to misleading the market. The deal means ASX Ltd will avoid…
Liberal MP admits ‘broken faith’ amid Hanson poll surge
Liberals concede their party has broken faith with voters as a new poll shows more Australians would prefer Pauline Hanson as prime minister than any other political leader. The One…
Putin, Zelenskiy chat with Trump on his 80th birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy each spoke by phone with Donald Trump, as he marked his 80th birthday and the war in Ukraine remained a flashpoint…
Cull caution urged after city beach shark attack
Experts warn there is little evidence shark culls keep ocean-goers safer following the latest shocking encounter at a busy city beach. A coastal community have been left shaken after a…
Reserve Bank meets with rates tipped to stay on hold
A majority of economists are tipping interest rates to remain on hold as the Reserve Bank begins deliberations. The bank’s board will begin two days of talks on Monday to…
Businesses unite to fight capital gains tax changes
Changes to the capital gains tax will lower productivity and make Australia less competitive, business groups argue, as the contentious budget measures go under the microscope. A Senate inquiry into…
Protesters smash windows, set Tesla ablaze in G7 march
Protesters have set fire to a Tesla and smashed the windows of a bank in Geneva as they vented their anger at the Group of Seven summit about to take…