Rate cut off the cards but homebuyer boost on the way
The Reserve Bank of Australia is odds on to hold interest rates steady, but first home buyers are still about to get a significant leg up. Economists and bond traders…
Robodebt exposé among winners at PM’s literary awards
It’s a cosmic irony that a book deeply critical of the Australian government should be among the winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, author Rick Morton says. His book…
Trump plans 100 per cent tariff on foreign-made movies
President Donald Trump says he will impose a 100 per cent tariff on all films produced overseas that are then sent into the US, repeating a threat made in May…
Optus oversight urged following triple-zero failures
Optus should be forced to accept outside technical help to restore public faith in the telco’s ability to manage triple-zero calls after two recent outages on its network, a consumer…
‘Unacceptable’: second triple-zero Optus outage slammed
Optus has apologised for a second triple-zero outage in as many weeks as failures to re-route calls through other networks are back in the spotlight. The latest blackout – dubbed…
‘We will honour you’: police tribute to slain officers
The families of two officers allegedly gunned down by Australia’s most wanted man in the line of duty have laid flowers at a police memorial where their names are etched…
Grifting Grasberg. The great Indonesian gold-mining ‘mismatch’
Indonesians have been deprived of billions of dollars in royalties by a US mining giant for decades, claims an author being ‘monitored’ by the Indonesian government. Duncan Graham reports. The…
Shares cautious in Asia as US government faces shutdown
Share markets got off to a cautious start in Asia on Monday as investors braced for a possible shutdown of the US government, which would in turn delay publication of…
Financial sector urged to shoot higher on climate risk
Coming clean on climate risks has proven “flawed” as a tool to steer investment away from fossil fuels and into renewables in line with global emissions goals, environmental groups have…
‘Problems can be solved’: PM’s rally call to UK party
The prime minister has urged the UK’s ruling party to ensure pillars of society are not abandoned in the face of looming technological advances and overseas threats. In a speech…