Trump agrees outline trade deal with EU’s von der Leyen
The United States has struck a framework trade deal with the European Union, imposing a 15 per cent import tariff on most EU goods, but averting a spiralling battle between…
Aussies missing out on payoff from research investment
Australia is missing out on a $7 billion per year economic boon because it has failed to keep pace in the international research and development stakes, according to a new…
West is best economically as eastern states left behind
West is best again in economic circles but big gains made on the other side of the Nullarbor have surprised economists and left eastern states languishing. A boost in housing…
Major step towards cutting maximum medicine cost to $25
Australians will pay no more than $25 for selected medicines for the first time in more than 20 years under a proposal to be brought before parliament. It will be…
Australia-UK treaty unlikely to sink subs deal with US
Cold water has been poured on suggestions a long-term Australian-British pact could put American noses out of joint as it revisits a major submarine deal. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles…
‘Heartbroken’ PM says Israel breached international law
Israel has “quite clearly” breached international law by limiting food deliveries to starving civilians in Gaza, Anthony Albanese has declared in a notable escalation of his criticism of the Jewish…
The piece of data that could decide next rate decision
Traders, economists and mortgage holders will be locked into the Australian Bureau of Statistics website this week for a piece of data that could determine whether the Reserve Bank cuts…
Israel ‘broke international law’ by starving Gazans: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Israel has “quite clearly” breached international law by limiting food deliveries to starving civilians in Gaza as he escalates his criticism of the Jewish state.…
Bilateral pact won’t ‘annoy’ US amid AUKUS review
A separate pact between Australia and Britain doesn’t risk angering the US as it weighs up torpedoing AUKUS, Trade Minister Don Farrell insists. The US was conspicuously absent as Deputy…
Scomo, standards and core values | Scam of the Week
Scott Morrison is back, how good is that? He’s not just a controversial former PM but a fully-fledged weapons lobbyist flogging war with China to a US congressional committee Meanwhile…