SKorea trade envoy hoping for deal with US by deadline
South Korea’s top trade envoy says it may be possible to strike an “in-principle” trade deal with the United States by an August 1 deadline, but time is short to…
Australia sells weapons parts directly to Israel
As the IDF ramps up its genocide in Gaza, further evidence has surfaced of Australia selling military hardware to Israel. What’s the scam? The scam is that the Government has…
North West Shelf. The mother-lode of fossil fuel approvals
Just how much more climate-altering emissions could Woodside’s North West Shelf extension belch into the atmosphere? Zacharias Szumer asks. Since 2023, MWM has been keeping track of how many fossil…
NZ plan to double foreign international student market
New Zealand’s government has released a plan aimed at doubling its international education market, which includes relaxing rules around international students working part-time. Education Minister Erica Stanford says with international…
Trump seeks more concessions in EU trade deal talks
The European Union says it will extend its suspension of countermeasures to US tariffs until early August and continue to press for a negotiated settlement as US President Donald Trump’s…
PM urges work on green steel over red wine in China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will raise Australian concerns over Chinese steel dumping as he urges industry leaders from both nations to work together to develop low-carbon steel production methods. At…
SpaceX to invest $3 billion in Musk’s xAI startup
SpaceX has committed $US2 billion ($A3 billion) to xAI as part of a $US5 billion equity round as Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup races to compete with rival OpenAI, the…
Clouds of war shroud PM’s sunny China tourism pitch
Rugby league might be his preferred sport, but the prime minister’s diplomatic juggling skills were on show as he stood aside a Socceroos legend in Shanghai. Attempts to lure Chinese…
Australia resists US push to declare future war role
Australia is rebuffing US calls to commit itself ahead of a future conflict with China as the prime minister declares the nation is already doing its fair share on defence.…
Delay, deny, defend. The FOI process is broken
The Freedom of Information process is turning contemporary information useful for current debate and scrutiny into historical information of limited value. Rex Patrick knows it all too well. Delay is…