Big lottery operator plans to step up the fun factor
Australia’s largest lottery operator is building a new smartphone app because its digital operation has done a poor job of recreating the fun of playing the lottery. The Lottery Corporation,…
Oil jumps on Mideast missiles, AI bulls carry stocks
Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking above 160 yen as fresh hostilities flared in the Gulf after…
SpaceX plans to raise $US75 billion in IPO, source says
SpaceX plans to raise $US75 billion ($A105 billion) in its initial public offering by selling 555.6 million shares at a target price of $US135 ($A188) per share, a source familiar…
Shifting gears: electric cars surge during fuel crisis
A record number of Australian drivers are choosing electric and hybrid vehicles, with the low-emission cars closing in on half of all new vehicles sales for the first time. Motorists…
Aussie shares lift as weak growth softens rate outlook
The ASX is creeping higher after cooler-than-forecast economic growth figures became the latest in a series of soft data to take pressure off the need for more interest rate rises.…
‘You guys have no idea’: Air Force blasted on planes
The Australian Defence Force has been criticised for its phase out of planes it has operated for only a decade in favour of commercial replacements. “You guys don’t really actually…
Nathan Ellis stars with 4-33 as Australia beat Pakistan in second ODI
Pace bowler leads rout of hosts for 190 in 41-run win Josh Inglis and Cameron Green helped set 232 target Australia turned the tables on Pakistan, battling their way to…
Zverev dismisses teenager Jódar as elusive grand slam title inches closer
World No 2 wins quarter-final 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3 Zverev will face Jakub Mensik in last four For at least a few fleeting moments, it appeared that something significant might…
What’s a few secondhand subs between friends? Aukus revision shows how the US treats its allies. Will Australia stand for it? | Emma Shortis
As Pete Hegseth reshapes the US military into a hyper-masculine zone of ‘warfighters’, we should ask if this is really who we want to be ‘good friends’ with The Shangri-La…
The Guardian view on Trump and Lebanon: civilians need lasting peace, not short-term patches | Editorial
The US president seeks to curb Israel’s intensified offensive as he looks for an exit from war with Iran, but turmoil in the Middle East will not easily be ended…