Card surcharge con. Big banks win, consumers pay
The ban on card surcharges comes into effect later this year, hailed a great relief for consumers, but small business will make them pay, and big banks will win. Michael…
Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price
Australians are taking expired medication, skipping doses or opting to delay or not fill a prescription as the cost of living eats into their medicine cabinets. The federal government has…
AMP leaders defend share price, tout AI future
Wealth management giant AMP has defended a post-earnings share price tumble, instead asking investors to look to its future. Asked about the more than 25 per cent share price drubbing…
Maila delays move on Qld, while Solomons count cost
Tropical cyclone Maila has weakened again before a likely approach to Queensland, while Papua New Guinea is next in the firing line and the Solomon Islands is picking up the…
Miner’s green push to help skip fuel woes rocking firms
One of Australia’s largest iron ore producers is accelerating plans to phase out fossil fuels, as geopolitical tensions continue to drive up oil prices. The Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forest-controlled Fortescue Metals…
Asian stocks shaky as US-Iran ceasefire tested
Asian stocks have ticked up but early gains were capped as traders questioned the durability of the US-Iran ceasefire and remained wary of fragile hopes for Israel-Lebanon peace talks. I…
‘They’re gonna make me cry’: I competed at a speed puzzling championship
You might think of puzzling as leisurely, but it’s now a sport. I entered a national competition and discovered a passionate community A PhD student in Berkeley. A 12-year-old in…
Outcome review – Keanu Reeves sends himself up in Jonah Hill’s Hollywood satire
Hill writes and directs in-joke and insider-laden spoof about a nice-guy mega-star actor hiding a drug addiction, whose career is threatened when he’s blackmailed over a compromising video The famous…
World Press Photo 2026 winners – in pictures
Striking stories of the human impact from global events including the climate crisis, US aid cuts and drone wars. The World Press photo of the year and two finalists will…
The Guardian view on Hungary’s election: a bellwether contest for the global far right | Editorial
Defeat for Viktor Orbán on Sunday would be celebrated in Brussels, mourned in Washington and Moscow, and would give his country its democracy back Hungary has a population of less…