Merged media group upbeat despite CEO tapping out
The media titan arising from the merger of Southern Cross Austereo and Seven West Media is targeting at least $30 million in savings as it searches for a new boss.…
Slovakia halts electricity supplies to Ukraine
Slovakia has escalated a dispute with Ukraine over oil deliveries by halting emergency electricity supplies to the country suffering from daily blackouts caused by Russia’s bombardment of power plants and…
Reform Australia they cry! But will the Big 4 let them?
It’s time to rebuild our great nation they cry. But has the plutocracy already won? Michael West reports on reform stagnation. “We’ve wasted 20 years. It’s time to rebuild our…
Millions stuck at home as historic blizzard hits NYC
A massive snowstorm is pummelling the northeast United States from Maryland to Maine, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns and school…
Coffee cups, truck laws leave shoppers with hefty bill
Patchwork laws between states, including those that ban single-use plastics, are driving up costs for shoppers. It’s a claim Australia’s peak retail body makes in a new report that argues…
Millions to be spent getting high-speed rail on track
Federal spending on a long-sought high-speed rail project is on track to reach almost $700 million before the first shovel hits the ground. A two-year development phase of a high-speed…
EU hits pause on US trade deal as it seeks clarity
Frustrated European officials have pushed for clarification on how US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a 15 per cent global tax on imports would affect the trade deal they struck…
Power cuts tip war-torn Ukraine’s economy into crisis
Ukraine’s economy is enduring its toughest period since the early months of Russia’s invasion after sustained air strikes left its power system in tatters as the war enters a fifth…
Liberals lashed over push to jail ISIS bride helpers
A plan for people who help Islamic State-linked families to be thrown in jail is a reckless thought bubble, aid agencies warn, arguing it could set a dangerous precedent. The…
Opening Bondi attack hearing zeros in on anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism in Australia and how it contributed to the Bondi Beach terrorist attack are set to go under the royal commission microscope. The first public hearing of the royal commission…