China trade surplus tops $1 trillion for first time
China’s trade surplus topped $US1 ($A1.5) trillion for the first time as manufacturers seeking to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs shipped more to non-US markets in November, with exports to…
Relief at social ban after ‘disgusting’ online content
As she sneaks in her final scrolls of her social media accounts, 13-year-old Pippa Martin is feeling positive about getting her attention back. “Sometimes I see videos of someone else…
Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s north
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a tsunami as high as three metres…
Rate cut stays on wishlist as Christmas bonus off table
Borrowers are being warned interest rates are unlikely to be cut for much of 2026 as the Reserve Bank meets for its final monthly meeting of the year. The central…
Wong, Marles meet US counterparts, with China in focus
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles are meeting their US counterparts in Washington DC, for annual talks expected to focus on Indo-Pacific security. The duo, plus…
Retiring renters facing disaster without intervention
Australian renters need roughly twice as much superannuation as homeowners to retire comfortably, and face a crisis without more government help. Renters were at risk of a “retirement disaster” without…
A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal
A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s notorious Saydnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus as rebel forces pushing toward the capital threw…
Are Renewables Really Driving Energy Prices? | The West Report
Why are your energy bills so bloody high? Is it renewables, as the Coalition and fossil media claim? No. In this episode of The West Report, Michael follows the money…
‘Respect’ frustrates Reynolds’ pursuit of Higgins’ cash
A former senator’s act of kindness towards Brittany Higgins might have backfired, with a bankruptcy case aimed at discovering where the former staffer’s $2.4 million compensation payout went delayed further.…
Social media age ban is upon us. What does it really mean?
The much heralded and little understood social media ban for kids comes into effect on Wednesday, but will it solve anything? QUT Professor Daniel Angus asks. Young people in Australia…