EU fast-tracks trade deal with South American bloc
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will start to “provisionally implement” a massive trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of nations in South America despite not having approval from…
Writer pays for lies that ‘humiliated’ church leader
False accusations about the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia have cost a journalist more than $300,000. Alkis Morelas was found on Friday to have defamed Archbishop Makarios…
Harvey Norman shares tumble despite big profit growth
Harvey Norman has delivered double-digit sales growth and raised its dividend, but the retailer’s shares have taken a tumble. The electronics and homewares retailer on Friday announced it had made…
Major insurer faces legal trouble over online discounts
Tens of thousands of Budget Direct customers lost promised insurance discounts worth a total of $3.3 million in savings, the corporate regulator claims. ASIC has launched legal action against Auto…
Maggie Beer group back in the black despite tough half
The company named after beloved Australian chef Maggie Beer is still considering the possible sale of its popular hampers business, after turning around its earnings. Maggie Beer Holdings was back…
Norway’s all-conquering Winter Olympians have a message for us all – and it’s not what you think | Cath Bishop
How did a small Nordic country dominate the Games? By making sport fun and not something for kids to suffer Norway’s Olympians stormed the mountains of Milano Cortina and left…
Autocracy is rising in the west. But the global south proves it’s not inevitable | Kenneth Roth
While some who have lived their entire lives under democracy seem willing to forsake it, many who have experienced life under autocracy want out There is plenty to worry about…
My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us | Janine di Giovanni
Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – now they see them as legitimate targets A friend wrote to me last week to tell…
From Women’s World Cup euphoria to Olympic despair: how did the Matildas get here?
The 2023 tournament was a defining moment in Australian football but there have been more troughs than peaks on the way to a home Asian Cup The Matildas captured the…