Japan’s exports surge and manufacturers’ mood improves
Japan’s exports surged nearly 17 per cent in January from a year earlier, lifted by seasonal factors and strong demand in China and other Asian markets. Imports slipped 2.5 per…
Premier polishes pitch to lure Trump to Australia
A state premier has ramped up a push to host a diplomatic summit that – if successful – would see Donald Trump become the first sitting US president to visit…
Climate ‘coming for our coffee’ without farm adaptation
Top coffee-growing countries are sweltering through more than 50 extra days a year of temperatures hot enough to harm the beloved plants responsible for the morning brew. Research from Climate…
Private health insurance hike another blow for budgets
Millions of Australians’ budgets will take another hit with the biggest rise in health insurance costs in years, but most are expected to still hang onto their policies. An average…
European Central Bank chief to exit before term’s end
Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before the end of her eight-year term as president, the Financial Times reports, citing a person familiar with her thinking.…
Alcoa slugged millions over illegal forest clearing
Alcoa has been given the green light to clear more Australian forest after being fined for stripping land for bauxite mining without approvals. The US aluminium giant has agreed to…
‘ISIS bride’ member barred from return to Australia
One of the Australian cohort of so-called “ISIS brides” and their children has been barred from entering the country while trying to flee Syria. The group of 34 women and…
‘This has to stop’: mayor calls on Hanson to visit area
A mayor is urging Pauline Hanson to visit his community during Ramadan after the senator claimed suburbs in the area are unsafe because of its Muslim population. The One Nation…
Thunderstorms, giant hail dent insurer’s bottom line
Destructive hailstorms and thunderstorms resulted in tens of thousands of insurance claims for one of the nation’s biggest insurers, denting its interim earnings. Suncorp paid out $542 million in claims…
Major housing firm riding high on ‘chronic undersupply’
One of Australia’s biggest apartment and residential communities suppliers has recorded strong growth in home sales as debate rages across the nation about access to ownership. Mirvac on Wednesday reported…