NYC voters choose next mayor as Mamdani faces Cuomo
New York City’s voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the US as they choose the next mayor to run the nation’s…
Power deal inked to secure smelter’s short-term future
The immediate future of the Southern Hemisphere’s first aluminium smelter is more secure, after the signing of a power agreement. Tasmania’s Bell Bay Aluminium, which is owned by Rio Tinto,…
Reddit to be captured under social media ban for kids
Kids will also be banned from Reddit and live-streaming platform Kick when Australia’s social media age restrictions take effect. Children under age 16 will be booted off social platforms from…
Navi Pillay. Don’t be complicit in genocide Australia, warns former UN judge
Former Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Judge Navi Pillay has warned that Australia risks complicity in genocide if we fail to act on…
Outgoing watchdog chief puts non-bank lenders on notice
Australia’s corporate regulator is warning non-bank lenders and superannuation funds of stronger regulatory action if it does not see improvements in compliance from the opaque private credit and equity sectors.…
The worrying trend that could put an end to rate cuts
In the shock inflation print that scared the Reserve Bank off cutting interest rates at its latest meeting, two items gave governor Michele Bullock particular cause for concern. After the…
Liberal elder blasts Nationals over net zero stance
A Liberal elder has blasted the Nationals for breaking with their coalition partner over net zero by 2050 as Opposition Leader Sussan Ley prepares to unveil a long-awaited climate and…
Three nations on notice after assassination revelations
The country’s top spy has put three nations on notice after sensationally revealing there was a “realistic possibility” a foreign government would attempt an assassination on Australian soil. The trio…
World will overshoot 1.5C climate goal, UN report says
The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade,…
UK treasury chief prepares ground for tax-hiking budget
UK finance minister Rachel Reeves is signalling she will raise taxes in her budget, arguing the economy is sicker than the government knew when it took office. Reeves gave a…