Coalition splinters as heat rises on net-zero policy
A key climate target might be dumped by the coalition as an increasing number of Liberals cast doubt over the future of the opposition’s commitment to net zero. Former Nationals…
‘Good day for patients’: cheaper medicines on the way
Anthony Albanese says he still has his eye on cost-of-living pressures as a promised reduction in medicine costs nears fruition. As parliament resumed on Monday, the prime minister touted his…
PM stares down internal push for Palestine recognition
The prime minister is staring down internal pressure to recognise a Palestinian state as Labor figures decry the “unspeakable cruelty” being thrust on civilians in Gaza. Anthony Albanese has been…
US, China to launch new talks on tariff truce extension
Top US and Chinese economic officials will resume talks in Stockholm to try to tackle longstanding economic disputes at the centre of a trade war between the world’s top two…
Maverick MP has coalition net-zero policy in his sights
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce is testing the coalition’s stance on climate change, as the Nationals MP makes a bid to dump an emissions target. Mr Joyce has used…
The King’s School headmaster controversy deepens as boy is ‘clipped over the ear’
Controversy has again engulfed one of Australia’s most elite private schools, The King’s School, as headmaster Tony George goes on leave. Michael West reports. The official line from The King’s…
Trump, EU’s von der Leyen to meet to clinch trade deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to meet US President Donald Trump to clinch a trade deal for Europe that would likely see a 15 per cent…
Trump agrees outline trade deal with EU’s von der Leyen
The United States has struck a framework trade deal with the European Union, imposing a 15 per cent import tariff on most EU goods, but averting a spiralling battle between…
Aussies missing out on payoff from research investment
Australia is missing out on a $7 billion per year economic boon because it has failed to keep pace in the international research and development stakes, according to a new…
West is best economically as eastern states left behind
West is best again in economic circles but big gains made on the other side of the Nullarbor have surprised economists and left eastern states languishing. A boost in housing…