Weaker housing market tipped as rate hike fears mount
The housing market is tipped to start weaker in 2026 with confidence dented by fears the Reserve Bank’s next move will be a rate hike, a leading property data provider…
Blow to Australian beef producers as China hikes tariff
China has been accused of breaching the spirit of its free trade agreement with Australia after slapping tariffs on global beef imports. In an unwelcome start to 2026 for Australian…
China sets quotas, slaps extra tariffs on beef imports
China will impose additional 55 per cent tariffs on beef imports from nations including Australia, Brazil and the US when shipments exceed certain quotas. The move is a major blow…
New Year’s crowds praised, record police presence
Millions of Australians crammed foreshores and parks, backyards and lounge rooms, to ring in the new year with spectacular firework displays. Amid the chaos and the celebrations, revellers paused for…
Lessons from another time in secret cabinet documents
The year was 2005. Anthony Callea and the Pussycat Dolls were top of the charts, moviegoers flocked to watch Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and low-rise jeans were all…
China factory activity picks up as orders rebound
Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December as orders picked up before holidays and builders rushed to finish projects. The official purchasing managers index…
Israel Targets Aussies While Blocking Aid to Gaza | The West Report
The Israeli government has circulated a list naming Australians as antisemites, including journalists, academics, students and community organisers. There has been no court process, no published evidence and no right…
Denmark becomes first nation to end letter deliveries
Denmark has become the first nation in the world to discontinue public letter delivery due to digitisation. Swedish-Danish postal company PostNord delivered its last letters on Tuesday, local time, ending…
“Absolutely devastating”. Israel bans aid orgs from Gaza, publishes Aussie antisemites list
Médecins Sans Frontières has warned Israel’s suspension of NGO operations in Gaza would be “absolutely devastating”. Stephanie Tran reports Australian reaction to Israel expelling humanitarian orgs. Overnight, Israel announced it…
Cyclone clean-up begins, while monsoon damage assessed
Damage assessments are under way after a tropical cyclone battered the west, while residents on the other side of the country take to the air to check stock losses from…