Budget bottom line in better shape before rates call
The federal budget is $18 billion better off thanks to a stronger-than-expected jobs market. The final budget outcome, to be released on Monday, is set to show a deficit of…
Property ‘dating’ app aims to ignite off-market romance
More than one-in-five homes were sold off-market in Sydney in 2024, according to an analysis by a website aiming to create more of these transactions. The Quiet List analysed 30,000…
Where’s Paul? Inside the attack on cardiologist by St Vincent’s and Victor Chang
St Vincent’s Hospital and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have gone to ground following their controversial antisemitism claims against suspended cardiologist Peter McDonald. Wendy Bacon and Cathy Peters on…
Clive takes legal stoush with government to Switzerland
Mining magnate Clive Palmer plans to take his legal fight with the federal government all the way to Switzerland. The outspoken tycoon owes the Commonwealth more than $13 million after…
‘Warm and engaging’: PM meets with King in Scotland
Anthony Albanese has held talks with King Charles III during his visit to the UK, as the prime minister defends an upcoming address to Britain’s Labour Party conference. The prime…
‘So much harder’: extreme heat, care work and the city
Spare a thought for the mother with hot, irritable children in tow, trying to get to the other side of the road. Typically timed to the pace of “a six-foot…
Britain pledges $3 billion loan for Jaguar Land Rover
Britain will back Jaguar Land Rover with a Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) loan guarantee to help support its supply chain in the wake of the luxury carmaker’s production shutdown following…
Australia speeding past shortcuts to cleaner transport
The switch from petrol guzzlers to electric wheels is a priority in the race to decarbonise transport but Australia could be underplaying a complementary policy lever. Reducing car dependence in…
S Korea can’t pay $US350b to US for tariff deal: aide
South Korea is unable to pay an upfront sum in investment in the United States as US President Donald Trump has suggested under a deal to cut tariffs and is…
Trump slaps new tariffs on drugs, trucks and furniture
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a fresh round of punishing tariffs on a broad range of imported goods, including 100 per cent duties on branded drugs and 25 per…