Supplier sees signs illegal tobacco crackdown hits mark
Food and liquor sales have picked up and there are signs a national crackdown on illegal smoking products is working, a leading retail supplier says. Metcash, which supplies goods to…
Australia inks $2.5b defence system deal with Canada
Australia will provide Canada with over-the-horizon radar technology in the largest defence export deal in the country’s history. The $2.5 billion agreement is the first time the Australian technology has…
Aussie shares flat, Iran peace talks in focus
Australia’s share market is breaking even to start the week, as oil prices fluctuate amid tense US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland. The S&P/ASX200 rose 1.6 points by midday on Monday to…
Shoe chain tells UK share predator offer is ‘rejected’
Australia’s largest shoe store chain has branded a takeover attempt by a major British retailer trying to gain more influence over its board as inadequate. Frasers Group’s on-market buy-up offer…
The winter break is coming, but before then Labor wants deals with the Greens on tax and the Coalition on the NDIS
One Nation pressure and poor performance in the polls mean Anthony Albanese is searching for a win Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…
This is how we do it: ‘Sex was something to get through with my husband. With Jess, I feel desire’
Meg was married to a man but had fantasised having sex with women for years. When she met Jess, her knees buckled • How do you do it? Share the…
The Guardian view on Israel and the West Bank: allies must protect Palestinian lives and livelihoods | Editorial
Rocketing violence and an economic chokehold have been overshadowed by conflict elsewhere, but the UK and others must stop looking away The “ceasefire” in Gaza is a “cruel and deadly…
As Starmer eyes the exit, here’s a vital lesson for Andy Burnham: first impressions are everything | Polly Toynbee
If the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fate Pause here before we rush…
Trump may survive the humiliation of the Iran deal. Netanyahu will not | Simon Tisdall
What has the Israeli PM’s whirlwind of violence achieved? His closest ally now turning against him – and an emboldened Iran Benjamin Netanyahu, the biggest loser in last week’s preliminary…
The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battle
Fox’s broadcast at the tournament has become a story of two contrasting styles. And there is one clear winner We all know someone like Alexi Lalas. He’s the ranter whose…