Safe as houses: home resale profits go through the roof
Australian homeowners are in their strongest financial position, with median resale profits at all-time highs. In the second half of 2025, 97.5 per cent of house resales and 88.3 per…
Civil liberties. Senate to approve extraordinary ASIO powers
New laws are poised to pass the Senate and enshrine ASIO’s extraordinary powers of interrogation without proper judicial, parliamentary or public review. Marcus Reubenstein reports. In July 2025, an extension…
Fairytale ending for Queen Mary’s royal homecoming
A real life fairytale will come a full circle as Denmark’s Queen returns home, this time with a king by her side. King Frederik and Queen Mary will bring their…
Under the pump: extra fuel to flow as premiers, PM meet
Fuel is expected to begin flowing from Australia’s emergency stockpiles imminently in response to the war in the Middle East, as state and territory officials prepare for crisis talks on…
Treasurer promises ‘ambitious’ tax-reforming budget
Changes to the way capital gains and businesses are taxed are on the cards, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises more reforms to level the playing field for younger generations and…
Australia exposed as China rewrites green economy
The shuttering of a Western Australian lithium refinery after just four years should serve as a warning as China pumps more than A$160 billion into overseas critical minerals and metals…
Jobs data to help guide Reserve Bank’s May rates move
Australia’s jobs market is expected to give the Reserve Bank more to worry about. Economists predict official labour force data, due to be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics…
Liquidator: “Happy to lose $350k, let the boat go to scrap”
“Happy to lose $350k and let the boat go to scrap”, says the email from liquidator Hall Chadwick’s associates to Kimberley Pearl Tours. What’s the scam? The scam is Section…
Hoodwinked. How BHP bulldozed a coal miner in court
The latest manoeuvre by BHP and co in their Goliath v David court case against an injured coal miner is to run him out of money, which he doesn’t have.…
The Big Australian names its next chief executive
The Big Australian is getting a new boss. Brandon Craig will become the chief executive of BHP on July 1, replacing Mike Henry, who will step down after six and…