Wicked: For Good opening weekend beats first film
Universal Pictures’ two-part Wicked gamble continues to defy gravity at the box office. Just a year after part one brought droves of audiences to movie theatres around the country, even…
Ley under pressure as Labor pushes environment reforms
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley faces a febrile party room during the final week of parliament for the year while the government races to pass major environment reforms. Liberal insiders insist…
Red tape setting back businesses billions and counting
Red tape in Australia has gotten so thick, compliance has become a major industry in its own right. In 2024, businesses employed 52,000 dedicated workers just to comply with regulation,…
Vendor hack might have exposed major banks’ client data
Client data for JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Morgan Stanley and other major banks might have been accessed in a hack of a technology vendor, the New York Times reports. SitusAMC said…
Britain unveils new critical minerals strategy
Britain has rolled out a critical minerals strategy designed to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers by 2035, with targets to source 10 per cent of domestic demand from UK production…
G20 summit adopts declaration despite US boycott
Group of 20 leaders adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges over US objections, prompting the White House to accuse South Africa of weaponising its leadership…
Early Christmas for RBA with landmark inflation print
Christmas has come early for data nerds. In the coming week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will unveil the first edition of its highly anticipated comprehensive monthly inflation report –…
‘New hope’ for climate after COP summit wraps up
Australia has signed onto a global plan to eventually phase out fossil fuels and recommitted to the Paris climate accord in defiance of US President Donald Trump. While the final…
Titanic passenger’s watch sets record at UK auction
A gold pocket watch recovered from an elderly couple who drowned during the sinking of the Titanic has sold for a record-breaking Stg1.78 million ($A3.61 million) at auction. It was…
The Week of the Long Knives | Scam of the Week
This week on Scam of the Week, we dive into one of the wildest political reshuffles in years as the Liberal Parties in New South Wales and Victoria pull out…