Christmas bookings strong at leading pub group
Australia’s largest alcohol retailer is seeing a pickup in sales heading into the key holiday trading period. Endeavour Group’s retail division got off to a soft start in 2025/26 but…
Moderate MPs rally around Ley amid leadership turmoil
Furious moderate Liberals are hosing down suggestions they may back ex-SAS soldier Andrew Hastie to take over the party’s top job, following intense speculation about Sussan Ley’s leadership. After a…
Charities at stake after fail on workers comp reform
Struggling families and those impacted by natural disasters are being warned to brace for fewer services as steep hikes to insurance premiums bite charities and small businesses. Reforms to curb…
Japan economy contracts for first time in six quarters
Japan’s economy contracted an annualised 1.8 per cent in the July-September quarter, the first fall in six quarters, due to a hit to exports from US tariffs. Government data released…
Kim Kardashian not deterred by bar failure
US reality TV star Kim Kardashian has said she will “keep studying” after she failed her bar exam and was unable to qualify as a lawyer. Her plan to follow…
Australia downplays joint climate event with Turkey
Australia has poured cold water on the idea it could jointly lead the world’s biggest climate conference with Turkey. Both countries have days to try to resolve the years-long stand…
It’s the endgame for Liberal moderates. Here’s what happens next
Mainstream reporting created the illusion that the Federal Liberal Party’s “Moderates” still mattered before the net-zero vote but Michael Pascoe says the faction was already deep in the endgame of…
Turkey proposes joint leadership with Aust for COP31
Turkey has proposed jointly leading next year’s UN climate summit with Australia, though the two sides have not yet reached an agreement and the discussions on the hosting standoff remain…
Coalition whipped for policy akin to ‘horse and buggy’
The coalition’s energy policy to keep coal plants open and sideline renewables has been likened to fighting against gravity and reverting to the horse and buggy. Liberal leader Sussan Ley…
Heiress Paris Hilton claims to be ‘self-made’
Paris Hilton has claimed she is “self-made”. The 44-year-old heiress – whose parents, Rick and Kathy Hilton, have a combined net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars – is…