Economy heads for first major test since RBA rate hold
Job figures are set to take centre stage as economists continue to mull whether borrowers have seen their last Reserve Bank rate cut this cycle. In the first major piece…
Coalition to look at coal subsidies, stick with nuclear
Subsidies could be on offer to extend the lives of coal-fired power plants, while nuclear is likely to feature in the opposition’s long-awaited climate and energy policy. Political infighting within…
Hitler Was a Leftie? Peace Protesters Sprayed, Consultants Paid | Scam of the Week
This week on Scam of the Week, we’ve got a full buffet of political absurdity and corporate grift. One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts has officially jumped the shark, declaring that Hitler…
‘We can’t accept this’: no time for climate COP out
At the gateway to the Amazon, politicians, diplomats, scientists, business leaders and non-governmental organisations are gathering to talk climate change. The rainforest city of Belem is a symbolic choice for…
A hot mess. The ‘irregulation’ of sneaky Sportsbet
The accounts of Sportsbet are a hot mess. A Wally the Chartered Accountant demolition job finds multiple breaches of the laws of Australia. According to AI, ‘irregulation’ is a rare…
France’s 2025 wine output forecast at historic lows
France’s farm ministry has raised its projection for this year’s wine output to 36.2 million hectolitres, which makes it unchanged from last year’s historically low output, as a summer heatwave…
Labor heavyweight Graham Richardson dies aged 76
Former Labor powerbroker turned media commentator Graham “Richo” Richardson has died aged 76. The death of the key federal factional leader in the Hawke-Keating years was confirmed on Sydney talkback…
Sydney Peace Prize: Judge Navi Pillay calls out government impunity
“International law is humanity’s last line of defence,” said Navi Pillay calling out government impunity in accepting the Sydney Peace Prize speech last night. Stephanie Tran reports. Former United Nations…
Howard blasts ‘foolish’ comments, backs in Sussan Ley
Former prime minister John Howard is urging the Liberal Party to “get behind” Sussan Ley as political infighting threatens to end her leadership of the coalition. The opposition leader on…
Travellers face cancelled flights over US shutdown
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across the US as airlines begin complying with the Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to scale down routes nationwide because of the government shutdown.…