Optus execs to face grilling over triple-zero outage
Top Optus executives and senior government officials will face the music at a parliamentary inquiry into their response to a triple-zero outage linked to the deaths of three people. A…
Labor spruiks Medicare spending as parliament resumes
The government will talk up its healthcare credentials by arguing billions of dollars in Medicare incentives are already yielding results as parliament resumes for another sitting week. On Saturday major…
World Economic Forum head warns of AI, crypto bubbles
Large investments in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies could lead to the development of bubbles, according to World Economic Forum president Børge Brende. “There is definitely a geopolitical disorder … But…
Home prices turbocharged as deposit guarantee kicks in
Property prices have recorded the sharpest growth in more than two years after the government’s deposit guarantee scheme ignited demand for entry-level homes. The first-home buyer scheme, which was expanded…
“The sure way of getting nothing for something”. Sports podcasters and sports betting
Sports podcasters who “ought to know better” are enthusiastically promoting online gambling (with all its consequences). Andrew Gardiner reports. Still looking for that tiny corner of Australian society, politics and…
RBA to reveal interest rate call, economic forecasts
Mortgage holders are unlikely to get a helping hand this week, with resurgent inflation expected to discourage the Reserve Bank lowering interest rates for the foreseeable future. Conflicting impulses of…
T-Shirt Outrage and the Death of Real Journalism | Scam of the Week
This week, the media lost its mind over a t-shirt. Anthony Albanese stepped off a plane wearing a Joy Division shirt — and suddenly, the Prime Minister was branded “anti-Semitic”…
Lives at risk. Rate cut for sparkies ahead of smart meter speed-up
Electricians working on the national smart meter rollout told MWM in June that low rates were putting lives at risk. Now, they report things are getting worse. Zach Szumer with…
Nationals poised to make call on net zero emissions
The direction of Nationals climate and energy policy could soon be decided at a special party room meeting called to discuss the hot-button issue. Leader David Littleproud and his colleagues…
APEC wraps up after Trump-Xi agreement on trade truce
Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations have wrapped up their annual summit with a statement underscoring regional economic co-operation, just days after the presidents of the United States and China…