Submarine deal tipped to survive Pentagon scrutiny
Australia is confident of proceeding with plans to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US as the Pentagon nears finalising its review of the AUKUS military pact. The US will not…
Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban split after 19 years
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have separated after almost 20 years of marriage, multiple reports claim. “Sometimes relationships just run their course,” an unnamed source has told the New York…
US-led Gaza peace deal with Israel ‘could work’
A US proposal to end the war in Gaza hinges on the designated terrorist group Hamas signing its own extinction warrant, a former ambassador to Israel warns. The White House…
Revealed: brawl over Scott Morrison’s big secret payment on sacking by Tourism Australia
Scott Morrison, former PM and architect of Robodebt, got a large ‘secret handshake’ payout when sacked by Tourism Australia. After a 4-year battle the FOIs finally surface for Jommy Tee.…
Misinformation heats up climate debates on clean energy
Children intimidated in the playground and ostracised families have been observed in communities splintering over the renewables rollout, with misinformation understood to be inflaming divides. “The division in the community,…
Trump plans 100 per cent tariff on foreign-made movies
President Donald Trump says he will impose a 100 per cent tariff on all films produced overseas that are then sent into the US, repeating a threat made in May…
Rate cut off the cards but homebuyer boost on the way
The Reserve Bank of Australia is odds on to hold interest rates steady, but first home buyers are still about to get a significant leg up. Economists and bond traders…
Robodebt exposé among winners at PM’s literary awards
It’s a cosmic irony that a book deeply critical of the Australian government should be among the winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, author Rick Morton says. His book…
Optus oversight urged following triple-zero failures
Optus should be forced to accept outside technical help to restore public faith in the telco’s ability to manage triple-zero calls after two recent outages on its network, a consumer…
Property ‘dating’ app aims to ignite off-market romance
More than one-in-five homes were sold off-market in Sydney in 2024, according to an analysis by a website aiming to create more of these transactions. The Quiet List analysed 30,000…