Keir Starmer fighting for survival after top aide quits
Keir Starmer will face mutinous Labour MPs as he fights for his political survival after the resignation of his top aide over the Peter Mandelson/Epstein scandal. The prime minister is…
Epstein didn’t traffick victims to elite, FBI concluded
The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails, searched his homes and spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential…
Electricity availability constraining data centre boom
Australia’s incipient data centre boom risks being curtailed by unreliable energy supply, limiting the nation’s productivity potential. Machinery and equipment spending by IT firms hit record levels as Australia looked…
Israeli head flies in to rally rage, community embrace
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will begin his visit to Australia in response to the Bondi massacre against a backdrop of nationwide protests and calls for his arrest. The head of…
Liberals stare down next crisis as coalition restored
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley insists she has the overwhelming support of her party room after striking a deal with the Nationals to restore the coalition, but another opinion poll shocker…
Japanese PM ‘set for supermajority’ after election win
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition has swept to a landslide election win, paving the way for her tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at…
Private demand under the microscope after rate hike
Australia’s economy is like a car exceeding the speed limit. Or is it an inflating balloon, squeezing up against the inside of a box? Either way, it’s too hot for…
Winter Olympics organisers refuse to deny Mariah Carey lip-synced in opening ceremony
Show director hails singer’s ‘extraordinary’ performance IOC plays down booing of US vice president JD Vance The organisers of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony have refused to deny speculation that…
Intimate and enormous: Milano Cortina opening ceremony tries something different
The showpiece to kick off the Games happened across multiple venues but politics and protests were also present The most striking thing about the opening ceremony isn’t a single prop,…
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services Pluck an email at random from the millions in the Department of…