US to seal Asian trade deals ‘in coming months’
The United States expects to finalise trade deals with more Southeast Asian countries in the coming months, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says. Greer was speaking in Kuala Lumpur at…
West versus rest as fresh stoush brews over GST spoils
A tax policy pitting state against state is being reviewed to ensure value for money. The carve-up of revenue from the goods and services tax has been a sticking point…
AI ‘energy trilemma’ in sights of data centre boss
All low-emissions power options, including nuclear, should be on the table to capture what the head of a data centre company views as an AI-fuelled data storage opportunity for Australia.…
Farming export success sows seeds of growth goal reset
Australia’s agricultural output is expected to reach $100 billion ahead of schedule, but the target’s relevance has been questioned against the backdrop of global and domestic challenges. The target was…
‘Call to arms’: peak body joins coal royalties fight
A call to arms has been issued by a resources sector peak body amid an escalating coal royalties stoush with a state government. Resource Industry Network has urged its members…
Swedish woman tapped to head NZ central bank
New Zealand’s first female central bank governor and its first foreign leader in modern history takes the top job amid heightened criticism of the bank’s management of the economy and…
Jimmy Kimmel makes emotional return to show
Jimmy Kimmel has returned to late-night US television after a nearly weeklong suspension that triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump’s ability to police the…
Optus appoints review chair after calamitous outage
Under-fire telco Optus has announced an independent inquiry into how technical failures left people unable to access triple-zero services. Kerry Schott will lead the external review into last week’s catastrophic…
The Albo and Donald meeting imbroglio. Why the fuss?
Media hyperventilating over a non-event not happening, i.e. Albanese sitting down with Trump, misses the point, America believes it already owns us. Michael Pascoe fears it is right. Kids outside…
Australia’s Palestine move ‘point of stress’ with US
Australia’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood is a “point of stress” and disagreement with Washington, but the relationship will endure, the US ambassador to Israel says. The Albanese government’s move…