Teal Senate ticket – why we can’t have nice things
Coverage of the week’s polls concentrated on the Coalition’s plunge, its road to nowhere. But Michael Pascoe says it’s overshadowed an unrequited political desire: a “Teal” Senate ticket. On the…
PM to recognise Palestine at UN, awaits Trump meeting
Australia will recognise Palestine on the world stage as Anthony Albanese embarks on an agenda-setting international trip during which he may or may not meet Donald Trump. The prime minister…
Progress on TikTok deal as Trump and Xi agree to meet
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have made progress on a TikTok agreement, the US leader says, and will meet face-to-face in six weeks in South Korea to…
Premier slams Optus following triple zero outage deaths
Optus has been savaged for “reprehensible conduct” after the death of an eight-week old baby during a botched network upgrade that prevented people making triple-zero calls. South Australian Premier Peter…
Property markets yet to twig to looming disaster losses
Home buyers are still willing to pay top dollar for waterfront views and bush frontage but a landmark report suggests it won’t always be the case. Riverine flooding, coastal inundation,…
Trump and Xi make progress on TikTok deal, plan to meet
US President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have made progress on a TikTok agreement and pledged to meet face-to-face in just over a month in South…
Baby among deaths linked to Optus triple-zero outage
Optus could face multi-million dollar fines and legal penalties after a botched network upgrade prevented people from making triple-zero calls and resulted in three deaths, including of an eight-week-old boy.…
Complex puzzle: concessions needed for climate target
Targets to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions will require difficult trade-offs on the location of large renewable projects, experts warn. Unveiling the long-awaited climate targets this week, Prime Minister Anthony…
Teens in custody after being charged murder of two boys
Seven teenagers are sitting in prison awaiting their next court appearance after being charged with murdering two boys walking home from basketball. As 12-year-old Chol Achiek and his 15-year-old friend…
‘Un-Australian’: scheme under fire as mine jobs slashed
A series of coal mine closures and job lay-offs and claims of an “un-Australian” royalty scheme might not be the last, a mining expert says. Anglo American, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance…