‘Budget is cooked’: debt pressure bites into spending
A government will impose a partial freeze on public service recruitment as it intensifies its budget focus on reining in the state’s growing debt burden. But the South Australian Opposition…
BHP threatens to pursue journalist and coal miner for costs in court case it brought
BHP sued journalist Michael West and coal miner Simon Turner to shut down wage theft allegations. Now it is demanding we pay MinterEllison’s costs. Michael West reports. When BHP and…
Vance, Rubio would be unbeatable in 2028 race: Trump
US President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview that Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Rubio, teaming up for a 2028 presidential run, would be unbeatable.…
New data lights up enormity of tobacco black market
Four in five vapes and cigarettes consumed in Australia were bought on the black market, up from 12 per cent less than a decade earlier, according to new official estimates.…
‘Need to do more’: PM pleads case for budget tax change
First home buyer programs are not enough on their own to get more people purchasing their own property, the prime minister says, shrugging off calls to hit pause on contentious…
Global economic body weighs in on Australian rate rises
A global economic body is urging the Reserve Bank not to raise interest rates again unless inflation expectations become untethered. As the economy slows as a result of the global…
Big lottery operator plans to step up the fun factor
Australia’s largest lottery operator is building a new smartphone app because its digital operation has done a poor job of recreating the fun of playing the lottery. The Lottery Corporation,…
Oil jumps on Mideast missiles, AI bulls carry stocks
Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking above 160 yen as fresh hostilities flared in the Gulf after…
SpaceX plans to raise $US75 billion in IPO, source says
SpaceX plans to raise $US75 billion ($A105 billion) in its initial public offering by selling 555.6 million shares at a target price of $US135 ($A188) per share, a source familiar…
Shifting gears: electric cars surge during fuel crisis
A record number of Australian drivers are choosing electric and hybrid vehicles, with the low-emission cars closing in on half of all new vehicles sales for the first time. Motorists…