Olympics hotel shock: Queensland running out of rooms
Queensland is expected to deliver less than a quarter of the hotel rooms needed for the 2032 Olympics as building fails to keep up with growing visitor demand, new analysis…
UN lowers forecast for global economic growth in 2026
Responding to Middle East crises and rising oil prices, the United Nations has lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation this year. Global GDP…
The great housing giveaway: $11b windfall up for grabs
Australian taxpayers could be missing out on billions of dollars a year while wealthy landowners make out like bandits, amid efforts to tackle housing affordability. The Albanese government’s fifth budget…
Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth dead at 91
Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth, who resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church, has died. Dr Hollingworth, who devoted much of his life to fighting poverty,…
Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations
A dip in vaccination rates has been blamed for one of Australia’s worst diphtheria outbreaks as the rare respiratory disease continues to spread. Hundreds of cases spanning three states and…
Cricket Australia’s cloud deal at centre of ‘contracts-for-mates’ imbroglio
Cricket Australia remains bunkered down in the wake of revelations of a whistleblower report detailing ‘contracts-for-mates’ in the corporate cricket world. Joel Jenkins follows the money. Cricket Australia’s internal whistleblower…
Houses, town water supply sold in mining mega‑deal
It is not every day a mining deal comes with houses, childcare centres and the town water supply thrown in. But in central Queensland, a big slice of country town…
Murdoch’s Tax Whinge, Exxon’s Gas Heist and Labor’s Budget Panic | The West Report
Check it out: https://taxdata.michaelwest.com.au/data_analytics Australia’s media has gone into full budget meltdown mode, with screaming front pages about death taxes, trust limbo and Labor betrayal. But while the Murdoch press…
No bears: software firm shrugs off AI ‘apocalypse’ fear
An Australian software company that serves hundreds of governments, universities and councils has lifted earnings after rolling artificial intelligence into its products. Technology One, whose local-listed competitors include WiseTech Global…
Double death tax? The GST accord rises from the grave
As debate rages about the so-called death tax introduced by the Government’s proposed tax reform, the 1999 GST accord with the States may mean a double whammy for those dying…