Australia worried about escalation as US shifts bombers
Australia is concerned the situation in the Middle East could swell into a larger conflict after the US moved bomber planes. The B-2 bombers were shifted to the Pacific Island…
Let’s war | Scam of the Week
Penny Wong’s not ruling out joining the invasion of Iran, Richard Marles wants to pack us off to a US war with China. What’s the scam? Plus Albo, Lynda Reynolds,…
Future focus as inflation blare dims but change needed
The man who writes the cheques for Australia’s largest state budget can finally focus on the future. Inflation was “blaring” in NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s ears when he was compiling…
“Admit it, and let’s move on”: Rex Patrick on Australia’s East Timor spying
It’s 21 years since the Howard Government spied on Timor-Leste’s sea boundary negotiation team, but the National Archives is refusing to even say whether they hold documents relating to the…
No easy answers to gas network ‘death spiral’
Australians are embracing electrification in the name of decarbonisation, healthier homes and cheaper bills but the shift has policymakers under pressure to insulate a shrinking pool of gas users from…
Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody
The grandfather of a 24-year-old man who died in custody has drafted an open letter to the prime minister calling on Canberra to step in and address “madness” in the…
State in crisis as it heads to another poll. Tasmania’s winter of discontent
Crippling debt, political turmoil and the controversial AFL stadium have left Tasmania in a state of crisis. Greg Barns reports. A week into Tasmania’s mid winter election campaign, precipitated by…
Trump ‘may change mind’ about firing Fed Chair
US President Donald Trump has again floated the idea of firing Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair he has long attacked over interest rates he wants lowered. “I don’t know…
EU-Aust free trade deal: a “middle finger to Trump”
There is appetite for the European Union and Australia to signal a “middle finger to Trump” by uniting on a long-awaited free trade deal but some in Brussels are tempering…
Venice braces for Bezos’ ‘wedding of the century’
Venice is divided ahead of next week’s celebrity wedding of US tech-tycoon Jeff Bezos and Laura Sanchez, with some looking forward to the glitz and glamour, while others fear it…