Australia exposed as China rewrites green economy
The shuttering of a Western Australian lithium refinery after just four years should serve as a warning as China pumps more than A$160 billion into overseas critical minerals and metals…
Jobs data to help guide Reserve Bank’s May rates move
Australia’s jobs market is expected to give the Reserve Bank more to worry about. Economists predict official labour force data, due to be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics…
Liquidator: “Happy to lose $350k, let the boat go to scrap”
“Happy to lose $350k and let the boat go to scrap”, says the email from liquidator Hall Chadwick’s associates to Kimberley Pearl Tours. What’s the scam? The scam is Section…
Hoodwinked. How BHP bulldozed a coal miner in court
The latest manoeuvre by BHP and co in their Goliath v David court case against an injured coal miner is to run him out of money, which he doesn’t have.…
The Big Australian names its next chief executive
The Big Australian is getting a new boss. Brandon Craig will become the chief executive of BHP on July 1, replacing Mike Henry, who will step down after six and…
‘Petulant’ Trump blasts Australia for shunning Iran war
Donald Trump has declared the US doesn’t need the help of Australia and other allies who rejected US calls for partners to help take back a major oil-shipping corridor. In…
Murderer wins High Court case against government
Curfew and ankle monitoring restrictions imposed on a convicted murderer after his release from immigration detention have been declared invalid by the nation’s highest court. A Papua New Guinea citizen…
Shaun Ryder on highs, lows and Happy Mondays: ‘Heroin isn’t a party drug – you can’t just do it at the weekend’
As a child, the singer loved to start fires. As an adult, he was barely less chaotic. He discusses Bez, charisma, ADHD, his new memoir – and why making music…
Imperfect Women review – lots of fun … if you lower your expectations enough
This glossy murder mystery, starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara, should be better than this. But if you brace yourself for a perfectly acceptable eight hours of entertainment,…
Japan records trade surplus as exports growth improves
Japan recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen ($A507 million) in February, reversing January’s deficit. Exports grew at a better-than-expected 4.2 per cent in February to 9.57 trillion yen,…