Door open for gas company windfall tax as costs surge
The energy minister has not ruled out fresh taxes being imposed on the profits of gas companies due to the Middle East conflict. Chris Bowen has kept the possibility open…
The Madness of Trump. What’s his next criminal outrage gonna’ be?
The Trump regime goes from madness to madness, ignoring any and every international law. Michael Pascoe writes Trump’s latest threat looks like a promise. Make no mistake, there is no…
Smiggle owner sees profit dip in tough retail market
The owner of key retail brands Peter Alexander and Smiggle has weathered a profit fall, after sales dipped in a market marked by cost-of-living pressures. Premier Investments made a bottom-line…
EU urges pause in strikes on energy, water facilities
European Union leaders have called for a moratorium on military strikes on energy and water facilities in the Middle East, amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war…
Albanese booed ahead of end-of-Ramadan celebrations
The prime minister has been booed and heckled at Australia’s biggest mosque on one of the most important dates on the Islamic calendar, with police dealing with one protester. Thousands…
Trump says Japan ‘stepping up to the plate’ on Iran
US President Donald Trump has greeted Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warmly at the White House and says he believes Japan is “really stepping up to the plate” on Iran…
Servo staff cop abuse as petrol pump price pain mounts
Service stations are reporting increasing levels of staff abuse as price shocks from the war in the Middle East ripple through global markets. Customers desperate for petrol or frustrated with…
‘It doesn’t get more powerful’: huge cyclone closes in
A chilling warning has been issued to a remote region bracing for its biggest cyclone in more than a century. “It is an extremely powerful weather system,” the Bureau of…
‘GST is busted’: call for fairer slices of revenue pie
The nation’s most populous state says it’s time for a tax shake-up, as anger grows over a GST carve-up that will cost it millions of dollars. Despite cashing in from…
Bank of England members vote 9-0 to keep rates on hold
The Bank of England’s nine interest rate-setters have voted unanimously to keep borrowing costs on hold at 3.75 per cent in the face of inflation risks from the war in…