Mortgage holders brace for hundreds more in repayments
Borrowers are running out of time to lock in a mortgage rate below five per cent, as lenders prepare for a Reserve Bank interest rate hike. As the RBA rate-setting…
Political donations. Money doesn’t buy you happiness!
Political donations data from AEC returns show a huge increase in political party funding did not translate into seats won at last year’s election. Stephanie Tran reports. Nine months after…
Global grain glut pushes growers toward self-storage
Australian grain growers are storing their product on farms rather than shipping it offshore via handlers as falling commodity prices cut into already thin margins. Shares in GrainCorp, one of…
Founder of scandal-hit travel firm gone, shares stuck
The founder and head of a stock exchange-listed travel company reeling from an overbilling scandal by its British subsidiary is retiring, effective immediately. Jamie Pherous will transition to a six-month-long…
The Guardian view on risks from biodiversity collapse: warnings must be heeded before it’s too late | Editorial
Inadequate food supplies and collapsing rainforests must be recognised as national security threats – not pigeonholed as green issues Ecosystems and national security used not to be mentioned in the…
China is leading the charge to nuclear Armageddon – and Starmer barely noticed | Simon Tisdall
The Doomsday Clock is ticking ever more loudly as arms-control mechanisms fail and leaders become more reckless. The time to be alarmed is now Keir Starmer’s tentative pivot to the…
Catch a falling star: cosmic dust may reveal how life began, and a Sydney lab is making it from scratch
Recreating cosmic dust may help answer questions about how meteorites hitting Earth came to contain organic matter Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast How does…
Likeness of restored angel to Giorgia Meloni triggers investigations in Rome
Cherub at landmark church causes ecclesiastical and political uproar with alleged resemblance to Italian PM Italy’s culture minister and the diocese of Rome have launched investigations after claims were made…
From cute dogs to Turning Point: the journey of an influencer aiming to breathe rightwing Christian values into Australian politics
Emboldened by major successes in the US and UK, the conservative Christian organisation Turning Point has its sights set on Australia’s political ecosystem Follow our Australia news live blog for…