Trump hosts Saudi crown prince for deal-making visit
US President Donald Trump has hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, with the Saudi de facto ruler seeking to further deepen ties with the United States.…
Wages growth running out of steam after inflation spike
A reawakening of the inflation dragon is not expected to end Australian workers’ record run of real wages growth just yet. Pay packets are expected to have grown in real…
Embattled telco takes another hit after anti-scam fail
Optus stands accused of enabling scammers to prey on its customers in the latest damaging blow for the embattled telco. Months on from a devastating triple-zero network failure that has…
CSL injects $2.3b into US for valuable blood plasma
Australia’s largest biotech company plans to expand its US presence with a $US1.5 billion ($A2.3 billion) investment that will allow it to manufacture more therapies derived from blood plasma collected…
Toll relief extended but bumpy road ahead to fund it
Motorists in the world’s most tolled city are breathing a sigh of relief with a popular rebate scheme being permanently extended. Hundreds of thousands of drivers had been claiming about…
Commonwealth Bank boss reveals preferred migration rate
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn is wading into a politically charged debate over Australia’s migration intake. Appearing before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday, Mr Comyn proposed a migration rate…
We got sued. Are regulators a thing in the law? | The West Report
How are Australia’s legal regulators, the ones meant to keep lawyers in check, anything more than a protection racket? The company behind this channel faces constant threats. In this explosive…
Pauline Hanson’s post-apocalyptic prediction resurfaces
Australia decades from now will be ruled by a multi-racial, lesbian, part-cyborg president, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has written. The post-apocalyptic sci-fi prediction in the outspoken politician’s book The…
BlueScope Steel keen on Whyalla’s iron ore resource
BlueScope Steel admits its interest in the Whyalla Steelworks extends beyond the beleaguered group’s main South Australia facilities, but it will be disciplined as it explores a potential takeover. Chairwoman…
Australia ‘not going anywhere’ on COP31 hosting goal
At global climate talks in Brazil, Chris Bowen is staring down rivals Turkey and vowing to succeed with Australia’s bid to host the 2026 COP31 conference in Adelaide. The climate…