Swedish woman tapped to head NZ central bank
New Zealand’s first female central bank governor and its first foreign leader in modern history takes the top job amid heightened criticism of the bank’s management of the economy and…
Jimmy Kimmel makes emotional return to show
Jimmy Kimmel has returned to late-night US television after a nearly weeklong suspension that triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump’s ability to police the…
Optus appoints review chair after calamitous outage
Under-fire telco Optus has announced an independent inquiry into how technical failures left people unable to access triple-zero services. Kerry Schott will lead the external review into last week’s catastrophic…
The Albo and Donald meeting imbroglio. Why the fuss?
Media hyperventilating over a non-event not happening, i.e. Albanese sitting down with Trump, misses the point, America believes it already owns us. Michael Pascoe fears it is right. Kids outside…
Big bank is cutting 200 teller, personal banking roles
Westpac is reshuffling its staff by cutting 200 teller and personal banker roles and adding 200 new positions to support home lending and small business banking. The business-focused big four…
It’s on: PM locks in crucial one-on-one Trump meeting
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally locked in a formal face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, after a number of false starts. The October 20 bilateral with the US president in…
Trump tells world leaders countries are ‘going to hell’
US President Donald Trump argued for lower levels of global migration and urged a turn away from climate change policies in a combative, wide-ranging speech to the UN General Assembly…
ABC braces for penalty over journo’s illegal sacking
The full cost of ABC’s capitulation to pro-Israel lobbyists when sacking a broadcaster over a social media post is set to be revealed. A judge on Wednesday is expected to…
Inflation tipped to rise but rates impact uncertain
Consumer prices could soar beyond the Reserve Bank’s targets for the first time in more than a year, economists predict, as the central bank considers its next interest rate move.…
Australia’s Palestine move ‘point of stress’ with US
Australia’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood is a “point of stress” and disagreement with Washington, but the relationship will endure, the US ambassador to Israel says. The Albanese government’s move…