Star’s sale of Queens Wharf entertainment hub stalled
Star Entertainment Group’s bid to sell its half-stake in the money-losing Queens Wharf Brisbane entertainment complex for $53 million is faltering. In a statement to the ASX on Wednesday, the…
‘Worrying’: fresh NAPLAN results trend revealed
Student literacy and numeracy appears to be stagnating in Australia, with the latest NAPLAN test results fuelling concern about ongoing trends. About 10 per cent of students need more help…
Door opens on rate cut as inflation continues to fall
Mortgage holders could see more rate relief within weeks after the Reserve Bank’s preferred measure of inflation fell to 2.7 per cent annually. Trimmed mean inflation, which omits volatile items…
‘Moral momentum’ to recognise Palestine after UK move
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being urged to help build “moral momentum” to recognise a Palestinian state and end starvation in Gaza. The United Kingdom government released a statement overnight…
One-in-10 students need extra school support: NAPLAN
One-in-10 Australian students need more help to meet basic education standards despite “encouraging” signs that kids are getting better at maths. Two-thirds of students performed strongly or exceeded expectations on…
Economic outlook blooms with key data to guide rate cut
Australia’s economic growth prospects have been upgraded by an international financial body as mortgage holders await fresh inflation figures that could cement a Reserve Bank rate cut. United Nations financial…
Kids blocked from YouTube as social media ban expands
Australian children will be barred from accessing YouTube after the government confirmed the video-sharing website will fall under its social media ban. The website was initially spared from the ban…
Racial Discrimination Act put to test in Mary Kostakidis case
The racism case against Mary Kostakidis may have a long way to go, with flaws in the Anti-Discrimination Act clearly exposed. Kim Wingerei reports from the Federal Court. Mary Kostakidis’…
Trump deciding trade deals by August 1: Lutnick
US President Donald Trump will make his trade deal decisions this week even as separate negotiations with China and the European Union continue, US Commerce chief Howard Lutnick says ahead…
Nation urged to increase spending on AI storage
Businesses and technology providers will look to foreign countries if Australia does not build digital infrastructure to house artificial intelligence, experts say. AI is stored in data centres – massive…