Mushroom murderer returns to court as sentencing looms
Erin Patterson is due back before court a month after being convicted of killing three members of her estranged husband’s family by serving a death cap mushroom-laced lunch. The 50-year-old…
US applications for jobless benefits up modestly
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits slightly increased last week, a sign that employers are still retaining workers despite economic uncertainty related to US trade policy. Jobless claims…
Activists arrested as students strike for Palestine
University students have walked out of classrooms across the country in solidarity with Palestinians as Australia considers its next diplomatic moves. National student strikes were held in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra,…
PM backs working from home laws amid ‘stunt’ claims
Victoria has several ways to push ahead with legalising working from home, as the prime minister swings his support behind its potential. The Victorian government has promised to introduce laws…
Indo relations. Nothing like a missile test to show we care
In late July, Australia test-fired a new US-made long-range missile. Its range is 500km, but that can be doubled, easily reaching Indonesian targets. Duncan Graham reports. Were our friends to…
Labor opens door to PwC after tax scandal
Labor has opened the door to consultancy firm PwC being able to bid for government work following the damaging tax leak scandal. Revelations emerged in 2023 that PwC had misused…
Too Expensive to Insure, Too Poor to Rebuild | The West Report
Australians are being priced out of protection While insurance companies rake in record profits, hundreds of thousands of households can no longer afford basic coverage, some quoted $30,000 a year…
Plan to lift GST must come with lower income tax burden
A push to lift the goods and services tax must form part of a broad reform package that reduces the burden on workers, a prominent economist says. The Albanese government’s…
China’s exports up 7.2 per cent amid US trade tensions
China’s exports beat forecasts in July, as manufacturers made the most of a fragile tariff truce between Beijing and Washington to ship goods before tougher US duties targeting transhipments take…
Trump’s higher tariffs hit goods from trading partners
US President Donald Trump’s higher tariff rates of 10 to 50 per cent on dozens of trading partners have kicked in, testing his strategy for shrinking US trade deficits without…