US flights slashed during government shutdown order
US airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights around the country due to a federal order to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports, as the government shutdown continues. Nearly 500…
Tobacco black market sending billions up in smoke
Illegal tobacco is burning a $4 billion hole in Australia’s hip pocket, with skyrocketing tobacco tax blamed for fuelling the underground trade and escalating violence. Reports from the Australian Criminal…
‘Can’t keep being negative’: ex-leader lashes Ley, Libs
Sussan Ley has been savaged by a former Liberal leader for lacking strategy and leadership, as the party grapples with infighting and demoralising polling. The opposition leader has been accused…
Zionists, lawfare and the malady called revenge
Targeted himself by the Israel lobby for antisemitism, Professor John Keane analyses the nature of Zionist revenge. Ever since October 7th 2023, on several continents, courts of law have been…
Interest rate cuts might have less impact than thought
Changes to interest rates could have less of an impact on household spending than traditionally thought, which means the Reserve Bank might have to hike or cut harder to achieve…
France calls for EU probe into Shein sex dolls, weapons
The European Union must take action against Shein, say French government officials, claiming the Chinese online retailer is in breach of the bloc’s regulations due to the sale of child-like…
The great Australian baby bust. Is having kids too expensive?
The Australian birthrate has fallen to its lowest level on record, with young families having fewer kids and having them later. Joshua Barnett reports. According to the Australian Bureau of…
Fast track urged for intercity high-speed rail project
Commuters will hop onto Australia’s first high-speed trains in just 12 years if the latest proposal for the nation’s rail network leaves the station. Stretching almost 200km from Newcastle to…
The duopoly’s secret ‘Defence Oversight Committee’. What’s the scam?
The Government has introduced a Bill into the Parliament that establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence to have general oversight of Australian defence agencies. What’s the scam? The scam…
Stokes blames ‘marauders’ as owners reject pay report
Kerry Stokes has used his last annual general meeting as Seven West Media chair to blast “foreign marauders” and an unfair tax system for the group’s fading revenues. Seven West’s…