China sets quotas, slaps extra tariffs on beef imports
China will impose additional 55 per cent tariffs on beef imports from nations including Australia, Brazil and the US when shipments exceed certain quotas. The move is a major blow…
New Year’s crowds praised, record police presence
Millions of Australians crammed foreshores and parks, backyards and lounge rooms, to ring in the new year with spectacular firework displays. Amid the chaos and the celebrations, revellers paused for…
Lessons from another time in secret cabinet documents
The year was 2005. Anthony Callea and the Pussycat Dolls were top of the charts, moviegoers flocked to watch Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and low-rise jeans were all…
China factory activity picks up as orders rebound
Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December as orders picked up before holidays and builders rushed to finish projects. The official purchasing managers index…
Israel Targets Aussies While Blocking Aid to Gaza | The West Report
The Israeli government has circulated a list naming Australians as antisemites, including journalists, academics, students and community organisers. There has been no court process, no published evidence and no right…
“Absolutely devastating”. Israel bans aid orgs from Gaza, publishes Aussie antisemites list
Médecins Sans Frontières has warned Israel’s suspension of NGO operations in Gaza would be “absolutely devastating”. Stephanie Tran reports Australian reaction to Israel expelling humanitarian orgs. Overnight, Israel announced it…
Denmark becomes first nation to end letter deliveries
Denmark has become the first nation in the world to discontinue public letter delivery due to digitisation. Swedish-Danish postal company PostNord delivered its last letters on Tuesday, local time, ending…
Cyclone clean-up begins, while monsoon damage assessed
Damage assessments are under way after a tropical cyclone battered the west, while residents on the other side of the country take to the air to check stock losses from…
Crown casino faces NYE strike amid pay dispute
Hundreds of workers at Australia’s largest casino are set to strike in the middle of New Year’s Eve celebrations to protest major pay cuts. Workers will take protected industrial action…
Calls to celebrate New Year despite heightened security
Hope instead of hate will be the focus for Australians as they prepare to ring in the new year at live sites across the country. All eyes will be on…