Illegal tobacco trade kingpin arrested. Long live king tobacco
The arrest of alleged kingpin of Australia’s illicit tobacco trade, Kazem “Kaz” Hamad, is a win for law enforcement, but what does it mean for the trade? Criminologist James Martin…
Car manufacturing drives UK economy’s return to growth
Britain’s economy grew more strongly than expected in November, boosted by the return to normal production at Jaguar Land Rover after a cyberattack that hit the car maker and its…
Dumped author to consider festival return after apology
A Palestinian-Australian author controversially removed from a major literary festival has accepted an apology from its new board and will consider returning next year. Randa Abdel-Fattah was last week dumped…
Houdini. Apologies bring Adelaide Festival back from death by own hand
After cancelling Adelaide Writers’ Week and issuing an apology (of sorts) to Randa Abdel-Fattah for uninviting her on spurious grounds, the new board of Adelaide Festival has issued more apologies.…
Nikkei eases, oil drops as Trump calms Iran fears
Oil prices retreated from multi-month highs on Thursday and safe-haven gold eased back from a record peak after US President Donald Trump calmed market anxiety about potential US military action…
Parts of Murray River listed as critically endangered
Parts of Australia’s longest river have been listed as critically endangered. The federal government has listed the Lower River Murray under national environmental law following a recommendation from the Threatened…
Amateur stuns pros to win One Point Slam and A$1m in boost for Australian Open
Tennis Australia is the big winner as new format draws full house and makes Jordan Smith a millionaire A 29-year-old tennis coach from Sydney won the inaugural One Point Slam…
‘No quitter’: Daniel Sanders to continue Dakar Rally despite breaking bones
Defending motorbike champion breaks collarbone and sternum Australian drops from first to fourth overall after crash on dunes Australian world champion Daniel Sanders has vowed to battle on with a…
Football Australia appoints ex-Stan boss Martin Kugeler to end long search for CEO
Kugeler takes over position vacated by James Johnson in May Heather Garriock installed as deputy CEO and head of football Football Australia’s eight-month global search for a new chief executive…
The Trump dynasty could run and run – but will Ivanka, Barron or Kai take the crown? | Arwa Mahdawi
This week, Trump’s granddaughter announced she definitely doesn’t want to go into politics. Expect a run for office very soon Last week Kai Trump, Donald Trump Jr’s daughter and the…