IKEA to close seven stores in China amid strategy shift
Furniture retailer IKEA is closing seven stores in China as it moves from “scale expansion to precise cultivation”. The stores earmarked for closure from February 2 include one in suburban…
Australia’s New AUKUS Protest Police | The West Report
The Australian Federal Police has quietly created a new unit called AUKUS Command, tasked with protecting Australia’s nuclear submarine program and Defence bases. But internal documents obtained under Freedom of…
ISIS links behind Bondi killers point everywhere but Gaza
While the NSW police have yet to make any statements about the surviving Bondi killer, Naveed Akram, his links to ISIS abound. Human rights analyst Al the Writer reports (Part…
Bondi victim saluted as brother lashes gun laws critics
A former police officer, beloved rugby clubman and devoted husband gunned down in the Bondi massacre has been farewelled. Peter “Marzo” Meagher, who died aged 61, was working as a…
Nascar commissioner resigns after damaging text messages revealed
Steve Phelps stepped down after 20 years at the circuit Antitrust trial was settled late last year The fallout from Nascar’s federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as…
Nick Kyrgios may be resigned to tennis fringes as singles career fizzles out
Australian’s disappointing performance in Brisbane could vindicate officials’ reluctance to hand him a Melbourne Park wildcard Nick Kyrgios appears set for little more than a peripheral role during Australia’s summer…
Nottingham Forest add to West Ham’s woes as Gibbs-White seals late fightback win
West Ham are drifting towards the most gutless of relegations. The London Stadium was half empty on another dismal night, encapsulating the apathy gripping this miserable club, and it is…
Cricket Australia boycotts player interviews with ABC after Stuart Clark criticises team setup
Former fast bowler called head of cricket James Allsopp a ‘grade coach’ and said selector George Bailey lacks gravitas Cricket Australia has boycotted player interviews with the ABC, furious with…
Ole Gunnar Solskjær could make shock return as Manchester United interim manager
Wilcox considers Norwegian a prime candidate for role Senior players would welcome temporary appointment Ole Gunnar Solskjær could make a shock return to Manchester United as interim manager, with Jason…
Majestic Smith passes Hobbs to leave only Bradman clear on top of Ashes mountain | Geoff Lemon
The great Australian batter was typically twitchy before passing his latest personal milestone in Sydney There was a time, while Steve Smith was at the height of his batting prowess,…