‘Come down’: locals seek Hanson meeting after diatribe
Members of Sydney’s Muslim community say Pauline Hanson should put her offensive views aside and meet them to share a meal. Up to a million visitors are expected to show…
Rio Tinto misses profit view on iron ore challenges
Rio Tinto has reported flat annual earnings that missed expectations as weaker iron ore prices weighed on its core business, while stronger copper prices and higher output helped limit the…
Modi pitches India as global AI hub at summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched his country as a central player in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem, saying it aims to build technology at home while deploying it…
No spirit of Australia in Qantas closures, report finds
A decision to close three regional Qantas bases has devastated workers and their families, showing nothing’s changed since the airline was fined a record $90 million for illegally sacking staff,…
Insurer’s ‘failing’ health system warning as costs soar
Australians continue to switch up their private health insurance cover as rising living costs bite ahead of one of the biggest government-approved premium increases in almost 10 years. At the…
Cafe of Dissent. When satire meets hate speech laws
Posters depicting world ‘leaders’ wearing Nazi uniforms have led to a cafe owner having to shut down an unrelated gig as Canberra police established a crime scene. On Wednesday, ACT…
Billionaire says ‘world-class conman’ Epstein duped him
The billionaire who built a retail empire that included Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch has told members of the US Congress he was “duped by a world-class con man”,…
Winter Olympics: USA and Canada narrowly avoid shocks in men’s ice-hockey quarter-finals
Americans rely on Quinn Hughes’s OT winner Mitch Marner seals Canada’s 4-3 overtime win Canadians lose star Sidney Crosby to injury With NHL players returning to the Winter Olympics for…
Soft toys and a jagged edge: how Russia is circling the Winter Olympics
Russia is back in love with the Games and a return to athletes competing under their own flag at LA in two years’ time seems highly likely First came the…
Australia teenager Ally Hickman feels brunt of horror fall in Winter Olympics snowboard final
16-year-old seventh in women’s slopestyle as Mari Fukada wins gold Sydney schoolgirl suffers bruised sternum in nasty crash in Livigno Ally Hickman has suffered a bruised sternum after the Australian…