Houses, town water supply sold in mining mega‑deal
It is not every day a mining deal comes with houses, childcare centres and the town water supply thrown in. But in central Queensland, a big slice of country town…
Cricket Australia’s cloud deal at centre of ‘contracts-for-mates’ imbroglio
Cricket Australia remains bunkered down in the wake of revelations of a whistleblower report detailing ‘contracts-for-mates’ in the corporate cricket world. Joel Jenkins follows the money. Cricket Australia’s internal whistleblower…
Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations
A dip in vaccination rates has been blamed for one of Australia’s worst diphtheria outbreaks as the rare respiratory disease continues to spread. Hundreds of cases spanning three states and…
Asia shares mixed, oil eases on Trump’s Iran comments
Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday while bonds found their footing following a steep selloff after US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a planned attack on Iran and his claim…
‘Not acceptable’: Liberal breaks ranks on immigration
A Liberal senator has taken aim at his leader’s tone and approach to the debate over migration after the coalition promised to slash the number of foreigners entering Australia. South…
Australia secures more jet fuel shipments from China
Extra jet fuel shipments are due to arrive in Australia from China following negotiations with Beijing. About 100 million litres of jet fuel will begin arriving in Australia in three…
Double death tax? The GST accord rises from the grave
As debate rages about the so-called death tax introduced by the Government’s proposed tax reform, the 1999 GST accord with the States may mean a double whammy for those dying…
Who is afraid of the tax reforms in the budget? | Fiona Katauskas
There’s certainly a scare campaign going on See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
The return of Westworld is perfect timing for the flattery-oriented age of AI
Now that real life has caught up with science fiction, the imminent danger isn’t malfunctioning cowboys, it’s the robots convincing us that we’re great and everything is totally fine All…
Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months | First Dog on the Moon
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