Trump hoping to seal trade deals in Beijing with Xi
President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and…
Trump dismisses Americans’ economic pain over war
US President Donald Trump says Americans’ financial struggles are not a factor in his decision-making as he seeks to negotiate an end to the Iran war, saying that preventing Tehran…
OpenAI chief Altman denies betraying Elon Musk
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has rejected Elon Musk’s claim he betrayed the ChatGPT maker’s founding mission to serve the public good, saying it was Musk who was interested in…
Business sector urges Canberra to tackle red-tape cuts
The federal government must crack on with harmonising regulations so that businesses like retailers, airports and farmers can avoid costly red tape, a major business lobby says. The Alliance of…
Pauline Hanson refuses to condemn Dezi Freeman defender
A One Nation volunteer who stood beside Pauline Hanson as the party celebrated winning its first lower house seat has shared social media posts supporting cop-killer Dezi Freeman and neo-Nazi…
NZ to trim new spending and stick to surplus path
New Zealand will keep a tight rein on day-to-day spending in the budget, while increasing capital investment to strengthen infrastructure, defence and energy resilience. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made his…
ASX falls as bank’s shares track worst day since 2008
Australia’s share market is falling for a fourth session, as investors mull a shake-up of investment taxes and a major sell off in Commonwealth Bank shares after disappointing interim profit.…
Canberra embraces AI data crunch for medicines to tax
Artificial intelligence will be deployed across the federal government for everything from evaluating medicines to identifying tax fraud in a bid to boost the nation’s productivity. A long list of…
Investor tax hikes boost home ownership, hit supply
Tax hikes on property investors are projected to ease home price growth but hurt the government’s primary focus of boosting housing supply. Scrapping negative gearing and the 50 per cent…
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ would cost seven times promise
President Donald Trump’s plan to put weapons in space – pitched as a “Golden Dome for America” missile defence program – would cost about seven times as much as originally…