‘You guys have no idea’: Air Force blasted on planes
The Australian Defence Force has been criticised for its phase out of planes it has operated for only a decade in favour of commercial replacements. “You guys don’t really actually…
Aussie shares lift as weak growth softens rate outlook
The ASX is creeping higher after cooler-than-forecast economic growth figures became the latest in a series of soft data to take pressure off the need for more interest rate rises.…
Shifting gears: electric cars surge during fuel crisis
A record number of Australian drivers are choosing electric and hybrid vehicles, with the low-emission cars closing in on half of all new vehicles sales for the first time. Motorists…
Zverev dismisses teenager Jódar as elusive grand slam title inches closer
World No 2 wins quarter-final 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3 Zverev will face Jakub Mensik in last four For at least a few fleeting moments, it appeared that something significant might…
Nathan Ellis stars with 4-33 as Australia beat Pakistan in second ODI
Pace bowler leads rout of hosts for 190 in 41-run win Josh Inglis and Cameron Green helped set 232 target Australia turned the tables on Pakistan, battling their way to…
Melbourne Stars and Renegades killed off in latest Big Bash League privatisation move
Cricket Victoria to operate just a single BBL team in future Second franchise to be sold off to private investor to raise funds Cricket Victoria has killed off both the…
A red box for Donald Trump, and eight weeks to make it. Now I really am outraged by the Mandy files | Marina Hyde
I’m not sure any other first world nation would have this problem. Keir Starmer’s promise of growth, growth, growth appears to have shrivelled We are in the TL;DR days of…
Australia must engage with Solomon Islands with mutual respect. It’s about so much more than keeping Beijing at bay | Connor Graham
A change of government in Honiara is not just a development in regional competition with China When Matthew Wale won a parliamentary vote to become Solomon Islands’ prime minister last…
The Guardian view on Trump and Lebanon: civilians need lasting peace, not short-term patches | Editorial
The US president seeks to curb Israel’s intensified offensive as he looks for an exit from war with Iran, but turmoil in the Middle East will not easily be ended…
What’s a few secondhand subs between friends? Aukus revision shows how the US treats its allies. Will Australia stand for it? | Emma Shortis
As Pete Hegseth reshapes the US military into a hyper-masculine zone of ‘warfighters’, we should ask if this is really who we want to be ‘good friends’ with The Shangri-La…