Shoe chain tells UK share predator offer is ‘rejected’
Australia’s largest shoe store chain has branded a takeover attempt by a major British retailer trying to gain more influence over its board as inadequate. Frasers Group’s on-market buy-up offer…
Aussie shares flat, Iran peace talks in focus
Australia’s share market is breaking even to start the week, as oil prices fluctuate amid tense US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland. The S&P/ASX200 rose 1.6 points by midday on Monday to…
Trump may survive the humiliation of the Iran deal. Netanyahu will not | Simon Tisdall
What has the Israeli PM’s whirlwind of violence achieved? His closest ally now turning against him – and an emboldened Iran Benjamin Netanyahu, the biggest loser in last week’s preliminary…
As Starmer eyes the exit, here’s a vital lesson for Andy Burnham: first impressions are everything | Polly Toynbee
If the Makerfield MP is to be our next PM, he needs some immediate and memorable cost of living policies to avoid his predecessor’s fate Pause here before we rush…
The Guardian view on Israel and the West Bank: allies must protect Palestinian lives and livelihoods | Editorial
Rocketing violence and an economic chokehold have been overshadowed by conflict elsewhere, but the UK and others must stop looking away The “ceasefire” in Gaza is a “cruel and deadly…
This is how we do it: ‘Sex was something to get through with my husband. With Jess, I feel desire’
Meg was married to a man but had fantasised having sex with women for years. When she met Jess, her knees buckled • How do you do it? Share the…
The winter break is coming, but before then Labor wants deals with the Greens on tax and the Coalition on the NDIS
One Nation pressure and poor performance in the polls mean Anthony Albanese is searching for a win Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…
‘We want a new Albania’: protests against Jared Kushner-backed resort turn anger on government
Opposition to plans for ‘small paradise’ island of Sazan becomes wave of dissent against establishment For Ina Shkurti, like so many Albanians, the island of Sazan has played an outsized…
Australia’s Jackson Irvine has no sympathy for Paraguay after historic World Cup red card
Miguel Almirón sent off against Turkey for covering mouth Socceroos face South Americans in crucial last Group D match Socceroo Jackson Irvine has backed the decision by Fifa to send…
The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battle
Fox’s broadcast at the tournament has become a story of two contrasting styles. And there is one clear winner We all know someone like Alexi Lalas. He’s the ranter whose…