China to halt BHP iron ore cargoes during price talks
China’s state iron ore buyer has asked steelmakers and traders to pause purchases of US dollar-denominated seaborne iron ore cargoes from BHP during its annual price negotiations, Bloomberg reports, citing…
Celebs talk a big game on global hunger, net zero. But what about the ‘G-word’?
Some of the big name celebrities who converged on New York at the weekend need a rocket over their Gaza hypocrisy. Andrew Gardiner reports on Hollowood and big-names running scared.…
Musicians sound off over ‘devastating’ AI mining push
Prominent artists are fighting law changes that would allow artificial intelligence to scrape data from music, likening it to legally stealing from Australian culture. The Productivity Commission proposed a text…
Stokes rides towards sunset after rags-to-riches career
They don’t come much more self-made than Kerry Stokes. The Western Australian media titan, adopted from an orphanage before dropping out of school aged 14, announced retirement plans on Tuesday,…
Asia shares, gold rise on US shutdown watch
Shares in Asia edged higher and gold continued its record climb on Tuesday as markets weighed prospects for a US government shutdown that would delay closely watched jobs figures. The…
Hundreds of jobs to go as ageing alumina refinery shut
Alumina giant Alcoa is shutting an ageing refinery and axing the facility’s remaining workers. The US-listed company started phasing out its workforce at the 60-year-old Kwinana Alumina Refinery in Western…
Rock art safeguards weakened despite gas hub’s harms
Strict emissions curbs have been loosened on a major gas plant harming nearby ancient rock art after Woodside warned they amounted to an “effective refusal” of the project. New federal…
Seven baron Stokes to retire in Southern Cross merger
Kerry Stokes plans to retire as chairman of Seven West Media in early 2026 as it merges with Southern Cross Media, the parent company of radio network Triple M. The…
Submarine deal tipped to survive Pentagon scrutiny
Australia is confident of proceeding with plans to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US as the Pentagon nears finalising its review of the AUKUS military pact. The US will not…
US-led Gaza peace deal with Israel ‘could work’
A US proposal to end the war in Gaza hinges on the designated terrorist group Hamas signing its own extinction warrant, a former ambassador to Israel warns. The White House…