Right move by Wong protecting aid workers, but sanctions on Israel needed
Australia has defied trenchant pressure by America and Israel to recognise Palestine today but more needs to be done to fight against Israel’s genocide. Michael West reports. Israel forced nurses…
Australia defies US, Israeli pressure on Palestine
Palestinian officials have praised Australia’s formal recognition of the battle-scarred nation, despite pushback from Israel and others including some in Donald Trump’s party. The federal government joined the UK and…
Telco ‘cowboys’ not held to account after prior outage
Australia is being urged to tame the “wild west” culture plaguing the telco industry after Optus experienced another serious triple-zero outage. The major outage has been linked to four deaths…
‘Bring it home’: PM’s diplomatic fight for climate meet
Australia has been urged not to cower in its fight for hosting rights of a major climate summit as the prime minister prepares to make his case for a rival…
‘Won’t happen’: Australia gets pushback on Palestine
Australia has officially recognised the state of Palestine, marking a shift in long-standing foreign policy, as Anthony Albanese walks a fine diplomatic line with the nation’s most important security ally.…
My enemy’s enemy. ASIC, Matt Comyn, Geoff Shannon and John “Wacka” Williams
When a Senator, John “Wacka” Williams, agitated strongly for the 2017 Banking Royal Commission. He is now an advisor to Commbank CEO Matt Comyn. Is there more to the story,…
Australia recognises Palestine in ‘enduring peace’ push
Australia has officially recognised the state of Palestine, bucking long-standing foreign policy, as the prime minister prepares to walk a diplomatic tightrope. Australia, the UK and Canada’s recognition of Palestinian…
Murdochs could take part in TikTok deal, Trump says
US President Donald Trump says media mogul Lachlan Murdoch and business leaders Larry Ellison and Michael Dell will be involved as US investors in a proposed deal to keep TikTok…
Bank chief to be grilled with rate cuts up in the air
Australia’s central bank boss will be in the spotlight over the likelihood of future interest rate cuts as inflation continues to cool. Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock on Monday will…
Outage outrage: Optus leader’s future in question
Optus’s boss has staked his leadership on the embattled telco avoiding another triple-zero outage disaster. As the fallout continues from the provider’s catastrophic outage – linked to four deaths –…