Businesses unite to fight capital gains tax changes
Changes to the capital gains tax will lower productivity and make Australia less competitive, business groups argue, as the contentious budget measures go under the microscope. A Senate inquiry into…
Protesters smash windows, set Tesla ablaze in G7 march
Protesters have set fire to a Tesla and smashed the windows of a bank in Geneva as they vented their anger at the Group of Seven summit about to take…
Protesters smash windows, set Tesla ablaze in G7 march
Protesters have set fire to a Tesla and smashed the windows of a bank in Geneva as they vented their anger at the Group of Seven summit about to take…
Relief likely as Reserve Bank tipped to hold cash rate
Mortgage holders could get a brief reprieve from further interest rate hikes, but economic uncertainty in the Middle East will still loom for the Reserve Bank. Economists are tipping the…
Geneva on high alert as 50,000 G7 protesters expected
Up to 50,000 demonstrators are expected to march through the Swiss border city of Geneva to protest against capitalism, exploitation and a range of other issues ahead of the G7…
Dead Certain. Australia’s domestic violence system on trial
“Doreen Langham went to Queensland Police 16 times in 16 days.” Then, she was burnt alive. Andrew Brown: Part Three in Dead Certain series: The System on Trial. Doreen Langham…
It’s a Trumpian World Cup for racism and cynicism – why don’t those who condemned Qatar 2022 say so? | Jeremy Corbyn
We must highlight the awful stance of the White House towards so many competing nations, but also the hypocrisy of leaders who acquiesce Omar Artan was to be the first…
Momfluencers are co-parenting with AI. Is it better than a man? | Arwa Mahdawi
Women in heterosexual marriages continue to do most of the caregiving. Now some are offering guides to AI-fying parenting In honour of Pride I’d like to share some important news:…
‘Hyper-stylised, ultra-cool visions’: 10 ways David Hockney changed art
He pushed landscape painting into the stratosphere, demolished one-point perspective, invented the Los Angeles look, embraced iPads, created dazzling stage sets for theatre and opera … David Hockney didn’t just…
Splore no more: New Zealand’s shrinking festival scene hurts local artists as big acts roll in
Closure of independent festivals mean emerging artists will lose important launch pad, music insiders say On New Year’s Eve 1998, a few hundred people gathered for a dance party on…