El Niño is imminent. How worried should Australians be? – podcast
Australia is set to experience its first El Niño weather event since spring 2023, according to the Bureau of Meteorology and other agencies. The phenomenon historically signals the arrival of…
Funding lifeline saves smelters, more than 1000 jobs
More than 1000 workers at two major smelters have been given a lifeline after a metals producer received a $105 million government boost. The joint federal and state funding will…
Highly anticipated airport gets opening date confirmed
An international airport decades in the making is set to finally open in October. Western Sydney International Airport’s inaugural flight will take off on October 25, with its executives pledging…
Australia, Turkey launch ambitious electrification goal
Boosting electricity’s contribution to world energy needs from 20 per cent to 35 per cent features in a Turkey-led COP31 action agenda supported by Australia in its negotiations role. The…
AFL great farewelled after long battle with The Beast
AFL great and motor neurone disease crusader Neale Daniher will be farewelled at a state funeral in front of legions of fans he inspired over his decade-long battle. The man…
Stamp duty axed as budget tackles housing crisis
First home buyers in the ACT will no longer have to pay stamp duty, the territory government will reveal, as it hands down a budget mired in debt. Housing is…
Aussie retailers under pressure from e-commerce giants
Australians are paying more for online deliveries, and while faster and more convenient, the rise of global e-commerce giants could spell trouble for local retailers. With labour, fuel and maintenance…
Hundreds of jobs to go as barbecue retailer sizzles out
Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs after retail chain Barbeques Galore collapsed, ending an almost 50-year run. The company was placed into voluntary administration in February, with receivers tasked…
Aussie demand for SpaceX float overwhelms call centres
Australian investors are lining up to jump aboard one of the world’s hottest initial public offerings, the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The spaceflight and artificial intelligence company will go…
‘Back in the 1970s’: NDIS changes to take away dignity
Disabled Australians have slammed a huge overhaul of funding that would give a single minister the power to cut support as they see fit. People have been given just over…