‘A kick in the bollocks for Australian music’: how band rooms and live venues became a dying breed
Changing tastes and rising rents are to blame, says owner of the latest Sydney rehearsal studio to shutter Alan Scott says in the 1990s he would lose his rock musician…
Australia’s best apartment designs for 2026 – in pictures
The 2026 Houses awards shortlist celebrates the country’s most ‘intelligent, dynamic and visually compelling homes’. For the apartment category, jury chair Alexa Kempton says judges looked for ‘density done well’.…
BHP drops case against MWM as proceedings turn to MinterEllison
BHP has dropped its case against Michael West Media but continues to sue coal miner Simon Turner as it defends conflict of interest counter-claims against its law firm MinterEllison. Stephanie…
Labor denies tax-revamp rush after ‘exhaustive’ debate
Ministers have denied tax-reform measures are being rushed through parliament despite just two days being set aside for an inquiry into the “once-in-a-generation” changes. Changes limiting negative gearing to new…
‘Zero votes’: premier’s bold $50 million strategy
A major national economic gap has been addressed in a state budget, and its premier is the first to admit the $50 million investment “has zero votes in it”. South…
‘No way’ for Australia to talk way out of fresh tariffs
Australia will likely be lumped with higher tariffs by the US, as analysts warn the nation doesn’t stand a good chance of negotiating an exemption. The US has proposed a…
UK bans financier Greensill from being company director
Britain will ban Australian financier Lex Greensill, founder of supply chain financing firm Greensill Capital, which collapsed with huge losses in 2021, from acting as a company director for nine…
Officials turn to AI to speed up sexual assault claims
Applicants in a national scheme aimed to restore justice for sexual abuse survivors are now having their claims processed by artificial intelligence. Department of Social Services secretary Michael Lye said…
Liberals mull Greens alliance to kill off tax changes
The coalition has signalled it could cross the political divide and work with the Greens to stop contentious tax changes going through parliament, as the prime minister also tries to…
Tobacco tax cut lit up as black market trade ‘solution’
The federal government is digging in against mounting calls to overhaul tobacco tax as the scale of Australia’s black market trade is laid bare. Data showing four in five vapes…