Newsroom Edition: Why a ‘teal party’ could backfire – podcast
The rise of One Nation continues to drive a realignment on the right of Australian politics. This week, we saw signs of a possible shift in the progressive centre. A…
‘Vested interests’ protest against housing tax changes
Rival forecasts showing a dire outcome for renters from the government’s tax changes are being dismissed by Labor as the work of “vested interests”. Health Minister Mark Butler said it…
Online spaces, social media speeding up radicalisation
Young Australians are being moved to violent extremism in a matter of days as the speed and scale of radicalisation accelerate. For years, terrorists and extremists have used the internet…
BHP seeks urgent suppression orders in trial against coal miner and MWM publisher
BHP and its solicitors MinterEllison sought urgent court orders last night to suppress their lawsuit against coal miner Simon Turner and Michael West Media, Michael West reports. In an extraordinary…
AFP defends Roberts-Smith arrest as media leak probed
The Australian Federal Police has defended its prosecution of the nation’s most decorated living soldier as a media leak about his arrest comes under scrutiny. Ben Roberts-Smith was charged with…
Ferrari aims to prove doubters wrong after EV debut
If Ferrari wanted to grab the world’s attention with the Luce, its first all-electric car, mission accomplished – even if much of the reaction has been shock and outrage. The…
Judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting order
A US judge has declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting in a loss for the Democratic Party, whose lawyers argued it could disenfranchise…
Data centres drive record $6 billion investment boom
The Iran war appears to be having little impact on Australia’s data centre boom, but households are starting to feel the pinch. Private capital expenditure jumped 6.5 per cent in…
NZ shuns ‘sugar hits’ in budget, cuts growth forecast
New Zealand has unveiled a budget with few voter incentives ahead of what is shaping up to be a tightly contested election, as policymakers focus on preserving fiscal firepower amid…
‘Atrocious incidents’ known to detention centre bosses
A private overseas prison company has been fined for a series of catastrophic security and safety failures at an Australian detention centre, but the government will not reveal details. The…