Delayed NDIS reform report ‘proves probe was rushed’
The delay of a major report into plans to overhaul the $56 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme has been labelled “disrespectful,” as disability advocates plead for participants to be protected…
KPMG defies powerful Senate committee at the 11th hour
The leaders of a high-profile consultancy face a grilling from a powerful federal oversight committee after making an 11th-hour decision to withhold information from their interrogators. KPMG, which has more…
Vance says 60-day period in US-Iran deal has begun
US Vice President JD Vance says a 60-day window laid out in a memorandum of understanding approved by President Donald Trump and Iranian leaders has begun. “I would say the…
Bank of England holds rates as inflation pressures ease
The Bank of England has held its main interest rate at 3.7 per cent as the inflation pressures on the British economy become more benign after the US and Iran…
Bank of England holds rates as inflation pressures ease
The Bank of England has held its main interest rate at 3.7 per cent as the inflation pressures on the British economy become more benign after the US and Iran…
Aussie shares dip after Wall St slumps on rates outlook
Australia’s share market is edging lower after hawkish signals from the new US Federal Reserve chair prompted a sell-off on Wall Street. The S&P/ASX200 fell 39.3 points by midday on…
Flotilla victim blaming. Time to expel Israel’s ambassador
Even Penny Wong believes the Gaza flotilla victims and the AFP is investigating, yet Israel’s ambassador and the Murdoch press call everyone liars. What gives? Andrew Brown asks. Israel’s ambassador…
Starmer’s denial will not save his Labour leadership but he’ll go down fighting
Keir Starmer is a decent man but that is not enough for a party that wants a good communicator. Step forward Andy … On days like these you can’t help…
The ocean has shielded us from the worst of climate change. Now it is running a fever | Karina Von Schuckmann
Nearly every indicator of climate change is flashing red. But we still hold the tools available to bring the planet back into balance The ocean is running a fever. In…
I once protested against the G7. I feel no need now, because it’s collapsing all by itself | Zoe Williams
You cannot take a rules-based order seriously when only some of the participants are playing by the rules When 200,000 protesters gathered to meet the G8 summit in Genoa, 25…