‘No evidence’: medical experts reject autism claims
Australia’s top medical authorities have emphatically rejected Donald Trump’s claim of a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism. Chief medical officer Michael Kidd and the Therapeutic Goods Administration…
Handshakes, trade and Palestine as PM takes world stage
Australia has used a United Nations meeting to try to revive a long-stalled major trade deal, after formally recognising Palestine as a state. Anthony Albanese met with French President Emmanuel…
‘History repeating’: quit heat dials up on Optus chief
Pressure is mounting for the head of Optus to fall on his sword as the under-fire telco tries to move forward from a devastating outage. But sacking chief executive Stephen…
Myer’s troubled robotic warehouse costing it dearly
Myer’s mammoth robotic warehouse was supposed to transform its supply chain and revolutionise its online order fulfilment capabilities. But the operation on the outskirts of Melbourne has been nothing short…
PM’s failure to get Trump meeting a ‘slap on the wrist’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s absence from US President Donald Trump’s diary may have been a “petulant” rebuke after Australia recognised Palestinian statehood. But failure to secure a formal bilateral with…
‘Fairweather friends’: premier’s jibe in coal tax fight
A stoush over coal royalties is set to go another round with a state premier expected to take a swipe at a mining giant. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli on Tuesday…
Big department store’s shock result sees shares tumble
Significant problems at Myer’s troubled high-tech warehouse have weighed heavily on its bottom line, sending the retailer’s shares plunging. Myer made a $36.8 million underlying profit in 2024/25, down 30…
Australia champions Palestine stance, but US not happy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is preparing to meet the French president on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly as he defends Australia’s stance on Palestinian recognition. Mr Albanese…
‘Treated like dirt’: face-to-face leader talks wobble
Anthony Albanese may again miss out on a sit-down with Donald Trump, after Australia was left off the US president’s list of meetings with world leaders. In a briefing, White…
Triple-zero oversight questioned after Optus outage
Triple-zero oversight is again in the spotlight, as the federal government is accused of “failing Australians” by not implementing a custodian before the recent Optus outage. Thursday’s service interruption has…