‘Welcome’ pick-up in Australian economy wrongfoots RBA
Australia’s economic growth rate has accelerated to 1.8 per cent, the fastest rate in almost two years, amid a boost in household consumption. The annual rise in gross domestic product,…
Deputy PM Richard Marles to address Israel lobby summit on Gold Coast
Deputy PM and Minister for Defence Richard Marles is on the speakers’ list to address the controversial Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Summit today. What’s the scam? The scam is the…
Private sector driving economy’s ‘sluggish’ recovery
Australia’s private sector is picking up the slack from weaker government spending but the nation’s economy is still expected to remain sluggish. Forecasters revised down their predictions for Australia’s GDP…
Break ‘piggy bank mentality’: super fund call to action
Australia’s leaders should take a “build to sell” approach to nation-building projects to create investment opportunities for super funds, in order for the sector to play a role in economic…
“Shag on a Rock”. India’s embrace of China highlights Australia’s quandary
India’s deepening role in the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its renewed embrace of China and Russia are reshaping Asia’s balance of power. Michael Sainsbury on the implications for Australia.…
Lack of immigration transparency helped fuel protests
Anti-immigrant sentiment has been fuelled by the government’s lack of transparency, a former immigration head says, as Australia reels from mass protests marred by violence. Tens of thousands of protesters…
Journalist seeks big penalty after illegal ABC sacking
The ABC could be fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for unlawfully terminating broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf over a social media post. Sacked from her casual role on ABC Radio Sydney’s…
Anna Wintour taps Chloe Malle as Vogue successor
Chloe Malle has been named the new head of editorial content at American Vogue after Dame Anna Wintour stepped down from her role as the day-to-day editor of the title.…
Kraft Heinz to split a decade after megafood merger
Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger that created one of the world’s biggest food companies. One of the companies would…
The Reject Shop name getting rejected by Canadian owner
The Reject Shop’s name is on the scrap heap, as its Canadian parent company plans to nearly double its store locations over the next decade. The 395-store Australian discount chain…