US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The US Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official says. An immediate annual…
Rudd talking the AUKUS talk in Washington, but is the US walking?
A new FOI reveals Kevin Rudd has been talking the AUKUS talk, with success. Yet no amount of talk will help the US walk the AUKUS walk. Rex Patrick on…
US govt targets food, chemicals in child health report
A commission led by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has issued a report that says processed food, chemicals, stress and overprescription of medications and vaccines may be factors…
Parties ponder getting coalition band back together
Liberal MPs have broadly backed reuniting with their Nationals counterparts, but questions remain about policy demands. The former coalition partners are edging closer to a reunion after both parties delayed…
Australian firms ‘upbeat’ China can navigate trade war
Australia should not “count China out” despite a tariff war, a Reserve Bank boss says, with demand for iron ore tipped to remain high. Reflecting on a visit to China…
Worker shortage threatens venue deadline for 2032 Games
The finish line is fast approaching in the race to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics, sparking construction concerns for organisers. But the International Olympic Committee has backed a 2032 venue plan…
Olive branches offered for possible coalition reunion
The Nationals and Liberals are back at the negotiating table, signalling the possibility of a coalition make up just days after its shock split. Both parties revealed they will delay…
Coalition reunion on cards as leaders resume talks
The coalition could reunite just days after its shock split as the Liberal Party delays the announcement of its shadow cabinet to allow time for crisis talks between the two…
Assange open to political action as Cannes hosts doco
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is thinking about how to become politically active again once he has fully recovered from prison, his wife Stella says. The couple walked the red carpet…
Coalition collapse turns ugly over ‘cabinet solidarity’
The Liberal and National parties are locked in an increasingly bitter dispute over why their political marriage fell apart. The estranged coalition partners have accused one another of making false…