Coles hits back, blames inflation for prices going up
A supermarket giant has pushed back on allegations it misled shoppers with a catchy slogan, telling a court underlying inflation and other factors were to blame for pushing up prices.…
The Big Four and the Death of Reform | The West Report
While the media points at ISIS Brides, migrants and other bogies, we unveil … The System. Every time reform shows up it gets shot down by lobbyists and vested interests,…
Demand for travel remains resilient: Flight Centre
Australia’s largest travel agent is off to a solid start as it takes off towards its year-end after seeing a shift to cheaper destinations before Christmas. Flight Centre’s first-half interim…
Data centres spruiked as energy grid ‘shock absorbers’
The second-biggest pipeline of data centre investment in the world should be viewed as a vote of confidence in Australia’s energy system, says the federal climate change minister. Energy and…
‘Dumbest option’: top economist slams housing tax break
A major rewrite of Australia’s tax rules is needed to make them fairer and more efficient, one of the nation’s top economists has warned. Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry, who…
Australian gas not keeping the lights on in Japan. What’s the scam?
Japan exported 40% of the gas it imported from Australia in 2024, yet gas prices are high here. What’s the scam? The scam is that the gas exported to Japan…
World Cup host cities ‘running out of time’ with $625m in funding held up by shutdown
Funds promised for security have not been received Officials warn of potential cancellations to fan festivals Local and national officials expressed concern on Tuesday that the ongoing partial government shutdown…
David Squires on … a dose of reality for Igor Tudor after Arsenal’s visit to Dr Tottenham
Our cartoonist on the north London derby and some uncomfortable truths for the interim Spurs manager Buy this cartoon | David’s favourite work of 2025 And his latest book, Chaos…
Harry Brook relieved to lead England into last four after ‘the hardest winter of my life’
Century secures win against Pakistan in T20 World Cup Brook: ‘It’s nice to see some rewards for my hard work’ Sometimes Harry Brook makes everything look easy but some of…
Champions League: Bodø/Glimt send Inter crashing out, Sørloth seals Atlético’s spot
Norwegian side win 2-1 in Milan to seal giant-killing upset Atlético defeat Club Brugge; Bayer Leverkusen progress Bodø/Glimt dumped last season’s finalists Inter out of the Champions League with a…