Who’s invited to Canberra’s hottest pre-budget galas? | Fiona Katauskas
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Trump can keep seized ballots from Georgia: judge
A US judge has ruled the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search in January, a win for President Donald Trump’s administration as it pursues…
Explosive maker avoids Middle East impacts, for now
The world’s biggest maker of commercial explosives has escaped supply issues impacting other companies due to the Middle East crisis, so far. Melbourne-based Orica is entering the second half of…
“Let the boat go to scrap”. Hall Chadwick private lending network exposed
As the Kimberley cruise boat fell into the hands of Hall Chadwick insolvency partner Richard Albarran, reporter Stephanie Tran discovers a secret loans network behind the firm. One of the…
Lenders told to ‘support customers’ facing hard times
Lenders are being warned they remain in the frame of Australia’s corporate watchdog as the nation heads into uncertain economic times, with households set to face financial hardship. The outgoing…
‘ISIS brides’ face arrest on return to Australia
Women and children linked to Islamic State have been warned they face big hurdles reintegrating into Australian society when they return to the country. The group will arrive in Sydney…
Supermarket brings back soft plastics collection points
Soft plastics recycling collection points are returning to Woolworths stores more than three years after the Australia-wide REDcycle supermarket scheme collapsed. Woolworths says more than 700 of its stores across…
Investors left guessing on corporate climate costs
Two-thirds of Australia’s largest companies are owning up to material climate risk but only a third have put a dollar figure on exposure. The few big firms that have crunched…
BHP denied appeal for judgment over Brazil dam collapse
BHP cannot appeal against a UK ruling that it is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s Court of Appeal has ruled. In November, London’s…
CNN founder Ted Turner dies at the age of 87
Ted Turner, the founder of the CNN network, has died at the age of 87, the broadcaster says. The United States-based network said the outspoken and often outrageous television pioneer…