Navi Pillay. Don’t be complicit in genocide Australia, warns former UN judge
Former Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Judge Navi Pillay has warned that Australia risks complicity in genocide if we fail to act on…
Outgoing watchdog chief puts non-bank lenders on notice
Australia’s corporate regulator is warning non-bank lenders and superannuation funds of stronger regulatory action if it does not see improvements in compliance from the opaque private credit and equity sectors.…
The worrying trend that could put an end to rate cuts
In the shock inflation print that scared the Reserve Bank off cutting interest rates at its latest meeting, two items gave governor Michele Bullock particular cause for concern. After the…
Liberal elder blasts Nationals over net zero stance
A Liberal elder has blasted the Nationals for breaking with their coalition partner over net zero by 2050 as Opposition Leader Sussan Ley prepares to unveil a long-awaited climate and…
Three nations on notice after assassination revelations
The country’s top spy has put three nations on notice after sensationally revealing there was a “realistic possibility” a foreign government would attempt an assassination on Australian soil. The trio…
World will overshoot 1.5C climate goal, UN report says
The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade,…
UK treasury chief prepares ground for tax-hiking budget
UK finance minister Rachel Reeves is signalling she will raise taxes in her budget, arguing the economy is sicker than the government knew when it took office. Reeves gave a…
Interest rates stay. The Reserve Bank penguins are back.
While most of the nation was concentrating on a horse race, the Reserve Bank trotted out a surprise by not surprising and kept rates steady. Michael Pascoe was there. Forget…
Australia warned of assassination attempts by regimes
An assassination attempt on Australian soil is a real possibility as foreign governments have grown more willing to do harm, the nation’s intelligence boss has warned. At least three nations…
Spring racing fever. EPIC Cup unbackable favourite revealed
Spring racing fever is in the air, and nowhere is the excitement more electrifying than at the starting gates of the 2025 EPIC Cup, featuring the most outrageously expensive and…