AI deployed to flush out business conspiracies
Companies that take part in collusive cartels could soon be exposed by artificial intelligence. The consumer watchdog has set its sights on suppliers who work together to raise prices on…
Property ‘dating’ app aims to ignite off-market romance
More than one-in-five homes were sold off-market in Sydney in 2024, according to an analysis by a website aiming to create more of these transactions. The Quiet List analysed 30,000…
Where’s Paul? Inside the attack on cardiologist by St Vincent’s and Victor Chang
St Vincent’s Hospital and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have gone to ground following their controversial antisemitism claims against suspended cardiologist Peter McDonald. Wendy Bacon and Cathy Peters on…
‘Warm and engaging’: PM meets with King in Scotland
Anthony Albanese has held talks with King Charles III during his visit to the UK, as the prime minister defends an upcoming address to Britain’s Labour Party conference. The prime…
Clive takes legal stoush with government to Switzerland
Mining magnate Clive Palmer plans to take his legal fight with the federal government all the way to Switzerland. The outspoken tycoon owes the Commonwealth more than $13 million after…
‘So much harder’: extreme heat, care work and the city
Spare a thought for the mother with hot, irritable children in tow, trying to get to the other side of the road. Typically timed to the pace of “a six-foot…
Australia speeding past shortcuts to cleaner transport
The switch from petrol guzzlers to electric wheels is a priority in the race to decarbonise transport but Australia could be underplaying a complementary policy lever. Reducing car dependence in…
Britain pledges $3 billion loan for Jaguar Land Rover
Britain will back Jaguar Land Rover with a Stg1.5 billion ($A3.1 billion) loan guarantee to help support its supply chain in the wake of the luxury carmaker’s production shutdown following…
S Korea can’t pay $US350b to US for tariff deal: aide
South Korea is unable to pay an upfront sum in investment in the United States as US President Donald Trump has suggested under a deal to cut tariffs and is…
Aussie pharma giant sees no pain from big Trump tariffs
Australia’s largest pharmaceutical company has brushed off investor concerns after Donald Trump announced massive tariffs on medicines shipped to the United States. It remains unclear whether CSL would be directly…