‘Won’t happen’: Australia gets pushback on Palestine
Australia has officially recognised the state of Palestine, marking a shift in long-standing foreign policy, as Anthony Albanese walks a fine diplomatic line with the nation’s most important security ally.…
My enemy’s enemy. ASIC, Matt Comyn, Geoff Shannon and John “Wacka” Williams
When a Senator, John “Wacka” Williams, agitated strongly for the 2017 Banking Royal Commission. He is now an advisor to Commbank CEO Matt Comyn. Is there more to the story,…
Australia recognises Palestine in ‘enduring peace’ push
Australia has officially recognised the state of Palestine, bucking long-standing foreign policy, as the prime minister prepares to walk a diplomatic tightrope. Australia, the UK and Canada’s recognition of Palestinian…
Murdochs could take part in TikTok deal, Trump says
US President Donald Trump says media mogul Lachlan Murdoch and business leaders Larry Ellison and Michael Dell will be involved as US investors in a proposed deal to keep TikTok…
Bank chief to be grilled with rate cuts up in the air
Australia’s central bank boss will be in the spotlight over the likelihood of future interest rate cuts as inflation continues to cool. Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock on Monday will…
Outage outrage: Optus leader’s future in question
Optus’s boss has staked his leadership on the embattled telco avoiding another triple-zero outage disaster. As the fallout continues from the provider’s catastrophic outage – linked to four deaths –…
France’s richest man slams proposed billionaire tax
Bernard Arnault, the boss of luxury goods group LVMH and France’s richest man, has attacked a proposed two per cent tax on billionaires as an assault on France’s economy and…
Optus boss answers calls to quit as outage fiasco grows
Optus was warned at least five times of a triple-zero call outage, as the telco giant’s boss shuts down questions about whether he will resign over the scandal. A botched…
Optus outage unlikely to have cost baby’s life: police
A failed emergency call during a widespread Optus outage is unlikely to have cost a baby boy his life, police say. A botched firewall update on Thursday blocked hundreds of…
Palestine statehood a ‘point of contention’ in US ties
Australia has been urged not to ignore threats of “punitive measures” from top Republicans, as the prime minister lands in the US for one of his most important diplomatic ventures.…