The King’s School headmaster controversy deepens as boy is ‘clipped over the ear’
Controversy has again engulfed one of Australia’s most elite private schools, The King’s School, as headmaster Tony George goes on leave. Michael West reports. The official line from The King’s…
Trump, EU’s von der Leyen to meet to clinch trade deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to meet US President Donald Trump to clinch a trade deal for Europe that would likely see a 15 per cent…
Major step towards cutting maximum medicine cost to $25
Australians will pay no more than $25 for selected medicines for the first time in more than 20 years under a proposal to be brought before parliament. It will be…
West is best economically as eastern states left behind
West is best again in economic circles but big gains made on the other side of the Nullarbor have surprised economists and left eastern states languishing. A boost in housing…
Aussies missing out on payoff from research investment
Australia is missing out on a $7 billion per year economic boon because it has failed to keep pace in the international research and development stakes, according to a new…
Trump agrees outline trade deal with EU’s von der Leyen
The United States has struck a framework trade deal with the European Union, imposing a 15 per cent import tariff on most EU goods, but averting a spiralling battle between…
Australia-UK treaty unlikely to sink subs deal with US
Cold water has been poured on suggestions a long-term Australian-British pact could put American noses out of joint as it revisits a major submarine deal. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles…
‘Heartbroken’ PM says Israel breached international law
Israel has “quite clearly” breached international law by limiting food deliveries to starving civilians in Gaza, Anthony Albanese has declared in a notable escalation of his criticism of the Jewish…
The piece of data that could decide next rate decision
Traders, economists and mortgage holders will be locked into the Australian Bureau of Statistics website this week for a piece of data that could determine whether the Reserve Bank cuts…
Bilateral pact won’t ‘annoy’ US amid AUKUS review
A separate pact between Australia and Britain doesn’t risk angering the US as it weighs up torpedoing AUKUS, Trade Minister Don Farrell insists. The US was conspicuously absent as Deputy…