Trump announces trade deal with Japan
US President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with Japan he says will result in Japan investing $US550 billion ($A842 billion) into the United States and pay a 15…
March on Canberra by Gaza protestors amid rising concern for government’s Israel support
The press ignored it, but thousands have converged on Canberra for the first sitting week of Parliament to protest Australia’s involvement in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Stephanie Tran reports. Thousands…
Indonesia to cut tariffs, barriers in new US trade deal
Indonesia has agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 99 per cent of US goods and scrap all non-tariff barriers facing American firms, while the US will drop threatened tariffs…
Has someone asked to ‘rent’ your bank account?
Don’t let cybercriminals turn your bank account into a money mule. That’s the warning from authorities who have issued a major alert to bank customers, some of whom have been…
Banks told to make AI work for people, not against them
Australia’s banks should use artificial intelligence to enrich their customers’ lives and help address hesitation towards the technology, the corporate watchdog says. The nation should not rush into heaping more…
Restaurants, building firm insolvencies remain high
The level of Australian businesses going under appears to be stabilising, but firms are still becoming insolvent at record-high numbers. Restaurants and construction firms remain hardest hit in CreditorWatch’s monthly…
Student debt to be slashed, less cash deducted from pay
Students and graduates will soon see a reduction in their HECS debts and save hundreds of dollars a year. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare will introduce legislation to slash student…
Trump says US, Philippines ‘very close’ to trade deal
US President Donald Trump has welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to the White House, saying the two countries are close to finalising a trade agreement. “We’re going to talk…
Sweden to host US, China talks on tariff deadline
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he will meet his Chinese counterpart next week in Stockholm and discuss what is likely to be an extension of an August 12 deadline…
Political leaders return to parliamentary battlefield
Pomp and ceremony out of the way, federal politicians will get back to work as parliamentary business resumes. The 48th parliament officially opened with a day of pageantry, which included…