US ‘not going to rush’ trade deals ahead of deadline
The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said ahead of an August 1 deadline for nations…
Trillion dollar AUKUS subs plus nuclear waste in perpetuity?
Everything about AUKUS nuclear waste is a political secret, including the cost, which will more than double the $368B announced AUKUS price tag. Former submariner Rex Patrick with the story.…
New political world awaits MPs as parliament returns
A crowded caucus, an unruly upper house and a coalition with a confidence problem: welcome to the 48th parliament. Tuesday will mark the official opening of the new parliament, with…
Reserve Bank minutes in focus after shock rate decision
The Reserve Bank is set to reveal why it resisted an interest rate cut, despite signs of easing inflation and sluggish economic growth. Australia’s central bank shocked markets and disappointed…
Political leaders come face to face on new battleground
Australia’s political leaders have come together in a moving ceremony at the Australian War Memorial ahead of the resumption of parliamentary hostilities. The new parliament begins on Tuesday, after the…
‘Transparent’ Lehrmann inquiry head corrupt, court told
A former judge who gave confidential material from an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal prosecution to the media claiming to be “transparent” was in fact corrupt, a court has been…
‘Incredibly disturbing’: federal help for algae crisis
The federal government has thrown its support behind a state battling a massive, toxic algal bloom that has devastated the marine environment, but says the crisis cannot officially be declared…
Back-to-work PM urges discipline to secure third term
Anthony Albanese urges Labor to maintain its discipline as the prime minister eyes a strengthened majority for a coveted third term in power. But the opposition pledges to “come out…
Lehrmann inquiry head’s leak ‘transparent, not corrupt’
A former judge’s decision to leak confidential material from an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal prosecution was an attempt at transparency not an act of corruption, his lawyers say. Walter…
Interest rates too high, unemployment up. Just as the RBA wanted
After months of clutching its collective pearls over the allegedly “tight” labour market, the RBA board gets what it wanted: more unemployed people. Michael Pascoe writes. Contrary to numerous headlines,…