Rice not on the table in Japan’s trade talks with US
Japan won’t sacrifice its agricultural sector as part of its tariff talks with the United States, its top negotiator says, after President Donald Trump complained that the key Asian ally…
Australia’s US tariff fixation ‘missing bigger picture’
Australia has been urged to zoom out on its approach to the US relationship, instead of honing in on the nitty-gritty of tariffs. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces growing pressure…
US Senate struggling to pass Trump’s $5 trillion bill
US Senate Republicans are still trying to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, despite divisions within the party about its expected $5 trillion hit to the nation’s…
Australians recruited for Israel’s ‘weaponised aid’ project in Gaza
A Melbourne company is recruiting Australians to work on a mysterious Israeli and American-backed aid project in Gaza. Could it be the infamous Gaza Humanitarian Foundation? Yaakov Aharon reports. An…
Telco misdeeds sharpen case for Indigenous leadership
Governance failures are costing Australian businesses, with the country’s second-largest telco agreeing to pay $100 million for poor conduct. Optus was recently fined for targeting vulnerable customers, including pressuring Aboriginal…
Deliveries not impacted as freight pilots go on strike
Parcel deliveries won’t be impacted when Qantas pilots responsible for transporting mail take industrial action over a wage offer they say will leave them at the bottom of the industry.…
PM talks up Australia-US ties as Trump pressure grows
Australia is an important partner to the US, the prime minister has insisted, as he faces growing pressure to lock down an in-person meeting with Donald Trump. Since Anthony Albanese’s…
First small group of Australians escape Iran by plane
Australian citizens are beginning to be flown out of Iran but escape options remain limited amid fears of more Israeli attacks. Five Australians have left Iran on a commercial flight…
Qantas freighters’ to take action after ‘lowball’ offer
Qantas pilots responsible for delivering parcels will take industrial action over the company’s wage offer, which they say will leave them at the bottom of the industry. More than 100…
Nest eggs on the boil as super guarantee cracks open
Workers will receive a boost to retirement contributions as a long-awaited lift to the superannuation guarantee kicks in, but further increases are unlikely any time soon. The rate of super…