Reserve Bank reveals why lack of business investment is holding back economy, threatening further rate cuts

Further cuts to interest rates could be held back, as the Reserve Bank’s deputy governor flags Australia’s economy is being held back by businesses failing to invest.

The Reserve Bank has warned a lack of investment by business is hol…[Read more]

Who is Jay Weatherill, Australia’s next top diplomat in London?

As the prime minister just announced, the former South Australian Labor premier and early childhood education advocate Jay Weatherill will be Australia’s next top diplomat in London.

Weatherill was South Australia’s 45th premier, replacing Mike Rann, who also went on to become Austr…[Read more]

Revolt of the mods: Kovacic, Ruston, Wilson could quit frontbench if net zero dumped

Three more members of Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet have opened the door to quitting the frontbench if the Liberal Party dumps support for net zero emissions by 2050, just two days before a crunch party room meeting designed to settle the fractious debate.

On S…[Read more]

Nationals formally abandon commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050

The Nationals have formally abandoned a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, in a unanimous party room decision.

Nationals leader David Littleproud said the party would shift its focus to climate adaptation instead of being “focused solely” on reducing…[Read more]

‘Diabolical’: why Australia’s teacher shortages are among the worst in the world – and who is suffering most

Regional and disadvantaged schools are bearing the brunt of the crisis, with almost two-thirds of teachers reporting high levels of stress

Mathew Burt has been principal at Broome Senior High School for less than a decade, yet he’s on…[Read more]

ATO is paying private debt collector $42m to pursue taxpayers, including welfare recipients

The tax office’s increased reliance on Recoveriescorp has coincided with a spike in complaints to the watchdog

The Australian Taxation Office has awarded the private debt collector Recoveriescorp more than $42m in contracts as part of a hard-edged c…[Read more]

Australia’s consumer agency sues Microsoft over 365 pricing

Australia’s consumer authority accused Microsoft of “deliberately” hiding subscription information from its Australian customer base.

On Monday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sued the software giant for allegedly misleading more than 2.5 million Australian users…[Read more]

Australia’s tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the COP30 talks

Carbon emissions from this one region may foreshadow global forest trends

Australia’s tropical forests are the world’s first to flip a worrisome switch. The forests are now putting more carbon into the atmosphere than they are taking out, researchers report in the Oct. 16 Natu…[Read more]

Indian minister accused of victim blaming after Australian cricketers’ assault

An Indian minister’s comment that two female Australian cricketers, who were “touched inappropriately” last week, should’ve informed authorities before leaving their hotel has sparked a row with many accusing him of victim blaming.

The incident occurred in Indore in…[Read more]

Victoria’s top cop Mike Bush apologises for using police helicopter to fly to Tasmania

Victoria’s top cop has apologised for making the “wrong decision” to take a police helicopter to Tasmania to attend a work conference.
Chief Commissioner Mike Bush travelled to Hobart via a Victoria Police Air Wing on Monday afternoon for the annual A…[Read more]

Australian PM defends ambassador to US after Trump run-in

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly defended his ambassador to the US after Donald Trump said he did not like the diplomat during a meeting at the White House.

On Monday, Trump was asked about Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister turned ambassador to the US, who wrote…[Read more]

China accuses Australia of covering up South China Sea airspace incursion

China and Australia have traded accusations over an incident Australia said involved a Chinese jet releasing flares.

China has accused Australia of covering up an incursion into Chinese airspace in response to Canberra’s earlier claims about an “unsafe and unp…[Read more]

Hawthorn dad Grant Brown unloads on Premier Jacinta Allan and Victoria’s bail laws after home invasion terror

The hero dad dubbed “Captain Underwear” has unloaded on Premier Jacinta Allan and Victoria’s bail laws in the aftermath of his own home invasion terror.

The hero dad who chased down two boys in his underwear after they allegedly broke i…[Read more]

‘Ambitious’ Warren Moon hungry for success with Central Coast Mariners

New Mariners coach Warren Moon has embraced his interim role despite uncertainty around the club’s ownership and coaching structure.

Mariners interim coach Warren Moon has no concerns about jumping into the Central Coast hot seat despite the looming shadow of Labinot Halit…[Read more]

Can Australia provide US with rare-earth metals which China has restricted?

Australia has spied an opportunity amid ongoing China-US rare earths dispute.

Australia may have spotted a lucrative hole in the market for rare-earth metals, which are crucial for the defence industry and for manufacturing products necessary for the development of…[Read more]

‘Conflicts of interest’ behind Australian parliamentary official’s $315k retirement payment, report finds

Barrister finds ‘multiple procedural failures’ in payment to Cate Saunders, who had ‘close’ relationship with former DPS secretary

An independent “fact-finding mission” into a $315,126 retirement payment to a senior parliamentary dep…[Read more]

Adelaide mechanic banned from taking on apprentices

An Adelaide mechanic who left two trainees alone to run his service centre has been banned from employing apprentices indefinitely.
Scott Thornton, who previously owned Ultra Tune franchises in Aberfoyle Park and Seaford, was found to have left two apprentices unsupervised for a week while he…[Read more]

Net zero never ‘aligns with a Liberal position’, rebellious backbencher says

A rebellious backbencher pushing for the Coalition to abandon net zero has made a bold declaration amid rumours some Liberals are looking to defect.

Australia’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050 has never aligned with “a Liberal position”, a rebellious backbench…[Read more]

Personal data of 5.7 million Qantas customers released onto dark web by hackers

The personal data of 5.7 million Qantas customers has been released on the dark web by hackers, after a ransom date came and went yesterday.
Qantas was one of 40 companies caught up in the hack, alongside the likes of Toyota, Disney and IKEA when the hacker group…[Read more]

Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests

Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate

Australian household energy bills will halve by 2050 as solar panels, batteries and electric cars and appliances become the norm, reducing pressure on the f…[Read more]