ASIO director-general details ‘relentless’ acts of international espionage

Key PointsASIO director-general Mike Burgess has warned of the “real, present and costly danger” posed by foreign espionage.Australia’s top spy chief outlined the impact of espionage on Australia’s economy in a speech... Read more »

Investigators find US army helicopter was flying too high during deadly collision

US investigators examining the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying higher than the it should have... Read more »

Productivity Commission proposes revolutionary overhaul of company tax system

Under the commission’s proposals, the rate would drop to 20 per cent for all businesses with revenue of less than $1 billion, about 98 per cent of all firms. About 500 businesses,... Read more »

Trump says state recognition a threat to trade, tariff talks

As Canada and the UK stipulated conditions for recognising Palestine at a September meeting of the United Nations, Albanese said Australia would not be swayed by that deadline, but by whether its... Read more »

ASIO disrupted 24 ‘major espionage and foreign interference’ operations in three years

Australia’s domestic spy chief has used a major speech in Adelaide to warn foreign espionage is costing the nation at least $12.5 billion a year, while revealing ASIO has disrupted 24 “major... Read more »

Why this image of an emaciated Gazan boy sparked controversy

The image of a skeletal one-year-old Gazan boy wearing a bin-bag nappy and cradled in his mother’s arms shocked the world about the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The picture... Read more »

Key workers to be offered pod housing in Byron shire amid social housing builds

Teachers, police and other “key workers” looking to move into the Byron Shire will be offered accommodation in pod-style cabins originally built to house survivors of the 2022 floods.  Byron Mayor Sarah... Read more »

Lidia Thorpe condemns ‘shameful’ number of Indigenous deaths in custody as Closing the Gap measures worsen | Indigenous Australians

Lidia Thorpe has condemned the “shameful” number of Indigenous deaths in custody, including 17 this year, as the latest figures show just four of 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track... Read more »

Inflation under RBA target? Bullock has questions to answer

Are we now in danger of inflation going below the Reserve Bank’s target band? If so, hard questions need to be asked — and the answers won’t look good for governor Michele... Read more »

Virtual cards: How small businesses are taking control of their spending

Large corporations have long reaped the benefits of virtual business cards – streamlining payments, managing cashflow, and controlling expenses. Now, small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) are catching on, realising that these tools can significantly... Read more »