Tasmanian Liberals lead by example. Labor stuck in the past

Of the two major parties in Tasmania, only one of them is actually engaging in the kind of politics currently required by the Tasmanian electorate: the Liberals under Jeremy Rockliff. Labor, despite... Read more »

Tim Wilson pledges ATO inquiry, lays out Coalition’s SME playbook

Shadow Small Business Minister Tim Wilson has pledged to challenge federal Labor’s super tax reforms and the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) handling of small business debt, in a combative speech outlining the... Read more »

Consumer confidence soars on the latest RBA move on rates

A surprising group of Australians are feeling better about their personal finances and the broader economy after the Reserve Bank’s August rate cut gave households a much-needed confidence boost. The latest Westpac-Melbourne... Read more »

Mother denies prominent sportsman broke her baby’s ribs

During the interview, the woman was adamant the child had not been intentionally injured, and expressed frustration in the doctors who had initially claimed the injuries were caused by trauma. “It felt... Read more »

Penny Wong calls Israel’s move to cancel visas for Australian representatives ‘unjustified’

Israel’s “unjustified” decision to revoke the visas of Australia’s representatives to the Palestinian Authority will undermine efforts to support aid delivery on the ground, federal ministers said.On Monday, Israel’s foreign minister Gideon... Read more »

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump express hope for trilateral talks with Vladimir Putin to bring end to war

US President Donald Trump says the White House is now working on arranging a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after a “very good meeting” with the... Read more »

Agnes team set to open debut Brisbane CBD venue

Three years in the making, diners can expect a fast-paced Middle Eastern in a tiered, greenery-lined brutalist space from one of the country’s most in-demand designers. Save You have reached your maximum... Read more »

Gippsland forum hears how the private sector can help house the homeless

On any given night, Australia’s 122,000 homeless people are either sleeping rough outdoors, in their cars or couch surfing. All while thousands of dormant and vacant public and commercial buildings across the... Read more »

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders prepare for key meetings with Donald Trump

European leaders have arrived in Washington for high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump, who is pressuring his Ukrainian counterpart to give up land and NATO ambitions to stop the war in... Read more »

BlueScope warns soaring energy costs threaten Australian manufacturing as profit drops 90pc

BlueScope has sounded the alarm over Australia’s energy crisis, warning that unsustainably high gas prices are pushing domestic manufacturing to a “tipping point”. The steelmaker has reported a full year profit of... Read more »