Last week, when the Reserve Bank announced it had raised the cash rate to 4.85%, it also released its latest forecasts for the economy in its Statement on Monetary Policy. For those hoping for a recovery in lost living standards, the news was very grim.
Australian governments have a history of being suckers to industry. We did it with fossil fuels and we have started doing it with AI companies. Now that the US has hit a stumbling block on approvals, Big Tech will start looking for the next good-enough sucker to keep their growth plans on track.
Australia and Vanuatu may be very different countries, but we share a common future. For decades, our partnership has been built on a commitment to peace, stability and prosperity across our region.
Australians harmed by social media should be able to sue for compensation under the Albanese government’s proposed digital duty of care laws, according to more than 80 community organisations and prominent academics.
The extraordinary results in the US midterm elections have exposed just how risky Australia’s approach to US relations has been and left the country on the outer, according to international relations expert Dr Emma Shortis.
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Australians working full-time in essential services are being priced out of almost the entire rental market, with a new Anglicare Australia report revealing just how far housing costs have outstripped wages.
Australia’s growing divide over gun reform has drawn criticism from public health experts, who say the country’s patchwork of laws is putting communities at risk. It comes as New South Wales begins its biggest firearms buyback in three decades.
Australia’s global climate leadership has come under heavy scrutiny just days before COP31, with United Nations human rights experts calling for the country to match its international climate ambitions with stronger action at home.
Woodside Energy is pushing ahead with plans for underwater surveys at Scott Reef, more than two years after Western Australia’s environmental watchdog raised serious concerns about irreversible damage from its proposed Browse gas development.
Australia risks falling short of its global pledge to protect 30 per cent of the country’s land by 2030, with a new national review warning the biggest challenge isn’t just how much land is safeguarded, but whether it includes the ecosystems and species most at risk.
Motor racing could be permitted in parts of the long-awaited Great Koala National Park precinct, sparking outrage among conservationists who say the NSW Government is putting recreational activities ahead of protecting endangered koalas.
In “Shorter America”, Dr Emma Shortis keeps you up-to-date on the United States with news and analysis that you can trust.
Veteran political cartoonist Cathy Wilcox has been named Cartoonist of the Year at the Stanley Awards, just months after drawing the curtain on her 37-year career with the Sydney Morning Herald.
