November 15, 2024 07:00 | News The leaders of Australia and Indonesia have discussed what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for the world, after the incoming US leader threatened to impose tariffs on imported goods. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Prabowo Subianto held the talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders summit […]
November 14, 2024 08:56 | News Australians are being promised a safer online experience with tech giants to be subject to a digital duty of care. Online platforms would be required to take reasonable steps to prevent foreseeable harm to users under the proposed reform by Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. This will be complemented by […]
Burgess made 745 runs, including two centuries, in this summer’s County Championship as Warwickshire finished seventh in Division One. “We’ve spoken to Michael regularly since he first raised this with us. We wanted to make sure it was the right decision for him and if there was anything we could do to as a club. […]
November 13, 2024 13:26 | News A domestic gas producer has slammed the risk to investment and the nation’s energy supply from green tape and a “minority of activists with extreme views”. Media boss Ryan Stokes, speaking on Wednesday as chair of oil and gas producer Beach Energy, said there were still “significant headwinds” facing […]
Live Nation’s leadership team has observed a noticeable difference between sports fans and music fans when it comes to buying tickets, and CEO Michael Rapino neatly summed this up on the company’s Q3 earnings call. “We are always a little amused that sports is kind of a badge of honor – how expensive those tickets […]
November 12, 2024 17:42 | News Coles is disappointed cost of living is being “politicised”, speculating inquiries into the supermarket have been set up to deflect concerns about inflation. The grocery giant was well aware consumers were facing economic pressures and was continually seeking to rebuild customer trust, chairman James Graham told shareholders. “In this […]
November 11, 2024 20:08 | News Mali’s military junta has arrested the chief executive and two employees of Australian gold mining company Resolute Mining, the company says. Chief executive Terence Holohan and two staff were detained on Friday in Mali’s capital of Bamako while they were visiting the nation for talks over an unspecified dispute. […]
November 10, 2024 16:24 | News Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference, the Afghan Foreign Ministry says – the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021. The COP29 climate summit, which opens in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Monday, will be among the highest-profile multilateral […]
Neither confirm nor deny. Head officially stuck in the sand on East Timor spy scandal – Michael West
The world knows, the Timorese know, and all Australians know we spied on the Timorese to steal their oil and gas, yet DFAT is denying official history because that history alleges Australia spied on its neighbour. Rex Patrick on the endless cover-ups. In 2015, the Australian Government commissioned the Australian War Memorial (AWM) to produce […]
November 9, 2024 09:17 | News Recovering from a brain aneurysm that left him fighting for life, Dirk Fielding had to contend with the taxman skimming his accounts and threatening his business when he woke. Mr Fielding does not dispute owing money to the Australian Tax Office after falling behind in his finances, before the […]