Today
High Court might rule on Assange extradition
Two judges at the High Court in London are set to rule on whether the court is satisfied by US assurances that Julian Assange, 52, would not face the death penalty.
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- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
Victorian Labor votes to oppose Future Gas Strategy
The state branch of the party chastised the strategy at its annual conference, labelling it “incompatible” with Australia’s emissions reduction targets and international obligations.
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- Ronald Mizen
Glen Le Lievre cartoons for 2023-24
See all of Glen Le Lievre cartoons for 2023 and 2024.
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- Glen Le Lievre
Defence Force ‘ready to fly’ to New Caledonia
Australia is working with French authorities to ensure a quick exit for people seeking to flee strife-torn New Caledonia as soon as the Pacific island nation’s airport is reopened.
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- Cecile Lefort
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Call to change bargaining laws as Sephora ‘sidesteps’ union
The retail union is pushing the government to change bargaining laws to stop employers from secretly sidelining unions to push through deals behind their back.
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- David Marin-Guzman
Tax reform needed to break Australia’s economic inertia: think tank
The Blueprint Institute says the Australian economy is in a state of inertia and needs ambitious tax reform, calling for more focus on consumption, land and resources.
- Tom McIlroy
Meet the former Deloitte consultant taking on Allegra Spender
“There’s no doubt it is going to be a challenge,” says Roanne Knox. It’s a sentiment echoed by party insiders who think Wentworth will be the most difficult of all teal seats to win back.
- Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Inside China
Two massive things happened while we were watching the budget
Two big overseas developments will be much more crucial in determining our economic prosperity than last week’s budget. The first is Beijing finally taking steps to address the bursting of the country’s property bubble.
- Karen Maley
- Analysis
- Due diligence
ARN Media’s M&A record holds out for elusive win
After seven months, the dream of an ARN-Southern Cross combination fell apart. But if history is any guide, M&A has been a source of unease for ARN investors.
- Jemima Whyte
Musk in Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service
The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X to launch the service alongside outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
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- Firdia Lisnawati and Niniek Karmini
Medicare numbers, prescription information taken in MediSecure hack
The government has reassured Australians that no documents need to be replaced as a result of the hack on the little-known technology company.
- Nick Bonyhady
AirTrunk’s bankers delay NBIOs; new DD materials on the way
AirTrunk’s sell-side advisers informed potential bidders late last week that the $600 million-a-year business is expecting to ink new client contracts in the near term.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Chapman fields calls for in-play Queensland electricity provider LPE
The embattled Sunshine Coast-based business has called in Chapman Capital Partners and King & Wood Mallesons to mount a defence.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Elite Athenaeum Club opens its drawing room to ‘lady guests’
It’s increasingly tricky to maintain both a male-only institution with a rollcall of reciprocal arrangements with prestigious British counterparts.
- Myriam Robin
Sanjeev Gupta’s InfraBuild accuses Chinese rivals of bending rules
The British industrialist’s Australian steel business wants regulators to curb Chinese suppliers of steel mesh used here in residential concrete foundations.
- Simon Evans
Biden’s Atlanta trip highlights duel with Trump for black voters
While overwhelming support from black voters was key to Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, there’s concern among his supporters that Donald Trump is making inroads.
- Skylar Woodhouse, Nancy Cook and Akayla Gardner
- Analysis
- Start-ups
Growing pains: Tougher times put VC on a collision course with media
From rumblings of a boycott to senior technology investors complaining, Australia’s start-up and media industries aren’t as close as they used to be.
- Nick Bonyhady
Dutton’s immigration cuts would cost ‘billions’: Chalmers
Peter Dutton’s plan to slash immigration to free up housing and ease population pressures would cost billions, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned, accusing the opposition of plucking numbers “out of the air”.
- Tom McIlroy
Rio makes safety change after double-impact derailment
Iron ore giant Rio Tinto reopened the rail line damaged in a train crash as the Mining and Energy Union seeks to highlight a pattern of alleged safety failures.
- Brad Thompson
Trump pledges to be gun owners’ most ardent ally
The former president accepted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association, claiming that the right to bear arms was “under siege” by the Biden administration.
- Jazmine Ulloa