A severe weather warning has been issued for damaging winds across all 11 weather districts in Tasmania on Friday, with dangerous gusts also likely in […]
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Alan Kohler: Market failures and political failures, made in Australia
Twelve years ago, Labor taxed Australia’s mining companies and now it wants to subsidise them with tax credits. The Coalition wants to repeal those subsidies, […]
Australia among biggest losers if US-China trade war flares
Australia would suffer the second-largest national income fall in the world if global trade tensions with China worsen and countries try to manufacture more at […]
How common are earthquakes in Australia?
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in the NSW Southern Highlands on Thursday morning, causing the ground to shake as far away as Orange and Canberra. […]
Thick fog descends over east and southeast Australia
The month of May 2024, has been dominated by blocking highs, which has kept relatively consistent weather across the country for quite some time now. […]
COVID cases are rising across Australia
As the weather gets colder, a family of highly transmissible COVID-19 subvariants has been detected in Australia. The family, nicknamed FLiRT, is not as playful […]
Here’s how Western Sydney wins big from the Budget
Western Sydney is a place of opportunity. It’s one of the most diverse and dynamic regions in the country – a centre of Australian entrepreneurialism and […]
YouGov poll shows just half the country believes budget makes them better off, but most back billions for industry
Just over half of Australians polled in exclusive research for Q+A believe the federal budget will leave them better off, with many sceptical the government […]
South Australia makes play to enter US nuclear submarine supply chain ahead of AUKUS build
South Australia’s naval shipbuilding sector is moving to become more heavily involved in US nuclear submarine construction, well before work begins on AUKUS vessels. The […]
Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai 2024: Australia’s Arisa Trew beats Tokyo Olympic medallists to win skateboarding event
Australia’s 14-year-old wonderkid Arisa Trew beat Japan’s Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Hiraki Kokona and the reigning Olympic champion Yosozumi Sakura to win the women’s park skateboarding event at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai 2024 on Sunday. […]