Telstra’s plan to split into three entities is the most radical shake-up of Australia’s largest telecommunications company since the Howard government began privatising it in 1997.
Read moreThe European Union has already announced it is considering a carbon border tax. This would involve a tariff on imports from nations without a price on carbon similar to the EU.
Read moreTwenty obstetricians say they will resign from Blacktown Hospital over a range of concerns, including the deaths of four babies in 18 months.
Read moreWhen TV viewing went up overall during the spring lockdown, the greatest growth was in streaming services, while increased viewing for live TV was primarily driven by news consumption.
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Read moreMarise Payne says decision by Beijing-backed authorities to disqualify pro-democracy lawmakers further undermines Hong Kong’s rule of law.
Read moreDonald Trump set bold goals for space exploration during his time in office – from crewed missions to the Moon and Mars to a Space Force.
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Read moreChina’s increasingly belligerent threats to close its markets to Australian exports have excited talk of a full-blown trade war.
Read moreThe Cashless Debit Card scheme quarantines 80% of social security payments to a cashless card, which prevents spending on alcohol, illegal drugs and gambling products.
Read moreRight now the RBNZ is holding off such a move in favour of other monetary stimulus measures. But the big banks strongly oppose negative rates, arguing they’ve had limited success overseas and that the country’s banking technology isn’t up to it.
Read moreSocial isolation and financial stress were big drivers of increased domestic violence in Australian homes during pandemic, researchers say.
Read moreLast weekend, a few hours after the US presidential election was called for Joe Biden, Myanmar voters started lining up for their own chance to decide whether the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, would return for a second term.
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Read moreNSW inspectors are blitzing city entertainment venues and finding numerous coronavirus-related safety breaches. Multiple fines issued.
Read moreIn West Texas, earthquake rates are now 30 times higher than they were in 2013. Studies have also linked earthquakes to oil field operations in Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and Ohio.
Read moreOn the global stage, as at home, Biden is likely to follow a familiar script. Most obviously, he will embrace America’s alliances and strengthen its engagement with multilateral institutions.
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Read moreAustralia has in the past often hesitated to adopt a strong privacy framework. The new review, however, provides an opportunity to improve data protection rules to an internationally competitive standard.
Read moreDesigning buildings so they can easily be taken apart and the materials reused provides a feasible and commercial pathway for minimising waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Read moreCops say they are targeting the criminal economy by confiscating criminal assets and removing the profit from crime.
Read moreGerman biotech company BioNTech and US pharmaceutical Pfizer announced on Monday promising early results from their phase 3 clinical trial for a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Read moreGreat news for those Australians who are out of work in historically high numbers and also a win for the economy, says retail body.
Read moreIt was the Bank of Japan which first embarked on the experiment known as quantitative easing, or QE, in order to try and stimulate the Japanese economy out of its period of very low growth known as the “lost decade” between 1991 and 2001.
Read moreThe federal government will extend the JobSeeker Coronavirus supplement for an extra three months, to the end of March, at a cost of $3.2 billion.
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Read moreSteggall has garnered huge support outside of politics. In a joint letter this week, more than 100 Australian businesses, industry groups and community organisations endorsed the bill as a critical step in the recovery from the pandemic.
Read moreThe Czech Republic, which had been praised for its swift response to COVID-19 in the spring, is now topping global charts of new coronavirus infections and deaths per population.
Read moreChair tells Senate hearing he wouldn’t have allowed Cartier luxury watches to be given to executives as a bonus for their hard work.
Read moreThe Black Summer bushfires were devastating for wildlife, with an estimated three billion wild animals killed, injured or displaced. This staggering figure does not include the tens of thousands of farm animals who also perished.
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Read moreScientists find that humans, and likely the entire animal kingdom, share important genetic mechanisms with a Barrier Reef sea sponge.
Read moreIf you are conservative, there are at least five reasons to feel concerned about Trump’s legacy — and another five to be optimistic about it.
Read moreThe bank had said that it supported the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050, and that as a consequence it would no longer provide banking services for new business customers with “material thermal coal exposures”.
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Read moreOverall, homeowners have more disposable income. This has led to an uptick in home improvements, renovations and real estate activity. Media coverage adds fuel to the fire by breathlessly reporting rapid price rises. First-time buyers panic that they will miss their chance.
Read moreTransport projects worth A$5 billion or more in today’s money were almost unheard of ten years ago. Today, as the chart below shows, megaprojects make up the bulk of the work under way across the country.
Read morePeople with heart disease aren’t getting access to remote heart monitoring technology because some insurers won’t pay, claims advocacy group.
Read moreTrump’s 2016 election seemed to have been the final nail in the coffin for the idea of a truly liberal international order with the US as a benevolent leader.
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Read moreCrews from Eastern Europe have been given special entry exemptions in an effort to keep the NZ fishing industry afloat.
Read moreWe learn more about the effects of COVID-19 on our health every day. We now know that contracting the coronavirus SARS-COV-2 can have a long-term impact on our heart and lungs, and the infection can even persist for months in some people.
Read moreAs the holiday season approaches, we need to consider what effect it will have on people’s compliance with public health rules and the spread of COVID-19. Are concerns about broken rules and increasing cases unfounded? Or should policymakers implement stricter regulations – or even go so far as to cancel...
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Read moreMental health is a growing concern, with up to one in two people now thought to experience a mental health problem in their lifetime. Many working-age adults experience problems like depression, anxiety, phobias or PTSD, which are worsened by unemployment.
Read moreOne narrative for this election may be that Biden ran a campaign that was unspectacular, when unspectacular was exactly what Americans wanted after four years of endless spectacles. Perhaps Americans wanted more conventionality after an exceedingly unconventional president.
Read moreThey have returned to the historical centre of whaling centuries ago, where they were hunted to near-extinction.
Read moreEven as the labor market recovers, as we saw in the latest U.S. employment report on Nov. 6, the number of people who have been without a job for more than 26 weeks continues to increase.
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