Over the last 12 months, the Indonesian Rupiah has dropped by 15% against our dollar, making Bali cheaper, but fewer tourists are arriving. Duncan Graham reports. The Indonesian economy is in trouble; a falling rupiah the symptom of increased debt, less investment and a drop in foreign income from tourists
To some, it may be heresy, but charging tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz looks reasonable in a Trumpian world, Michael Pascoe argues. If, unlike Richard Marles, you accept that the US has annihilated the “international rules-based order” and that under Trump’s rules, whatever you can get away
Vivacious ASX director and entrepreneur extraordinaire Giuseppe Porcelli was found guilty of “Fraudulent Bankruptcy” in Italy, yet thrives under the noses of Australian regulators. Michael West reports. “Le bugie hanno le gambe corte” translates literally to “Lies have short legs”. It is an old Italian saying, no doubt used by
Defence is supposed to provide ‘cradle to grave’ costings for proposed capability before a procurement is approved. That doesn’t seem to have happened for AUKUS nuclear waste storage and disposal. Transparency Warrior Rex Patrick is pursuing answers. A simple request Imagine for a moment that you were the defence minister,
The 2nd year of Safeguard Mechanism data shows only one fifth is genuine emissions abatement. David McEwen finds the devils in the detail. Behind the government’s headline claims of falling emissions at Australia’s largest industrial facilities lies a more complicated reality, one driven more by closures, accidents and accounting than
University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser has exposed management to an embarrassing conflict in its approach to freedom of expression. Wendy Bacon reports. While antisemitism adviser Michael Abrahams-Sprod works in the Vice-Chancellor’s Mark Scott’s office as its “resident expert” ...
A report titled ‘Another Genocide Behind Walls’ was published this week, bearing witness to unspeakable atrocities committed by IDF soldiers. Andrew Brown reports. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. A report published just days ago by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor documents testimony from a Palestinian woman detained at
A $6.9B annual subsidy supports a model for private health insurance that’s losing consumer confidence. There’s a proven alternative. Claudia Weisenberger reports. Bupa CEO Nick Stone recently described private health insurance as “discretionary spend” while revealing that almost one in ten customers (440,000 people) have downgraded in two years. Former
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has struck down the state’s draconian anti-protest laws, ruling they impose an impermissible burden on political communication and are invalid. Stephanie Tran reports. In a landmark decision on Thursday, the court declared key provisions of the anti-protest laws introduced after the Bondi terrorist
Former “top gun” pilot, Dan Duggan, wanted by the US for having provided training to Chinese fighter pilots, was today told his extradition can go ahead. Robert Barwick with the story. Six months after hearing former US Marine pilot Dan Duggan’s appeal against the Attorney General’s decision to approve his
The Iran War has brought another round of Middle East death and destruction, and with it, profits for weapons companies supported by our superannuation money. Andrew Gardiner reports. All three combatants in the American-Israeli assault on Iran may not have much to show for it, but the same cannot be
Why is one of the world’s largest mining companies fighting so hard to shut down the case of a single injured worker? Stephanie Tran reports. The question sits at the centre of Simon Turner’s long-running dispute with BHP Group. Turner, a former coal miner, broke his back at BHP’s Mt
Over the last 12 months, the Indonesian Rupiah has dropped by 15% against our dollar, making Bali cheaper, but fewer tourists are arriving. Duncan Graham reports. The Indonesian economy is in trouble; a falling rupiah the symptom of increased debt, less investment and a drop in foreign income from tourists
To some, it may be heresy, but charging tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz looks reasonable in a Trumpian world, Michael Pascoe argues. If, unlike Richard Marles, you accept that the US has annihilated the “international rules-based order” and that under Trump’s rules, whatever you can get away
Vivacious ASX director and entrepreneur extraordinaire Giuseppe Porcelli was found guilty of “Fraudulent Bankruptcy” in Italy, yet thrives under the noses of Australian regulators. Michael West reports. “Le bugie hanno le gambe corte” translates literally to “Lies have short legs”. It is an old Italian saying, no doubt used by
Defence is supposed to provide ‘cradle to grave’ costings for proposed capability before a procurement is approved. That doesn’t seem to have happened for AUKUS nuclear waste storage and disposal. Transparency Warrior Rex Patrick is pursuing answers. A simple request Imagine for a moment that you were the defence minister,
The 2nd year of Safeguard Mechanism data shows only one fifth is genuine emissions abatement. David McEwen finds the devils in the detail. Behind the government’s headline claims of falling emissions at Australia’s largest industrial facilities lies a more complicated reality, one driven more by closures, accidents and accounting than
University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser has exposed management to an embarrassing conflict in its approach to freedom of expression. Wendy Bacon reports. While antisemitism adviser Michael Abrahams-Sprod works in the Vice-Chancellor’s Mark Scott’s office as its “resident expert” ...
A report titled ‘Another Genocide Behind Walls’ was published this week, bearing witness to unspeakable atrocities committed by IDF soldiers. Andrew Brown reports. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. A report published just days ago by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor documents testimony from a Palestinian woman detained at
A $6.9B annual subsidy supports a model for private health insurance that’s losing consumer confidence. There’s a proven alternative. Claudia Weisenberger reports. Bupa CEO Nick Stone recently described private health insurance as “discretionary spend” while revealing that almost one in ten customers (440,000 people) have downgraded in two years. Former
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has struck down the state’s draconian anti-protest laws, ruling they impose an impermissible burden on political communication and are invalid. Stephanie Tran reports. In a landmark decision on Thursday, the court declared key provisions of the anti-protest laws introduced after the Bondi terrorist
Former “top gun” pilot, Dan Duggan, wanted by the US for having provided training to Chinese fighter pilots, was today told his extradition can go ahead. Robert Barwick with the story. Six months after hearing former US Marine pilot Dan Duggan’s appeal against the Attorney General’s decision to approve his
The Iran War has brought another round of Middle East death and destruction, and with it, profits for weapons companies supported by our superannuation money. Andrew Gardiner reports. All three combatants in the American-Israeli assault on Iran may not have much to show for it, but the same cannot be
Why is one of the world’s largest mining companies fighting so hard to shut down the case of a single injured worker? Stephanie Tran reports. The question sits at the centre of Simon Turner’s long-running dispute with BHP Group. Turner, a former coal miner, broke his back at BHP’s Mt
