Australians will take to the nation’s streets in their thousands to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels. About 15 rallies will be held across the nation over the weekend amid calls for concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least […]
Thousands of Australians will gather at rallies across the nation to demand “no more” to gendered violence following a surge of killings of women at the hands of men. About 15 rallies will be held across states and territories over the weekend as women and their allies call for concrete action to break the cycle […]
Australia’s emerging miners, refiners and battery suppliers fear they’re losing out to foreign rivals and uncapped tax breaks in the clean energy race. Warren Pearce, head of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies which represents more than 500 businesses, says there are “hard truths” that need to be recognised in the upcoming federal budget. […]
Staff at Rebel Sport and Supercheap Auto owner Super Retail Group intend to sue the company over an alleged secret affair between its CEO and former head of HR. Two current employees, represented by Harmers Workplace Lawyers, are expected to allege chief executive Anthony Heraghty had an undisclosed relationship with the company’s former chief human […]
International students are not competing directly with families in the rental market as they typically prefer inner-city apartments over standalone homes in the suburbs, new research suggests. Australian renters have experienced eye-watering rental increases over the past few years and stiff competition for available properties, with vacancy rates hovering around record lows. Fingers have been […]
Half a million people looking for employment are at risk of “serious harm” from “broken” government services for the unemployed, the Australian Council of Social Service says, as it calls for an overhaul in the budget. The council said it had written a letter signed by 23 health organisations, First Nations services, unions and others […]
Australian tech billionaire Scott Farquhar has announced he will step down as head of Atlassian, 23 years after he founded the software start-up alongside university classmate Mike Cannon-Brookes. Mr Cannon-Brookes will continue as the company’s sole chief executive, Atlassian announced in a letter to shareholders early on Friday morning AEST. Mr Farquhar will take up […]
The opposition has backed Elon Musk’s argument that Australia has no business policing the internet for the world as a war of words and legal arguments rumbled on over graphic videos circulating on X. Musk’s company, formerly known as Twitter, is locked in a legal battle with the eSafety commissioner to be able to keep […]
Australian resources giant BHP has launched a $60 billion power play for the lion’s share of energy transition supplies as the world electrifies. Shares in BHP fell 4.6 per cent or $2.09 to $43.14 in morning trade on Friday after it made the all-share offer worth almost $60 billion for London-headquartered rival Anglo American. BHP […]
Alphabet has announced its first dividend and a $US70 billion ($A107 billion) stock buybuck, cheering investors who sent the stock surging nearly 16 per cent after the bell. The Google parent is returning capital while spending billions of dollars on data centres to catch up with rivals on generative artificial intelligence. The dividend will be […]
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An internal report that Defence tried to keep secret highlights the high risks involved in growing a civilian workforce to maintain nuclear reactors for AUKUS submarines.