Australian economy grew 0.2 per cent in June Quarter
‘The jig is up’: China slowdown leaves Australia exposed
Reserve Bank economist considered asking private firms to hide data about slumping property prices
Australia central bank stuck with smaller hike as wary of falling house prices
ChatGPT crawler can be tricked into DDoSing sites, a reported vulnerability that OpenAI has yet to acknowledge
Cycle of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef now at ‘catastrophic’ levels — 44 percent of bleached colonies died by July 2024; some coral genera experienced a staggering 95 percent mortality rate
Peeing is contagious among chimpanzees, suggesting deep evolutionary roots for humans peeing together
Trump plans to enact 25% tariffs on Mexico, Canada by Feb. 1
Trump and Hitler: The Headline That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Fox News prepares to cover a government filled with Fox News alumni
U.S. Federal Reserve withdraws from global climate coalition — “There is no way to read this as anything other than responding to short-term political considerations”: former official
Mortgage mountain. Australia’s $2.3 trillion debt and the ‘Big 4’ oligopoly banks
Future Fund-backed Greystar facing FTC lawsuit over misleading rental fees — The company manages nearly 800,000 apartments, making it the largest third-party property manager in the US
Apartment giant Greystar facing FTC lawsuit over misleading rental fees — The company manages nearly 800,000 apartments, making it the largest third-party property manager in the US
Falling birth rates raise prospect of sharp decline in living standards — People will need to produce more and work longer to plug growth gap left by women having fewer babies: McKinsey Global Institute
Big banks pick inopportune moment to ditch climate commitments — As Los Angeles burns, the biggest banks have disclaimed membership in the Net-Zero Banking Alliance
Argentina to sack three public servants for every new hire — 34,280 public servants and 200 government bodies already sacked since Milei took office in December 2023
Tech multinationals tell government that local banks and telcos should be on the hook for scam refunds
Bishop doubles down on who knew what about VC’s Intel gig
NSW Building Commission ordered rectification works after ‘risk of collapse’ assessed at 23 Halifax Street. A year later, developer Greenland is blocking the release of building documentation
Judge ‘plainly’ wrong to block release of Trump investigative report, special counsel tells appeals court
Australian pension funds drain cash piles to go all-in on frothy markets — Microsoft is the largest international stock held, followed by Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Nvidia, and Meta
Sorry, Jamie Dimon — remote work is here to stay. ‘For all the Amazons and JPMorgans that are reverting to their pre-COVID policies, the norm remains tilted to hybrid work’
JPMorgan Chase disables employee comments after return-to-office backlash — The bank shut down a discussion on an internal website
Ex-McKinsey partner pleads guilty to destroying records on opioids
