Australia

A chance at throwing another curveball at Anthony Albanese inspired one of the nation’s top spellers to claim the crown for a second year running.Zachary Cheng, 14, returned to the Prime Minister’s office on Monday afternoon with a...

A former lawyer at a global firm had ‘evil intent’ when she threatened to kill three people in viciously graphic tirades, a judge found. Source link

Retailer Harvey Norman has achieved record financial results, more than doubling its first-half net profit, with chairman Gerry Harvey partly crediting the franchise’s success during the pandemic to spaciousness in stores and easy parking.The franchise flagged the bumper...

The retail group that owns Katies and Millers is making money again after closing unprofitable stores and massively increasing its online offering, flagging an ongoing sales lift as its older demographic customer base emerges from COVID-19 hibernation.Mosaic Brands,...

Seven West Media and Facebook have signed a landmark deal to ensure the social media giant pays for use of the company’s original news content. Just hours after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said that the Federal Government would make...

Facebook has told the Federal Government it will return its site to normal and unblock Australian news organisations after Josh Frydenberg agreed to make changes to new laws targeting the platform.The Treasurer today announced amendments to the News...

The ABC will anchor its election day coverage from Sydney rather than selecting WA-based staff to perform hosting duties.The national broadcaster’s Jane Norman – who covers Federal politics in Canberra but is originally from Perth – will host...

More doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine have arrived in Australia as the early stages of the jab rollout continue.Labor leader Anthony Albanese and Greens leader Adam Bandt have received their first dose of the vaccine in Canberra,...

Unemployed workers are set to receive a modest boost to fortnightly JobSeeker payments once coronavirus supplements are scrapped.The increase is expected to be paired with stricter mutual obligation requirements.The current supplement, worth $150 a fortnight, is due to...

The Victorian Government has called a royal commission into Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino operations. It follows the release of the Bergin report in NSW earlier this month, which found Crown facilitated money laundering through subsidiaries’ bank accounts and...