14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (751+ words) Hundreds of workers are set to lose their jobs at the Whyalla steelworks after administrators confirmed the site’s blast furnace will be permanently shut down. About 500 employees and more than 100 labour-hire workers are expected to be affected, marking a major…...

18+ hour, 12+ min ago   (785+ words) It is one of the starkest contradictions in modern Australia. The Pilbara, in Western Australia, has long been described as one of the engines of the national economy. Port Hedland handles billions of dollars in trade each month and is…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (769+ words) Dallas has become the centre of Republican politics for two days as the party tries to turn Donald Trump’s presidency into the central message of the 2026 midterm campaign. The Midterm Republican Convention is part rally, part fundraiser and part campaign…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (576+ words) The Albanese government is moving to address one of the most controversial side effects of its proposed new tax on discretionary trusts. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released draft legislation that includes a mechanism aimed particularly at small businesses concerned they…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (696+ words) Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on more than 700 US-made products worth about $20 billion after the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods. Ottawa says the new measures, which will take effect on September 8, are designed to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) He enjoyed coming to see the plays by Nella and Tom Padula. I remember him with fond affection and great admiration for his contribution to Italian language, culture and history. We would also talk about writers and contributors to humanity…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (616+ words) The NSW Supreme Court has ruled that Mohommed Farhat, who admitted to a series of vandalism offences in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, did not act as an “antisemitic bigot” but rather as a “vandal for hire”. The court also rejected the…...