US approves Qatar-presented draft deal with Iran: sources
Washington and Tehran have made concessions regarding Iran’s nuclear programme and frozen assets
RBA interest rates live updates: Reserve Bank of Australia announces cash rate hike to 4.85% after meeting today – latest news
Reserve Bank raises interest rates to an 18-year high, the fifth time this yearFull report: RBA hikes cash rate for fifth time this year in blow to mortgage holdersUse our loan calculator to check how the rate rise may affect youGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has hiked…
TRT World – North Korea rejects FBI allegations over $6B Binance theft, conducts cruise missile tests
Pyongyang blasted on Monday the FBI’s allegations it was behind the theft of $6 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance, as it test-fired strategic cruise missiles in a new display of its weapons capabilities.The missile launch came on the heels of a public rebuttal from Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un, who slammed…
CPJ: 'Attacks on journalists almost always precede attacks on other rights to broader population'
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Jodie Ginsberg, Chief Executive Officer of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The killing of journalists is not simply an assault on those who report the news, explains Ginsberg. It is an attack on the public’s right to know, on institutional accountability and, ultimately, on the democratic foundations of…
US Supreme Court rejects Trump, lets California count all ballots
Administration demanded that California separate any allegedly unlawful ballots from other ballots and not count them
MPs granting powerful political lobbyists unfettered access to Australia’s parliament, data reveals
Labor and Coalition members sponsoring resource companies and lobby group representing online gambling giantsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor and Coalition MPs are facilitating permanent access to Parliament House for the country’s biggest resources companies and the lobby group representing online gambling giants, new data has revealed.Updated rules about access…
US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island ahead of midterm elections
The strikes on Iran come on the eve of US midterm elections, and just hours after Trump signalled progress in negotiations with Tehran.
Australia rushed through ‘ill-thought-out’ under-16s social media ban, Reddit argues as high court challenge begins
Reddit challenges ban on grounds it impinges implied freedom of political communications for teensThe Australian government’s rush to pass the under-16s social media ban legislation in 2024 led to “ill-thought-out, over-broad legislation” that has since been narrowed after Reddit sued the government, lawyers for the social media company told the high court on Tuesday.Reddit, one…
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes cash rate for fifth time this year in blow to mortgage holders
Reserve Bank of Australia increases official cash rate to 4.85%, bringing it to highest level since 2008RBA interest rates live updates: Reserve Bank cash rate decisionGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has hiked rates for the fifth time this year, from 4.6% to 4.85%, in an attempt to…
Political leaders condemn ‘vicious’ alleged baseball bat attack on One Nation volunteer at his Victorian home
Police confirm arrest of 37-year-old and 14-year-old boy over alleged assault in Torquay on Sunday nightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLeaders from across the political spectrum have condemned the alleged assault of a One Nation volunteer with a baseball bat outside his home on Victoria’s Surf Coast.Police on Tuesday confirmed…
