Albanese government to push platforms such as Uber to properly handle sexual misconduct complaints against drivers, as it concedes its laws need bolstering.
Middle Eastern states are eager to revive tourism in and through their cities, but experts warn Australians who book the cheaper fares are taking big risks.
Donald Trump has a long list of critics determined to see him embarrassed in his war with Iran. It doesn't seem to bother them that any such outcome would be disastrous for America and the West.
The Bulls N' Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Killi Resources, after a boardroom makeover lured in ex-Fortescue boss Nev Power for a tilt at its Mt Rawdon West gold-copper play in Queensland.
Kyle Sandilands' lawyers argued for a fast-track legal battle to get the controversial broadcaster back on air as soon as possible at the first hearing of the case in Sydney on Friday.
Conflict-driven volatility continues to ripple through Australia's sharemarket as traders juggle tensions in the Middle East, uncertain if they will ease or escalate.
One of the strongest assumptions about ageing is that work should taper off at a certain point. But many people in their 50s and 60s are not ready to retreat.
The cartoonist behind First Dog on the Moon, which has been a pillar of the publication for more than a decade, has been put on rolling six-month contracts.
Australia's high rate of inflation is coming under more pressure as big transport companies including Uber, Qantas and Australia Post increase their prices in response to rising fuel costs.
Pacgold has extended its QLD antimony-gold footprint to over 30km, with rock chips from a new prospect returning high-grade results up to 18.5g/t gold.
The airline taps into strong demand for tickets after the war in the Middle East has led to thousands of flight cancellations by airlines using the Persian Gulf as a transit hub.
Premier1 has firmed up drill targets at its Abbotts North gold project in WA, with a new gravity survey confirming gold sitting in a key structural intersection.
Osmond Resources has pitched its Orion EU project to the world at a Swiss mining conference, highlighting a major source of critical minerals to feed a future robotics boom.
Viking Mines' extended geophysics at its Linka tungsten project in the US has mapped a bigger system than initially thought, with a big untested contact zone offering multiple drill targets.
Osmond Resources has unveiled its Orion critical minerals project to the world at a mining conference in Zurich, highlighting a major source of critical minerals to feed Europe.
It's been a long time coming for Tommy Fisher, who inherited the business from his father and has spent the better part of a decade evangelising his wall plan.
The Australian sharemarket edged lower on Thursday, as oil prices climbed again amid conflicting comments from the US and Iran on efforts to end their war.
Golden Dragon Mining has unveiled a whopping million-ounce-plus gold target on its Cue project in WA, following an independent review of up to 14 priority targets.
The airline said 12 per cent of scheduled services – including Auckland-Sydney and Auckland-Brisbane flights – have been cut, a move described as "temporary”.
Fran Kelly, David Marr and a host of other staff at the broadcaster walked out for 24 hours on Wednesday morning, leaving the broadcaster without key programs.
Mike Lynch died alongside his daughter and five others when his superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily as he celebrated a legal win. Now his estate is facing bankruptcy.
The Australian sharemarket widened its gains amid optimism about Washington's efforts to end the Middle East conflict, and inflation came in weaker than forecast.
Tesla faces legal battles alleging it charged Australian customers for its self-driving software despite their cars being incapable of using the feature.
Advance Metals has hit high-grade gold at its Queen of the Hills prospect, expanding the company's footprint in Victoria and confirming a potential system-scale opportunity.
H3 Energy has kicked off a helium assessment at its Alinya project, targeting high-value gas upside across multiple South Australia structures to boost project economics.
The oil and gas giant has been forced to suspend shipments from a key Australian gas-export terminal just as the war in Iran ignites demand and prices.
Auric has sold its final WA Munda starter pit gold at an average of A$7178 per ounce, with net cash and receivables at $43.5M. Munda has now produced 8886 ounces, 46% above budget.
Olympio Metals has hit its best-ever drill result with a bonanza 7.5m at 41.8g/t with visible gold at the Paquin prospect, part of the company's Bousquet gold project in Quebec.
The company has issued a major overhaul of its pricing model, slugging different fares on different parts of the city, upping the rates for short trips and expanding peak times.
In a break from its years-long pricing structure, the ride-share company will target passengers needing a lift in wealthier and inner-city suburbs with higher fares.
Lindian has opened its Tipume camp in Malawi, enabling workforce mobilisation and accelerating construction as the company targets Q4 2026 for its first rare earths production.
Ardea Resources' Kalgoorlie nickel project has received a shout-out in the Japan-US Critical Minerals Joint Fact Sheet, designed to lock in critical mineral supply.
Aurum has raised $28.8M at a premium, with Perseus investing $23.7M for 9.9%, lifting cash above $60M to advance gold studies in Africa and a 130,000m drill campaign.
Siren Gold's latest infill drilling campaign has kept the solid gold hits coming at its Sams Creek gold project at the top of New Zealand's South Island.
When he first became president in 2017, Donald Trump promised to eliminate US government debt within eight years. Since that promise was made, the debt has almost doubled.
The national broadcaster's boss wants the Fair Work Commission to intervene as thousands of journalists and professional staff prepare to walk off the job.
The fast-food chain plans to add 30 new stores in the next two years and 25 stores every year after that, despite its bottom line being affected by rising costs.
A recording of billionaire Richard White apparently trying to settle with an employee who complained about his conduct has been sent to the corporate regulator.
The artificial intelligence craze is forcing economists to rethink some of their assumptions about work, including how education tends to affect earnings.
While a quarter of women experienced inappropriate behaviour when travelling alone in rideshares and taxis, only six in 10 reported the incidents, a survey found.
From behemoths to smaller companies offering novel weapons, tech firms such as Google, Palantir and OpenAI have found themselves at the heart of the US war effort.
It's very difficult to care about your job when you're severely burnt out, but it's solvable if you take small, consistent steps in the right direction.
There have long been whispers about the businessman's character in media and property circles, but they were drowned out by a catchier story about a rainmaking entrepreneur.
Billionaire businessman Solomon Lew's internal investigation into John Cheston has hit international waters. Meanwhile, the youth stationery brand is undergoing a reset.
The Bulls N' Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Immutep. The oncology mid-cap bounced hard from last week's 90 per cent drop, gaining 53 per cent after a brutal sell-off.
The Australian sharemarket ended the week in the red as the big banks and miners lost ground amid concerns about the Iran war's impact on energy prices.
A good recruiter would have put their consternation aside and sought to understand why you seemingly ignored their advice, rather than blowing up at you.
A Philippines-based hotel developer has quietly snapped up a Flinders Street development site for more than $25 million and is planning to build a 766-room hotel.
Patriot Resources has recruited seasoned mining engineer Dominic Duggan as managing director and CEO to drive the next phase of growth at its Peruvian silver project.
Viking Mines has joined forces with a global consulting firm to push its permitting into overdrive, as the company looks to develop its flagship US tungsten project.
Advance Metals has nailed bonanza silver-gold hits from its final Yoquivo drill holes in Mexico, boosting confidence ahead of a maiden JORC-compliant resource due within weeks.
Dalaroo Metals has defined a 2.5 kilometre drill target at its Bondoukou gold project in Côte d'Ivoire, with high-grade sampling and strong structure paving the way for drilling.
The regulator has proposed the steepest reductions in electricity prices for households since 2022, but the outlook remains clouded by the war in Iran.
Auric Mining has delivered a standout finish to its WA Munda starter pit, yielding 8,886 ounces of gold, smashing the budget by 46 per cent, ahead of a bigger planned pit.
Infini Resources has locked in key firms for the company's upcoming drill program at two of its Canadian uranium projects in the nation's renowned Athabasca Basin.
Dateline Resources has purchased a second drill rig to work at its flagship Colosseum project in California, accelerating its gold and rare earth exploration program.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has effectively acknowledged that the central bank hasn't a clue what the impact of the Iran war might mean for the US economy.
Jane Lu has built one of Australia's most successful fashion businesses by challenging one of startup culture's most celebrated ideas: that success comes from working longer and harder than everyone else.
At Showpo headquarters in Sydney's inner west, the pace is fast, the team energetic and the racks of new-season dresses never stop moving. But founder and CEO Jane Lu insists she isn't interested in glorifying hustle culture.
The year's first radio ratings survey covered a period while the duo were mostly still on air together. But Jackie "O” Henderson's exit after their blow-up appears to have damaged the show's total audience.
The Australian sharemarket slumped below 8500 points as oil prices spiked yet again following attacks on some of the Middle East's most important energy facilities.
Barkly partner DevEx has mapped new kilometre-scale uranium soil anomalies at Murphy West in the NT and is preparing permits for a multi-target drill program in 2026.
The head of a club of wealthy female fans of Donald Trump told Rita Panahi she was a women's equivalent of the president, which the Sky host said was the "highest compliment”.
Gateway Mining has added a third prospect to its growing Yandal gold project in WA, with the new Rubicon discovery now defined over 700m of strike and open to the south.
Red Metal Ltd has linked up with ASX-listed Chalice Mining via an earn-in JV on ground prospective for copper-gold at its Callabonna project in South Australia.
West Wits Mining has poured its first gold from Qala Shallows, becoming the newest gold producer from the historic Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa.
The controversial broadcaster has officially been dumped from the most lucrative contract in Australian media, but a legal battle royale has only just begun.
The controversial broadcaster said he was willing to work with someone other than Jackie "O” Henderson if that was necessary to get back on the air, but his employer wouldn't accept it.
It's a curious thing. Australian women are more educated and active in the workforce than ever, yet we're still reluctant to chat openly about our finances.
Artificial intelligence is being cited as the primary driver for thousands of job cuts in tech. So what happens when you're studying to join the field?
While motorists pay more at the bowser, fares on ride-share platforms and in taxis have remained stagnant, leaving professional drivers to foot the bill.
Pacgold Ltd's White Dam drilling results have continued to support a resource upgrade as it commissions new crushing equipment and kicks off its leach dump re-crush program.
Litchfield Minerals is continuing to drill its NT copper project, with assays pending and more RC holes to test geophysical anomalies, as a new senior geologist joins the crew.
Siren Gold looks set for a multi-deposit gold resource at its Sam's Creek project in NZ after a 19m hit came in at 1.30g/t gold 500m west of its existing 824,000-ounce resource.
If the RBA unleashes further painful interest rate rises, we risk severely hurting the economy and plunging into recession without reducing inflation at all.
Copper-gold explorer True North Copper is looking to Queensland's Cloncurry district to bolster the company's gold inventory from a suite of regional targets.
The boss of the regional publishing company co-owned by Antony Catalano said he found out about the allegations against the media entrepreneur via press reports.
Dateline has wrapped up a major airborne survey at its newly acquired California heavy rare earths project, with field mapping and rock chip sampling already underway.
NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals has begun transferring the production of stem cells for its StemSmart therapy to Q-Gen in Brisbane, ahead of Crohn's disease clinical trials.
As conflict ties up airports in the Middle East, British Airways has announced a new route to Australia, launching daily flights between London and Melbourne early next year.
Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson says most of the airline's staff perform roles that can't be replaced by technology, but it can use AI to become more reliable.
The government has authorised the release of up to 760 million litres of petrol and diesel, giving priority to regional areas that have been running short.
Even as the airline seeks to scale up flights following the start of the war, Canberra is advising travellers to avoid the region, including the airports.
Just because some commentators fail to grasp what is morally at stake or because they offer misguided solutions doesn't mean we don't have a serious problem on our hands.
Gateway Mining has begun maiden drilling at its top-priority gold target, testing a 16km WA prospect with geology likened to the Jundee and St Ives gold camps.
The Australian share market has retreated as the Middle East conflict continues to cast a heavy shadow over global markets, while oil prices rose again.
Some of Australia's biggest tech success stories including Atlassian, Afterpay's owner, and WiseTech have given their employees a bitter taste of AI reality.
Many organisations are looking for people who can solve specific problems, lead through change, bring wisdom and perspective, often without a full-time hire.