Anthony Albanese has urged BHP and Chinese iron ore customers to come to a quick resolution on hardball price negotiations that have reportedly led to a halt on imports of Australia’s lifeblood commodity.
The shadow housing minister has accused Labor of ‘letting the Australian dream die’ as house prices in capital cities surged past the limits required for sales under Anthony Albanese’s Home Guarantee Scheme.
Economists say the chances of a rate cut at the bank’s Melbourne Cup Day meeting on November 4 now hang in the balance, with September quarter inflation likely to swing a lineball decision either way.
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock has revealed how long it will take to solve Australia’s housing crisis - and declared it wasn’t her problem.
SUSSAN LEY: It has been a month of disappointment from Anthony Albanese as he has bungled diplomacy and squandered chances to advance the national interest.
Ukraine’s battlefields have proven to be a real-life laboratory for the rapid advancement of drone technology, and now the Australian Defence Force appears to be grasping the urgent need to catch up.
The planned deployment of US nuclear submarines is scheduled to begin in 2027, but alarm bells are already ringing across the defence industry and with AUKUS partners about Australia’s readiness.