1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (587+ words) Larger fines for social media companies that fail to enforce a ban on under-16s could win key political support if an algorithm-free feed is offered as the default for users. While tech giants have introduced various age-verification measures to comply…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (916+ words) For the past few years, Australia's supermarket debate has proceeded from a wonderfully simple story. You buy the groceries. Coles and Woolworths charge too much. Suppliers and workers get squeezed. The supermarkets pocket enormous profits. Shareholders win and everybody else…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (459+ words) Australia is throwing more resources at search and rescue efforts in flood-devastated Nepal, with drone operators and victim identification experts joining the operation. Australian rescue teams have landed in Nepal to join the search for those still missing after catastrophic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (451+ words) Administrators for a major housing developer have met a crucial funding deadline, but negotiations to keep the group afloat remain ongoing. Insolvency advisory Teneo has been scrambling to secure $20 million in short-term funding for the embattled Bathla Group since it…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (630+ words) Making cigarettes cheaper and removing economic incentives for organised crime to peddle illicit tobacco is a "no brainer", according to an economist. As the coalition announces a policy to slash taxes on cigarettes and make a legal pack around $30 cheaper,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (601+ words) Fixing Australia's lagging productivity rate will likely take years rather than months, the man in charge of the nation's finances concedes. Fresh figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed productivity falling by 0.2 per cent for the year to June,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (563+ words) Of all the testimonies about the impact of global warming heard at the Pacific Islands Forum summit, Maina Talia's may be the most heart-wrenching. The Tuvalu climate change minister has been a relentless ambassador for lifting climate ambition, given the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (264+ words) Australia's biggest telecommunications provider has been hit with a $277,000 fine for failing to protect its customers from scams. An investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority found Telstra did not carry out required identity verification checks in 15 unauthorised SIM…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (418+ words) One-size-fits-all restrictions on how artificial intelligence data centres are powered could send investment in the growing technology overseas, business groups warn. In a submission to a Senate inquiry into AI data centres, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (479+ words) The Reserve Bank will turn its gaze to Australia's economic growth rate after hotter-than-expected inflation data set it on course for another rate rise. Another strong result will further add to the case for more hikes when the Australian Bureau…...