Economy
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Migration under review amid growing congestion concerns
The comprehensive review, to be led by Parliament’s joint migration committee, which usually examines the nation’s detention centres and visa…
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Europe seeking feta and scotch beef protection as Australia pushes back on prosecco claims
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has released a list with 172 foods and 236 spirits the European Union (EU) wants protected…
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Climate change set to dominate this week’s Pacific Island Forum
The Fijian prime minister’s presence at a Pacific island leaders meeting this week is a sign to Scott Morrison of…
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Feeding the world: archaeology can help us learn from history to build a sustainable future for food
About a quarter of all the greenhouse gas emissions that humans generate each year come from how we feed the…
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The ICE raids aren’t just wrong – they’re expensive
This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided seven Mississippi food processing plants and arrested 680 workers for immigration violations.…
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Plastic waste exports to be banned amid growing recycling crisis
Leaders have agreed to work towards a set date while increasing efforts to turn more recyclable material into energy and…
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More than milk and bread: corner store revival can rebuild neighbourhood ties
Once an icon of suburban Australia, many neighbourhood corner stores vanished in the face of unrelenting competition from large supermarkets,…
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Conservatives hate red tape – unless it’s to regulate the behaviour of their enemies
Australia needs more regulation of the banks, more regulation of the aged care sector, more regulation of property developers, more…
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Death of the department store: don’t just blame the internet, it’s to do with a dwindling middle class
Another of America’s great department store brands, Chicago’s Sears (dating from 1925), did the same a year ago. Authors The…
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China Retaliation Is ‘11’ on Scale of 1 to 10, Wall Street Warns
Semiconductors, with direct exposure to trade, and banks stocks, which are sensitive to interest rates, were among the decliners. Felice…
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Rates Markets Ripe for Shake Up as Five Asia Central Banks Meet
Markets are predicting policy makers in India, the Philippines and New Zealand will all cut interest rates to shore up…
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Bank of England governor warns of instant impact from no-deal Brexit
There is a “significant possibility” of a no-deal Brexit that will leave people in Britain paying more for food and petrol, according…
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How Climate Change Could Trigger the Next Global Financial Crisis
A few years ago, Mark Carney, a former Goldman Sachs director who now leads the Bank of England, sounded a…
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Indigenous elder calls for closure of Aboriginal tourist attractions pending better deal for traditional owners
Uncle Johnny Lovett wants to see traditional owners wrest back control of ancient sites and demand a fair share of…
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Crowngate exposes urgent need for a powerful anti-corruption agency
It appears that the preferential visa processing was sanctioned and continued for years across successive governments, resulting in Chinese high…
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Australia appoints first-ever independent examiner to investigate corporate human rights abuses overseas
Keren Adams, a Legal Director at the HRLC, says that the appointment of an independent examiner is a positive first…
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