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‘Trust but verify’: Biden’s warning to Albanese over China
US President Joe Biden has revealed he told Chinese President Xi Jinping America would continue to engage with Australia because the US was a “Pacific nation”.
- 2 mins ago
- Andrew Tillett and Matthew Cranston
- Updated
- Carbon challenge
Fortescue makes slow start on push for fifth iron ore export record
Fortescue has refused to give up on a goal to set a fifth consecutive iron ore export record despite making a slow start to the new financial year.
- 4 mins ago
- Peter Ker
Euroz hoovers up Azure Minerals stock after bid; eyes on Rinehart
Stockbroker Euroz Hartleys was hoovering up shares in lithium play Azure Minerals on Monday morning, after the company signed a binding deed with Chilean giant SQM at $3.50 a share.
- 5 mins ago
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
APA suffers protest vote on pay as chairman warns on climate targets
Michael Fraser said energy policies need to be “realistic” to avoid losing public support for the transition as prices rise and the lights go out.
- 15 mins ago
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Activist target Whitehaven Coal suffers first strike
Close to 40 per cent of investors voted against the coal miner’s remuneration report as the battle with activist investor Bell Rock continues to rage.
- 24 mins ago
- Aaron Patrick and Peter Ker
Hunt for man after ‘confronting’ private school killing
A manhunt is under way after a young female staff member was found dead in the gymnasium at a private school in Sydney’s city centre.
- 28 mins ago
- Peter Bodkin and Luke Costin
- Exclusive
- Working from home
‘Not a productivity problem’: Why WFH isn’t going away anytime soon
Hybrid working has become the new normal in Australia, according to research that suggests this is more good than bad.
- 31 mins ago
- Euan Black
- Live
- Need to Know
Australia and US must defend freedom and security, says Biden
US President Joe Biden has toasted the close relationship between the US and Australia at a state dinner in Washington; Another mass shooting in US, at least 16 dead. Follow updates here.
- 37 mins ago
- Trudy Harris and Mark Ludlow
PM backs Biden’s call for Gaza civilian protection
US President Joe Biden also stressed a “path toward peace” in the Israel-Gaza conflict, as Anthony Albanese pledged an extra $15 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza.
- 39 mins ago
- Matthew Cranston
Corbett makes surprise Woolworths AGM appearance, critiques chairman
The company’s former chief executive questioned why the board had ‘chosen to support the status quo’ at Endeavour, where it is the second-largest investor.
- 42 mins ago
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Live
- Markets Live
ASX drops; Azure jumps 42pc; Whitehaven poised to cop strike
Shares fall; US tech stocks dive after earnings shortfall from Alphabet; Westpac’s Ellis tips RBA to raise cash rate on Cup day; SQM to buy Azure for $1.6 billion; Fortescue makes slow start on push for fifth iron ore export record. Follow here for more.
- 1 hr ago
- Joanne Tran, Timothy Moore, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach and Vesna Poljak
- Opinion
- China relations
Biden’s quiet re-engagement with China could stop Middle East war
While it is hard to put a value on a dialogue that is unlikely to yield big breakthroughs, it’s easy to imagine the alternative.
- 1 hr ago
- Edward Luce
- Opinion
- AI
How to regulate AI risk without killing innovation
Australia must join the rush to develop a dynamic AI industry, with appropriate guardrails – especially in education.
- 1 hr ago
- Zoe McKenzie
Webcentral to divest assets for $165m; MacCap on ticket
Webcentral has struck a binding deal to sell a majority stake in some of its assets for circa $165 million.
- 1 hr ago
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Inside Origin’s $18.7b game of M&A bluff
Origin Energy’s takeover is unlike any major deal we’ve seen in the past decade. The ball is firmly in Brookfield and EIG’s court.
- 1 hr ago
- Anthony Macdonald
- Exclusive
- China relations
Taiwan warns Albanese: Don’t be blindsided by China
Australia should use economic sanctions to punish Beijing if Taiwan is invaded, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says.
- 1 hr ago
- Michael Smith
Lithium hopeful Azure Minerals strikes $1.63b sale to Chile’s SQM
Azure’s board has accepted an offer of $3.50 per share, a staggering 54 per cent higher than SQM’s first approach.
- 1 hr ago
- Elouise Fowler
I waste hours in meetings every day. How can I get out of them?
Spending hours every day in unproductive meetings is a recipe for burnout. Inventium’s Amantha Imber says you must raise this with your manager.
- 1 hr ago
- Euan Black
- Opinion
- Electricity
Pay households and they will use energy wisely
If you offer money to householders to provide power at certain times or to reduce demand, they will happily do it – provided it isn’t just a pea and thimble trick.
- Tristan Edis
Off-duty pilot who tried to cut engines mid-flight ‘took mushrooms’
State prosecutors in Oregon have filed 83 counts of attempted murder against Alaska Airlines employee Joseph David Emerson.
- Claire Rush
