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Eight years on, a new Cape Town legacy awaits Australia

Australia have returned to the scene of their 2018 shame, knowing questions still abound about the sandpaper scandal but the stakes are high for other reasons.

AAP · Oct 6

AI companies want to bypass copyright laws for content

Major US tech companies have bluntly told an inquiry they want to use Australian content to train models without having to honour the country's copyright rules.

AAP · Oct 5

'Tight ship': public told to expect scant budget help

Households are unlikely to receive significant cost-of-living help in the coming months as the government tries to curb high inflation and rising debt costs.

AAP · Oct 4

Jobs data last piece in puzzle for Reserve Bank board

Unemployment data is not expected to deter the Reserve Bank from hiking interest rates for a fourth time in 2026 when it meets later in September.

AAP · Sep 20

Australia faces higher public debt costs after new peak

Governments around the world will have to pay more to borrow money to fund their public debt, partly due to competition for cash from AI hyperscalers.

AAP · Sep 18

They'll run out of cap space: V'landys' warning on PNG

Peter V'landys insists the NRL is not making a course correction by rejecting PNG's Hudson Young offer, which fell $50,000 short of the league's market value.

AAP · Sep 10

Taxes, toddlers, tobacco and top-ups in the crosshairs

Social media controls and childcare funding will be on the parliamentary agenda as several major bills come up for debate.

AAP · Sep 6

Public trust in politicians drops amid voter cynicism

An increasing number of Australians believe politicians aren't serving them, as a report highlights changing attitudes toward government and democracy.

AAP · Sep 3

Chief reasons why superstar Panther signed up with PNG

For the first time, four-time premiership winner Brian To'o has opened up on his decision to swap Penrith for PNG.

AAP · Aug 31

'Hawkish' RBA minutes reveal rate rise still an option

An extended conflict in the Middle East, a larger-than-anticipated AI boom and ongoing low productivity growth could force the Reserve Bank to lift rates again.

AAP · Aug 25