New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it was too soon to say how many people have been slain in multiple shootings in Christchurch on one of the nation's darkest days. One person has been taken into custody.
Britons don't have the luxury of rubbernecking this political train wreck and then moving on. They are past bewildered, and well into the fed-up stage.
Unfortunately for the RBA's bosses, their own boffins have now debunked their junk with research showing that a one percentage point fall in real interest rates boosts Aussie house prices by 17 per cent, writes Christopher Joye.
The sudden fascination with Modern Monetary Theory is another symptom of America's troubled political economy. That doesn't make it a good idea.
Strong employment numbers reflect the underlying strength of the Australian economy, but don't fully address the concerns raised by weak GDP growth.
Craig Laundy will quit politics at the election, vacating his marginal western Sydney seat of Reid and creating another headache for Scott Morrison.
Australian shares are rallying late in the session despite several index heavyweights weighing the market, while Nufarm climbs on a broker upgrade.
ING is axing small business loans where the borrower uses their residential property as security amid a new round of tightening by lenders.
The bank will "work with the Treasury-led working group to ensure that the broking industry remains viable, customers have choice and get the best possible outcomes".
Off-the-plan apartment buyers could be 'out of the money' by as much as 20 per cent as settlement falls due in coming months.
The McGuigan wine brand is now the No.2 of all global players in the UK and there's a lot at stake in the Brexit fall-out for owner Australian Vintage.
Crop protection company Nufarm could be sitting on a $1 billion omega-3 gold mine.
Uber is planning its initial public offering for April where it will most likely hit public markets soon after competitor Lyft completes its offer.
One of UBS Australia's most lucrative financing deals is being investigated for possible breaches of Swiss law, after a controversial $1.2 billion loan to Papua New Guinea left the Pacific nation with heavy losses.
Shares on Wall St fluctuated between positive and negative amid conflicting signals from Washington about the state of the trade talks between the US and China.
In a monthly report, OPEC said 2019 demand for its crude would average 30.46 million barrels per day, less than forecast last month and below current output.
Some economists believe a rate cut is insufficient and it is time for the government to stimulate consumption and growth.
If you are in any doubt how the Coalition has misread the politics of climate change and how concerned the Liberals are about Victoria, look at the recent change in language and behaviour.
The British PM has alternated between appeasement and brinkmanship to bring about the Brexit fantasy.
The abrupt withdrawal of new guidelines that would have devastated the West Australian LNG and mining industry was just one battle among many facing the resources industry.
Where others see calamity, Glenn Kellow sees opportunity for Peabody and anyone else in coal that is prepared to wear being "miscast as a Hollywood villain".
School students across the country skipped classes on Friday and converged on the centre of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for a lesson in climate change activism.
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert told a tax conference he was adding new words to the tax office's lexicon.
Labor is likely to fall short of the Senate numbers it needs to pass key policies should it win the election and would be at the mercy of a sizeable but conservative crossbench.
ACTU president Michele O'Neil said the business elite was "afraid" working people might realise they had the power, via industry super funds, to control decision making by companies.
The Parliamentary Budget Office has called into question whether longstanding net debt frameworks adopted under Coalition and Labor governments are appropriate.
China and the United States are moving closer to trade war solution.
Whether the Brexit delay is weeks, months or even years depends on Mrs May's success in getting her deal through parliament next week and then persuading EU leaders to agree to the 'Brextension'.
The US Federal Aviation Authority represented the gold standard for air safety. Its slow response to the Boeing 737 Max crisis has called that into question.
Leo Varadkar is one of only a handful of openly gay world leaders, but Mike Pence has been called "the face of anti-LGBTQ hate in America".
The Thursday evening (2pm Friday AEDT) unveiling of the Model Y crossover follows a big flop, but puts salesman Elon Musk in the spotlight.
The best unlisted retail property trusts returned 22 per cent during the past five years – or nearly 11 times what savers earned from savings accounts. But continuing outperformance is likely to depend on the retail sector.
Dodgy tax claims by small business are costing $10 billion a year, beating the $8.7 billion "tax gap" for individuals and four times worse than big business.
National Australia Bank is increasing wholesale mortgage funding rates by 15 basis points, triggering rises across dozens of products offered by mortgage brokers and aggregators.
Herbert Smith Freehills says there is simple way to foster teamwork among partners – keep score and pay them more.
Professional services giant KPMG will not enforce its legally dubious retirement age of 58 for the 20 new partners that come with its purchase of restructuring and turnaround firm Ferrier Hodgson.
The German car maker's chief, Herbert Diess, repeatedly said, "EBIT macht frei" as a play on "Arbeit macht frei", or "Work sets you free".
Law firms say the banking royal commission has underscored the need for them to fill a void as trusted adviser to the board.
Chefs are having to get creative to cope with the rising cost of produce caused by the drought.
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