Mask crackdown mad, health experts warn
Health experts say there is a much greater chance of being hit by lightning in Melbourne than contracting the virus in the community.
Ardent Leisure fined $3.6m for four Dreamworld deaths
A court found the deaths on the Thunder River Rapids ride in 2016 were the result of a litany of failures, but executives have escaped punishment.
ASX dips 0.2pc, dragged lower by banks, miners
The Australian sharemarket edged lower on Monday, with losses in the big banks and miners offsetting a rising in local tech stocks.
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
How to reopen our international border
An enforced 14-day quarantine is unattractive and costly for tourists, and not feasible for international students. Here is another plan from two epidemiologists.
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Cleanaway bills truck drivers in retrospective pay cut
Cleanaway Waste Management has stung Queensland contractors with a 7.3 per cent pay cut to be effective from the start of July, putting truck drivers into debt with the company during the coronavirus pandemic.
Daily cases hit 16-week low
Australia has recorded just 5 new cases, all in Victoria, the lowest since June 9. Victoria's hotel quarantine program reveals "concerning" lack of accountability within the senior ranks of the public service. Follow updates here.
Liberals warn against civil unrest in Nationals seat grab
The safe Queensland electorate of Groom could be the subject of a hostile takeover by the junior Coalition partner.
Who runs Australia in the virus age?
Companies
Amazon Primed to take share of pre-Christmas spend
Amazon has confirmed the two-day Prime Day promotion will kick off on October 13, just in time for pre-Christmas shopping.
Tesla deal sends lithium minnow up 90 per cent
Small-cap lithium miner Piedmont Lithium's shares soared after it announced the signing of a five-year deal with electric carmaker and battery giant Tesla.
Why the Adore Beauty co-founder brought in a helping hand
Tennealle O'Shannessy's 'deep expertise' makes her the right person to lead a new phase of growth, ahead of a likely float of the online cosmetics retailer.
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- Gaming & wagering
Crown failed to check Stanley Ho's Melco interests
James Packer's financial adviser failed to check whether gambling mogul Stanley Ho still had an interest in Melco Resorts before selling a significant shareholding in Crown Resorts to the Macau-based casino operator.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Boral could be the turnaround story of the year
The building products group now has the sort of governance it missed when it made the US acquisition that cost shareholders $1.2 billion. Now it is up to the new CEO to deliver a turnaround.
- Exclusive
- Fintech
Tech stock weakness no concern as Douugh bakes in listing
Australian fintech start-up Douugh will debut on the exchange this week, and its founder is confident investors will take a shine to its early stage growth story.
Shipping lines cut deliveries amid wharf war
Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter is backing a bid to stop wharfies' industrial action as shipping lines restrict deliveries of vital goods because of delays.
Markets
- Live
- Markets Live
ASX slides; re-opening trade lifts REITs, travel
The ASX edged lower Monday; looser restrictions rewards travel and real estate exposures; Afterpay nudges $80 a share; Ardern's smelter promise lifts Meridian, Contact.
Why flying is essential to the recovery
The ability to get on a plane next year is not just the hope of every bored Australian traveller sitting on flight credits. It's what economists believe is necessary to frame a recovery narrative.
Small caps veteran has an eye for the prize
Karen Towle hasn't lost her enthusiasm for big ideas and turbocharged growth, despite having seen this before. 'There's some absolutely fascinating, interesting companies that have been doing really well that deserve to do so.'
- Opinion
- Private equity
Cash not trash after all, as buyout groups push their weight around
Alternative asset managers have emerged as powerhouses akin to pre-crisis investment banks.
A decade of budget repair ahead
It will take at least a decade to balance the budget and repay a deficit blown out to tackle the pandemic, according to the country's leading economists.
Opinion
Will NBN 3.0 close the digital divide, or open it wider?
As far as policy backflips go, the decision to upgrade the NBN was a reverse 2½ somersault performed in the sneer position. But will people be left better or worse off?
Columnist
There should be no return to the world before the virus
We will look back on the pandemic as the beginning of a new age. It's an opportunity to introduce a new social compact and to restore the fair go.
Contributor
Conrovia here we come, time to look forward after NBN backflip
Imagine how the wasted $12.5 billion of the Coalition version of the NBN could have been invested, if the party had not been beholden to the hard right.
Contributor
Keating's Reserve Bank spray risks Monopoly money spending spree
Paul Keating’s criticism of the Reserve Bank risks giving credibility to financial trickery to finance the budget deficit.
Editor-in-chief
Freed-up lending laws will fuel recovery's animal spirits
Axing Labor's responsible lending laws will remove an unnecessary barrier to credit creation and restriction on the business risk-taking now needed to get investment and job creation going again.
Editorial
Top earners will still pay more after the tax cuts
The tax cuts in the budget, if there are any, will have little to no impact on the shares of personal tax paid at different income levels.
Contributor
Politics
Clubs, hotels baulk at NSW gambling shake-up
Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello says the changes are meant to help crack down on problem gambling.
'Creeping consensus' at heart of hotel quarantine bungle
Leading bureaucrats, politicians and police officers have appeared before the inquiry into Victoria's hotel quarantine scheme, and none have been able to pinpoint who decided to use guards.
Australia will regret not lifting super to 15pc: Kelty
Former union boss Bill Kelty has urged Canberra to increase the superannuation guarantee to 15 per cent, amid a fight over whether to scrap a hike in the rate to 12 per cent.
Plenty of jobs in WA, if only McGowan would open the border
Businesses across mining, agriculture and construction are complaining that WA Premier Mark McGowan's hard border closure is making it impossible to hire enough workers.
Kiwis for Christmas: State-by-state bubble plan progresses
The government says NSW, SA and the NT are best placed to welcome Kiwis, while New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says two-way travel could be a reality by December.
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World
Democrats warn of potential end to Obamacare after Trump's court pick
Democrats are focused on the role Judge Amy Coney Barrett could play in overturning President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law amid a pandemic.
Biden insiders reveal how he can win
As its date with destiny nears, a divided nation faces a dramatic choice. Can the man who’s seemingly stepped up from a lost era lead America into a new one? US correspondent Jacob Greber finds out.
- Analysis
- US votes 2020
Trump paid just $750 in taxes in 2017
The New York Times has obtained tax-return data for President Donald Trump and his companies that covers more than two decades. This is a summary of what they show.
At least 16 dead as Armenia-Azerbaijan flare-up undermines region
The clashes between the two former Soviet republics, which fought a war in the 1990s, were the latest flare-up of a long-running conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region that is inside Azerbaijan but is run by ethnic Armenians.
Trump launches offensive against explosive NYT tax report
Donald Trump has blasted as 'fake news' a damning report accusing him of two decades of chronic losses and tax avoidance, and slammed the US Internal Revenue Service for treating him badly.
Property
Melbourne prepares for property 'surge'
With low vacancy rates, demand for housing in regional Victoria is already strong and will grow further. Investors have taken notice.
House goes $10.6m over reserve to smash Australian auction record
A young couple walked away with the keys to the five-bedroom house in Sydney's Vaucluse. It sold for $24.6 million.
'I think the market is going to go nuts'
Sydney's auction clearance rate rose to 74.8 per cent, the best result in a month, while property agents in Melbourne expect the market to "go nuts" after the ban on private home inspections is lifted at midnight.
'Worst is behind us': Housing market green shoots
Anna Porter is counting on revived investor confidence to start bringing in revenue.
Ivory tower opportunity beckons amid fee squeeze
The top 10 universities hold an estimated $25 billion in real estate on their balance sheets, offering plenty of scope to commercial property platforms.
Wealth
How keeping a car for 15 years can pay you $326,000
What you drive – and for how long – can play a big role in what you're able to save for retirement. Flipping cars every few years has become a costly habit.
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Afterpay: unstoppable or unlikely to last?
While some celebrate it as a global winner, there is little margin for error with the share price trading on a price tag of 200 times forecast 2022 earnings.
- Opinion
- Commercial property finance
Remember 1929 when trying to identify the coming financial crisis
To find the point of vulnerability in the US financial markets, we have to look for the least legally flexible credit securities that can move the fastest from low risk to visibly defaulted.
Technology
Google lashes arbitration model as 'extreme'
Google Australia managing director Mel Silva has lashed the proposed arbitration model to decide how much Google and Facebook need to pay Australian media companies for journalism on their platforms as extreme, untested and unfair.
Despite pressure, TikTok is growing faster than any other mobile app
As talk of a ban heats up in the US, so too is the pace of new downloads for the video-sharing social networking service.
- Opinion
- Renewables
Time to take zero-emission flight seriously
Hydrogen has the potential to halve aircraft emissions, Airbus says. That will not sway cynics who say hydrogen’s potential to be the fuel of the future is never-ending. But it is probably time to park that jibe.
Work & Careers
The five most powerful people in education
Reform of vocational education and realism among universities are the key to power in education.
- Opinion
- Obituaries
Susan Ryan was a brave champion of women's rights
Leading feminist Susan Ryan was 'a woman of courage and a true believer' who showed great warmth and an infectious sense of humour in her interactions.
Life & Luxury
Who's who of Sydney get out of town to luxury holiday home retreats
An intriguing line-up of buyers is swapping the city for the great outdoors or ensuring that if there’s another lockdown in future they have somewhere to go.
- Opinion
- Food
Why making a diet part of your identity is bad for your health
Do you distinguish yourself on social media by what you eat? It's not good for you or society, yet everybody is hard-wired to do it. Here's why.
I ate McDonald's' Travis Scott meal and saw why it suits the pandemic
Celebrity partnerships like this hugely popular one will be the future as restaurants look to simplify their menus due to supply chain issues amid COVID-19.
'Design nerd' Tim Ross uncovers a mid-century Opera House mystery
Why were John Coburn's enormous and applauded curtains, part of the original design of the Sydney Opera House, removed only two years after being installed?
Ronni Kahn is a lunch date worth waiting for
The OzHarvest founder has written a memoir, intended to push us all to find the good we can do – right now.
