Struggling tourism operators are demanding Anthony Albanese abandon a planned overhaul to working holiday maker visas, which they warn would “destroy regional Australia”. Read the full story: bit.ly/4BrsmJx
Thomas Markle and the man formerly known as Prince Andrew cast an unspoken pall over Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s lives even before they married. Worse was to come. Read the full story: bit.ly/4jHw1wr
Commentary: Unless we understand the underlying causes of the riots in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, Australia is in danger of a similar experience.
And that understanding comes from examining what is happening in Germany, which is surrounded by countries plagued by youth riots, yet to date has had few serious problems, writes Robert Gottliebsen: bit.ly/4dZzgM3
Beau Lamarre-Condon has told his murder trial a friend helped dispose of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies’ bodies, then ‘flat out lied’ to police about her role. Latest: bit.ly/4zYxLpW
Opinion: Calls to raise the GST rate and expand its coverage ignore a fundamental flaw – the federal government would bear the political cost but receive none of the extra revenue. Read more: bit.ly/4zSnBH4
Israel faces a national turning point on Tuesday as voters head to the polls for the first time since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party face their strongest challenge yet. We explain the voting process and possible outcomes. Read the full explainer: bit.ly/4Btp5t2
Cash-strapped businesses face a costly race to rip out ageing technology and accept service outages to patch their systems, Australia's cyber spy agency has warned. Read the full story: bit.ly/4kfFj2L
Commentary | If Benjamin Netanyahu should lose Israel’s election this week it won’t end the irrational hatred and demonisation of Israel that motivates so much of Western politics, on the centre left and far left, and on the far right. Read the full comment: bit.ly/3W5zECE
The company behind Claude AI is seeking a $US2 trillion Nasdaq listing despite admitting it cannot get insurance to cover potential damages to humans. Investors definitely aren’t dissuaded. Latest: bit.ly/4zT2pkr
Complaints over ATO debt collection have surged as it takes a tougher approach on collections in an attempt to claw back $115bn in outstanding debt. Read the full story: bit.ly/3UnNTls
Australian Human Rights Commission president Hugh de Kretser admitted his agency had spent taxpayer money on a session with a communications consultant preparing for their appearance at Senate estimates. Read the full story: bit.ly/4zb29gC
Former airline pilot Greg Lynn lost his bid to be released on bail ahead of his retrial over the alleged murder of Carol Clay, who vanished while camping in March 2020. Read the latest: bit.ly/3Wt5GbG
Victorians are on track to end the decade no better off economically than they were in 2022, with population growth swallowing all state economic gains. Read the full story: bit.ly/4st0jVY
Opinion: Transcripts from seven long-form podcast interviews in the past month showcase a Treasurer who seems more focused on the sound of his voice than engaging with small business owners: bit.ly/4ssMoPG
The man who could decide who governs Victoria is under police investigation over historical abuse allegations made by his ex-partner of 18 years. Latest: bit.ly/3VXkqzx
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody at Senate estimates said that protections designed to protect breastfeeding women from being discriminated against would also extend to “induced lactation in a biological male”. Read the full story: bit.ly/4zb29gC
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern will join the University of Sydney in a new academic role in the institution’s school of public health, delivering guest lectures and bringing “empathetic leadership” to campus, reports Lucy Carroll: bit.ly/4dXe5Kv
Margin Call: With Maseratis, vanity plates and the occasional boardroom scandal in its past, Aussie Post is on the prowl for new leadership – and apparently the brief is for someone boring. We hope not, writes Will Glasgow: bit.ly/3WxP2Yt
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody has admitted workplace breastfeeding protections apply to biological males, as the Australian Human Rights Commission revealed it spent public money on a communications consultant. Latest: bit.ly/4zb29gC
A bulging public service enforcing overregulation and billions in subsidies for renewable projects should be the first areas to face spending cuts, business leaders have told Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Read more: bit.ly/3W6UFNa


















