3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (79+ words) AFR Former prime minister Scott Morrison has jumped to the defence of his one-time political arch-nemesis Anthony Albanese after his mother’s use of social housing was criticised by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. An emotional prime minister on Sunday said…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (104+ words) AFR Ask any AFL fan for proof of why Aussie rules is the most popular football code in the country, and they will point to their packed-out stadiums and a match-day buzz the NRL struggles to emulate week to week....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (110+ words) AFR Investors are bracing for the global bond storm to wreak havoc on still-elevated share market valuations as a sharp spike in oil prices adds to fears that the Reserve Bank will be forced to tip the economy into recession…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (84+ words) Divorce sets popular pub empire wobbling AFR The bar and restaurant empire of Perth publican John Parker is on the brink after the protracted separation of its two owners left the business struggling to pay its multimillion-dollar debts. Administrators were…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (123+ words) This global bond meltdown and oil surge will deepen our housing shock AFR Bond markets keep screaming that higher borrowing costs are coming. That’s bad news for hopes of a quick turnaround in Australia’s property correction. Anyone in financial markets…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (100+ words) AFR Plans by the government to revisit its immigration policy as early as next week will struggle for support in parliament after Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said the net overseas migration level should be capped at 170,000 presently, more than 70,000 fewer…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (108+ words) AFR Labor’s flagship university funding bill is set to sail through parliament before the end of the sitting fortnight, as the government closes in on a deal with the Greens to curb broad ministerial powers and loosen the hard caps…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (81+ words) afr.com One Nation’s concerted attacks on Liberal MP Andrew Hastie have exposed a split between Pauline Hanson and her star recruit Barnaby Joyce, who has long harboured concerns about his adopted party’s support for alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith....

3+ day, 3+ min ago   (73+ words) AFR Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake says that the building of Australia’s huge $4.8 trillion superannuation pool has made the country complacent about competing for foreign investment. Australia’s superannuation savings made up the fourth-largest saving pool in the world – “way…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (95+ words) AFR NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the state’s revenue office is examining whether trusts will be exempt from stamp duty after federal tax changes announced by federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers, but he reassured small businesses he is not looking to…...