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Paul Fletcher announces shock resignation, exposes seat to teals
Paul Fletcher has shocked colleagues by announcing he will retire; Coalition unites around Peter Dutton’s call to not display Indigenous flags. Follow live updates.
- 4 mins ago
- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
China is still all talk on stimulus – for one good reason
China is again talking up its willingness to stimulate its spluttering economy. But action is unlikely to come until we know more about Donald Trump’s plans.
- 5 mins ago
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Syrian conflict
Assad’s fall is an embarrassing blow to Putin
Lots could still go wrong in Syria, but the fall of a brutal regime aligned to other brutal regimes is a good thing.
- 36 mins ago
- Gideon Rachman
Dutton blocked show of political unity on antisemitism, says Labor MP
Josh Burns says the Liberal leader stopped shadow minister James Paterson reading a statement on his behalf condemning the Melbourne synagogue attack.
- 1 hr ago
- Andrew Tillett
Alceon’s IT biz efex acquires specialist Medihost Solutions
Medihost marks efex’s fourth bolt-on acquisition this year, as it aims to become the No.1 IT services provider to small-to-medium enterprises.
- 1 hr ago
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Horrors of Assad’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison emerge
Thousands of prisoners have been freed from notorious Saydnaya outside Damascus, but the fate of thousands more who disappeared inside the jail are unknown.
- Raya Jalabi, Sam Joiner and Alison Killing
The five-day diet that cuts belly fat
Professor Valter Longo’s eating plan called “Pro-Lon” was awarded the first patent for “promoting longevity and health span”.
- Jessica Salter
Woolworths NZ faces criminal charges for allegedly misleading shoppers
The Commerce Commission was not satisfied that “specials really are special”, leading to legal action against the supermarket and its rival Pak’nSave.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Chinese premier vows to do everything possible to expand demand
The Australian dollar surged as did the US-listed shares of BHP and Rio Tinto after China’s top leaders signalled bolder economic support next year.
- Updated
- Lucille Liu
Shayne Elliott’s rented Corolla wasn’t enough for ANZ in the end
The career banker took the top job in 2016, unwinding a failed regional expansion and wowing shareholders. Those shareholders are a bit less wowed now.
- Updated
- Jonathan Shapiro
Chris Stott’s 1851 Capital hires from Wilsons Advisory
Chris Stott’s small-caps funds management house 1851 has made its first hire in more than three years.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Foxtel’s UK suitor calls in Bank of America for advice
The group, backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, is understood to be working with BofA’s telecommunications and media team.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Perpetual’s ATO ruling expected imminently
Perpetual has been seeking relief from the ATO to allow it to reorganise the business.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Updated
- Murdoch family case
Rupert Murdoch loses bid to cement Lachlan’s control over News Corp
The billionaire business mogul, 93, had asked a Nevada court to change a family trust to have his eldest son oversee the media empire after his death.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Live
- Markets Live
ASX slips; Perpetual sinks on $500m tax shock
Miners and tech play tug-of-war with ASX. RBA decision day. Iron ore, oil, gold gain. Bitcoin stumbles. Nvidia drags Nasdaq lower. Follow updates here.
- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Cecile Lefort and Alex Gluyas
- Updated
- Crime
Ivy League graduate arrested over CEO’s New York murder
Luigi Mangione was taken into custody after he was spotted eating at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, police said. He had a gun and a silencer in his bag.
- Updated
- Ed Shanahan
No dinner with Putin, but Assad will not lack for luxury in Moscow
Nothing has been seen of the murderous Syrian tyrant since he fled from Damascus, but he joins a dubious list of unseated former pro-Kremlin dictators in Moscow.
- James Kilner
Rebels vow reforms in race to stabilise Syria
The government is trying to get the state functioning again, while Russia frets over its bases, and Israel and Turkey look to increase their leverage.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Macquarie buys up $3.7b of US Gulf energy assets
Macquarie Asset Management is buying an initial $3.7 billion stake in US Gulf Coast pipeline and related assets owned by Dow.
- Matthew Cranston
