Australia

Tragic deathAussie man dies in Bali hotel room

An Australian man has died in the Bali guesthouse where he was staying with his girlfriend after suffering respiratory problems.

Ondy Harvard

End of an eraFoxtel axes another popular music channel

Australia’s pay-TV giant Foxtel has announced it has given its Smooth music channel the boot - joining Channel V, MAX and CMC in the TV guide graveyard- as it moves to outsource more content.

More jail timeMokbel attackers told to ‘pull their heads in’

Two prisoners who stabbed drug kingpin Tony Mokbel over a newspaper article naming him as a feared jail enforcer have been given a dose of reality by a tough-talking judge.

Georgie Moore

Drop aheadBuilders brace for bigger hit on approvals

In WA, total dwelling approvals rose 2.3 per cent but private sector house approvals rose only 0.8 per cent on the previous month — up from 914 to 964.

Prashant Mehra

Coronavirus recoveryTim Marney to lead jobs recovery working groups

WA’s former Mental Health Commissioner will take up the helm of the Federal Government’s industrial relations working groups to tackle problems and grow jobs post-pandemic.

Sarah Ison

Customer’s furySheep ship ‘insult’ threatens WA farmers’ future

WA farmers and a major live exporter say a decision by the Federal Government to refuse an application to ship sheep to the Middle East is ‘insulting’ to the customer.

Jenne Brammer, Peter De Kruijff and Sarah Ison

Generation RenovationHome reno cash grants to be announced tomorrow

Australians will get handouts of about $25,000 to renovate or build a new home as part of a construction cash splash by the Federal Government designed to help the economy and keep tradies in jobs.

Lanai Scarr & Peter Law

Bleak outlookWe’re in recession as Frydenberg warns of fall to come

The Treasurer has confirmed Australia is now in recession and has warned modelling suggests the June-quarter economic contraction will be significant.

Lanai Scarr

Disruptive forceHow coronavirus moved us closer to a cashless society

An assistant governor of the Reserve Bank said changes in payments because of the health crisis could be a “disruptive force” that will change how we pay for things forever.

Sarah Ison

Tips to thriveThe secrets small businesses need to know to survive COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on small businesses, but these tips are sure to help owners sure up their operations as restrictions continue to ease.

Anthony Keane

The West LiveUS riots: What you can do to affect change at home

Speaking to The West Live host Jenna Clarke, human rights lawyer Rabia Siddique will weigh in on the swelling tensions in the United States and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Reconciliation Week‘White Australia can’t accept we are a racist country’

A former Australian of the Year says reconciliation and fighting racism in Australia could not just be left to Aboriginal people.

Annabel Hennessy

Big lossAussie universities to lose $16 billion due to COVID-19

Universities are set to lose $16 billion because of coronavirus, warning that without any Government support to save the research they produce, Australia will never fully recover from the pandemic.

Sarah Ison

Have your sayWoolies brings in new 20 cent shopping bag

Woolworths is bringing in a new shopping bag to offer shoppers another alternative to how they take their groceries home from their local store.

Shoba Rao

Lanai ScarrHow WA resources could save country from recession

Australia could avoid technical recession if today’s national accounts don’t send gross domestic product into negative territory — and WA’s resources sector could be the saviour for the nation.

Lanai Scarr

Fresh highsViral punt sees a rise in Dr Copper

Industrial bellwether commodity copper has surged to a near three-month high as investors bet on a quick global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Stuart McKinnon

EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOKBig Brother house secrets revealed

With less than a week to go until the revamped Big Brother hits our screens, we take an exclusive first look into the house and reveal some of the secrets of the much-anticipated return.

Journo speaks out‘They turned on us... our lungs burning as we fled’

We watched Trump's act of defiance as peaceful protesters were tear-gassed and assaulted as they stood legally in a public park, in broad daylight, outside the White House.

Amelia Brace

Shortlisted biddersCyrus, Bain, emerge as final two in Virgin rescue bid

Cyrus Capital and Bain Capital have emerged as the final two contenders to rescue Virgin Australia.

Geoffrey Thomas

Watch now‘He’s in pain’: Cop investigated over Aboriginal arrest

Police are investigating an incident involving an indigenous teenager who was taken to hospital after being arrested in Sydney for allegedly threatening an officer.

Gus McCubbing

Efforts rewardedStock, credit for 100,000 Woolies staff after chaos

Tens of thousands of workers will be gifted shares and store credit as a thank you for their efforts at the height of the COVID-19 crisis when the retailer was rushed by shoppers.

Sean Smith

Mining upCompanies beat profit forecasts but pain still to come

Company profits rose by just 1.1 per cent in the March quarter as restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus began hampering trade.

Steven Deare

No reliefCautious RBA sticks to rate guns

Governor Philip Lowe noted that while financial markets globally remained fragile, conditions had improved and credit markets had progressively opened to more firms.

Sector strugglesExploration drop prompts call for more junior support

Spending in the first three months of the year fell 20 per cent, but the full impact of the coronavirus on the sector is not expected to be revealed until the June quarter.

Stuart McKinnon