Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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Australia

Qantas Bets on AI for On-Time Performance as Project Sunrise Nears
Work

Qantas Bets on AI for On-Time Performance as Project Sunrise Nears

CEO Vanessa Hudson says technology is already improving reliability, while confirming Singapore stopovers will stay.
4 min read 2 months ago
Victoria Park to close as Brisbane's $3.8b Olympic stadium build begins
Geopolitics

Victoria Park to close as Brisbane's $3.8b Olympic stadium build begins

Queensland's government has issued closure notices for Victoria Park, with early site preparations set to begin on June 1 ahead of the 63,000-seat Brisbane Olympic stadium.
5 min read 2 months ago
Philip Lowe's new job: rewriting the rules for how ASX companies are run
Finance

Philip Lowe's new job: rewriting the rules for how ASX companies are run

The former RBA governor is chairing a panel that wants to simplify corporate governance rules for 2,200 listed companies by the end of the year.
7 min read 2 months ago
Food bills set to spike as diesel crisis leaves farmers stranded
Geopolitics

Food bills set to spike as diesel crisis leaves farmers stranded

Diesel topped $3 a litre in every capital except Darwin last week. Farmers in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria say they can't get enough to run their machinery.
6 min read 2 months ago
EU and Australia seal trade deal worth $6.9 billion a year after eight years of talks
Geopolitics

EU and Australia seal trade deal worth $6.9 billion a year after eight years of talks

The deal eliminates 98 per cent of EU tariffs on Australian goods. Wine, dairy, wheat, barley and seafood all get duty-free access.
6 min read 2 months ago
Your commute just got $150 more expensive this month
Work

Your commute just got $150 more expensive this month

As petrol hits 220 cents per litre and diesel crosses 245, ordinary families are being forced to choose between filling the tank and filling the fridge.
8 min read 2 months ago
China's $120 Billion Critical Minerals Play Is About Security, Not Hostility
Geopolitics

China's $120 Billion Critical Minerals Play Is About Security, Not Hostility

A new report reveals China has invested $120 billion USD into global mining since 2023. Australian headlines call it a threat. Beijing calls it risk management.
9 min read 2 months ago
Southeast Asia's Energy Scramble and What It Means for Australia
Geopolitics

Southeast Asia's Energy Scramble and What It Means for Australia

As dominoes fall across the region, Australia sits at the end of a broken supply chain
5 min read 2 months ago
Super Contribution Caps Rise July 2026: A Four-Month Window Worth $510,000
Geopolitics

Super Contribution Caps Rise July 2026: A Four-Month Window Worth $510,000

Higher caps create a rare opportunity to contribute $510,000 in under four months. Here's how the numbers work, and what you should do before 30 June.
9 min read 2 months ago
Sydney's Property Market Turned in a Week
Geopolitics

Sydney's Property Market Turned in a Week

After two rate rises and geopolitical chaos, buyer FOMO has become seller panic. The numbers tell the story.
7 min read 2 months ago
Australia's China Trade Surplus Shrinks to $19 Billion as Import Dependence Deepens
Geopolitics

Australia's China Trade Surplus Shrinks to $19 Billion as Import Dependence Deepens

The bilateral surplus has collapsed from $45 billion to $19 billion in four years. Australia keeps buying Chinese manufactures while China quietly diversifies its iron ore sources.
8 min read 2 months ago
IEA Chief: World faces worst energy crisis in decades
Geopolitics

IEA Chief: World faces worst energy crisis in decades

Fatih Birol tells National Press Club the Hormuz closure has cost 11 million barrels per day, more than both 1970s oil shocks combined
6 min read 2 months ago