Australia’s defence industry is ill-equipped to respond to war in the Indo-Pacific, despite a growing risk of conflict with China in its own backyard, a scathing new report has found. A report co-authored by the Australian Industry Group and the Australian National University’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) hasContinue Reading
Time is running out for the US to avoid a partial government shutdown in five days, as right-wing House Republicans refuse to budge on demands for massive spending cuts, including ceasing aid for Ukraine. President Joe Biden has called on Republicans in Congress to “start doing the job America electedContinue Reading
US President Joe Biden looked confused again when he walked into a giant flag at the United Nations – then appeared to anger Brazil’s president by walking off stage without shaking his hand. The gaffe-prone oldest US president in history walked into the 2m tall Brazilian flag as he tookContinue Reading
Popular sandwich brand Subway has been sold overnight for an eye-watering $US9.55 billion ($14.8 billion), according to reports. Private equity firm Roark Capital Group has bought the US brand on Thursday, local time. Roark Capital Group will pay about $US9 billion outright, with the rest due in future earnout payments.Continue Reading
A white mother is suing one of the United States’ biggest airlines, claiming it accused her of trafficking her black daughter. Mary MacCarthy, of Los Angeles, filed suit Thursday against Southwest Airlines for “blatant racism”. The mother is seeking to change Southwest’s training and policies, after she suggested the airlineContinue Reading
On the surface, it seems Elon Musk is a big fan of the alphabet as a brand’s logo. Two of his most iconic brands, Tesla and SpaceX, feature stylised letters in or as their logos, and he recently announced plans to ditch the iconic blue Twitter bird for an ‘X’Continue Reading
Brazil has just cut a deal with China to ditch the US dollar when paying each other for trade goods. It’s the latest victory in Beijing’s long-term drive to stomp on the greenback and establish the yuan as the dominant international currency. The deal, announced Thursday, has revived concerns aboutContinue Reading
In 2020, the Duchess of Sussex took a break from her new Californian life of yoga breath work and burning all her royal-mandated nude hose to reveal her husband Prince Harry was an out and proud feminist. In a video chat with US feminist Gloria Steinem, Meghan recounted Harry meetingContinue Reading
Jim Chalmers has defended Australia’s nuclear submarine plans in the face of questions about how taxpayers are going to foot the massive bill and whether other programs such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme could be cut to pay for it. The Treasurer said Australia “can’t afford not to” undertakeContinue Reading
The spy balloon that flew over the United States last week was part of a “surveillance fleet” deployed by the Chinese military that has targeted more than 40 countries across five continents, a US official said on Thursday. Detailed images taken by high-altitude U2 spy planes showed the balloon’s payloadContinue Reading