US Congress appears to be getting cold feet over giving Australia one of its most secret weapons. Meanwhile, it’s pressing ahead with plans to redesign its nuclear submarines to suit America’s specific needs – not Australia’s. The Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and IssuesContinue Reading
Westpac has made a surprise call on interest rates – lowering its forecast that the cash rate will be hiked as high as 4.1 per cent. Instead, the major bank has predicted interest rates will peak at 3.85 per cent and that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will evenContinue Reading
The Australian Council of Social Service wants the federal government to ramp up the JobSeeker allowance by 50 per cent in this year’s budget, as the poorest struggle with the cost of living. As well as increasing JobSeeker from $50 a day to $76, ACOSS wants the Albanese government toContinue Reading
Meghan Markle has made a surprise return to Instagram to give her coffee brand a boost. The Duchess of Sussex has made a rare appearance in a promo video on the Clevr Blends Instagram page. Meghan and Harry were forced to bid goodbye to their 11 million Instagram followers onContinue Reading
Elon Musk has announced one of – if not the most – well-known characteristics of Twitter will change next month. One of the biggest changes to the “microblogging” social media platform in its history was when its famous 140 character limit was doubled to 280 characters under former chief executiveContinue Reading
Millions of Medibank customers can now access their accounts once again after the health insurer shut down its online systems in the wake of a huge cyber attack. Medibank shut down its IT systems, retail stores, and customer contact centres on Friday night as part of “Operation Safeguard”. On Saturday,Continue Reading