4 h. ago Tesla loses title as world’s biggest EV maker as sales fall for second year

The car maker’s sales fell 9 per cent in 2025, but investors seem unfazed as the company pivots to new products.

Politics

6 h. ago Cyber threats, cost blowouts: $969 million health overhaul facing rocky start

A huge project modernising the medical records of NSW patients has received a fail mark on its cybersecurity just months before it is due to be rolled out.

Economics

16 h. ago How contentious taxes have helped make Melbourne a beacon of housing affordability

Investors have a saying: “Anywhere but Melbourne.” But that sentiment has had an upside for home buyers.

Economics

16 h. ago How hated taxes helped make Melbourne a beacon of housing affordability

Investors have a saying: “Anywhere but Melbourne.” But that sentiment has had an upside for home buyers.

Economics

17 h. ago ASX Runners of the Week: Charger Metals, Calix & Investigator Silver

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Charger Metals which unleashed a ripping high-grade maiden gold discovery at its Xmas anomaly in WA.

Events

22 h. ago ASX dips on first day of trading; miners and info tech firms fall

The Australian sharemarket dropped in the first session of the new year as shares in gold companies plunged.

Politics

24 h. ago A strangled man and failed pregnancy plot: The tragic tale of the last woman hanged in Australia

In 1951, Jean Lee was the first woman in more than five decades to be hanged in Victoria. Now, for the first time in 75 years, the troubling records of her case have been made public.

Events

24 h. ago Gold, coffee and Donald Trump: Australia’s rollercoaster economic year in 10 charts

We started 2025 with interest rate cuts and ended it talking about increases. Gold soared, but it wasn’t the most precious of precious metals.

Politics

68 h. ago Flagship secures second $1.25m Xinhai tranche on Chilean gold project

Flagship Minerals has received its second $1.25 million tranche after Shandong Xinhai Mining Technology & Equipment completed its due diligence on Flagship’s Chilean Pantanillo project.

Politics

69 h. ago It’s been an underwhelming year on the ASX. Will 2026 be any better?

While gold glittered, the local sharemarket underperformed its global peers. But fund managers and analysts see some promising opportunities for the year ahead.

Politics

2 d. ago Ex Labor minister slams omission of word ‘antisemitism’ from Bondi review

A former Labor minister and prominent Jewish leaders have criticised the government’s failure to reference antisemitism or extremism in its cornerstone review.

Politics

3 d. ago Police continue to hunt man after failed carjacking attempt on busy Melbourne street

Police are asking the public to help identify a man who fled the scene of an attempted carjacking on a busy Melbourne street more than four months ago.

Events

3 d. ago Gold miners send ASX lower in afternoon trade; Energy stocks gain

Brent traded below $62 a barrel after rising 2.1 per cent on Monday, while West Texas Intermediate was near $US58.

Politics

3 d. ago Geelong Cats donors fail to repay charity after allegedly stealing $14 million

Sy Giang Nguyen and Keith Greenwood agreed to repay $5.4 million to a charity that accused them of stealing up to $14.5 million. Now the not-for-profit is launching further court action to enforce the settlement.

Economics

3 d. ago Police hunt man after failed carjacking attempt on busy Melbourne street

Police are asking the public to help identify a man who fled the scene of an attempted carjacking on a busy Melbourne street more than four months ago.

Events

3 d. ago ‘When all else fails, gold doesn’t’: Younger investors drive precious metal mania

Chasing safer investments and better returns, Gen Z and Millennials are among investors flocking to gold and increasingly silver.

Politics

4 d. ago ASX rises in early trade as banks, energy stocks gain; gold miners slump

Banks, retailers and energy stocks bolstered the Australian sharemarket in early trade, making up for a plunge in mining stocks after volatility hit precious metals overnight.

Politics

4 d. ago ASX set to open flat after stocks slip on Wall Street as 2025 winds down

The Australian sharemarket is set for a lukewarm start after stocks slipped overnight on Wall Street as traders pared bets on the tech giants and gold prices plunged.

Politics

4 d. ago After every economic norm is blithely tossed aside, what’s the future?

Everybody who claims to know where the AI revolution will lead is either lying or deluded. Investors are flying blind.

Politics

4 d. ago West Wits has secured a key tenement for South African gold mine expansion

West Wits Mining has secured a key new tenement at its new Qala Shallows underground gold mine in South Africa’s world-class Witwatersrand Basin.

Politics