Lord Mayor of London drums up business in Australia

Lord Mayor of London drums up business in Australia

The holder of the ancient civic role says the City of London can learn a lot from Australia and offer a lot in return even if it’s no longer part of the EU.

  • byLatika Bourke

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Europe plans COVID-style ramp up in production of shells needed by Ukraine

Europe plans COVID-style ramp up in production of shells needed by Ukraine

Ukraine is firing an estimated 6000 artillery rounds every day,according to Western intelligence figures,whereas Russia fires 20,000 a day.

  • byJoe Barnes
Putin is raiding his piggy bank as his cash woes grow

Putin is raiding his piggy bank as his cash woes grow

With his oil and gas revenues drying up,Vladimir Putin is being forced into desperate measures to keep funding his war. They will weigh heavily on Russia’s future.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Why no one will celebrate Brexit’s third birthday
Opinion
Brexit

Why no one will celebrate Brexit’s third birthday

Seven years on from the momentous vote to take Britain out of the EU,Brexit is ignored and largely unloved.

  • byMark Landler
It wouldn’t take much to derail the global economic recovery

It wouldn’t take much to derail the global economic recovery

The IMF thinks this year could be a turning point for the global economy. There are,however,plenty of uncertainties that could change things quickly.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Brexit caused the Ukraine war,says ex-Belgian PM

Brexit caused the Ukraine war,says ex-Belgian PM

“A united Europe,certainly on defence matters,would make an enormous difference,” said Guy Verhofstadt.

  • byJames Crisp
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The West is tightening the screws on Putin’s cash machine

The West is tightening the screws on Putin’s cash machine

Crucial to funding Putin’s war,Russia’s oil industry has already been wounded by the West. More pain is coming this weekend.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Greens warn the government that a fight is looming over energy policy

Greens warn the government that a fight is looming over energy policy

The Greens plan to use their power in the Senate to block rules for the government’s key climate policy in an effort to harden its stance against fossil fuels.

  • byNick O'Malley
Why this single currency plan is wishful thinking
Opinion
Currencies

Why this single currency plan is wishful thinking

Brazil and Argentina have floated the concept of a single South American currency in part to combat the mighty US dollar. It provoked more than a few guffaws around the world.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Prosecco is protected in Italy,but for Otto it’s a true-blue Australian bubbly

Prosecco is protected in Italy,but for Otto it’s a true-blue Australian bubbly

Australia’s first prosecco producer,Otto Dal Zotto,wants the government to fight for its right to keep the name.

  • byRachel Clun
Key suspect in ‘Qatargate’,ex-MEP,cuts deal with prosecutors

Key suspect in ‘Qatargate’,ex-MEP,cuts deal with prosecutors

Pier Antonio Panzeri “is suspected of intervening politically with members working at the European Parliament for the benefit of Qatar and Morocco” in exchange for payment.

  • byLorne Cook