March 2024HealthI was stung by an Irukandji, this is what happened nextMost Aussies have heard about stinger season in north Queensland. But not everyone survives the full-body experience of encountering an Irukandji jellyfish.Mar 7, 2024July 2022OpinionWeb cultureOne hack’s battle to reclaim a hacked Insta accountA long-time journo who thought he was “street smart” gets played big-time in the fast-moving world of cyber hacks, spammers and low-life deadbeats.Jul 25, 2022February 2021Earnings seasonAFR interim profit season calendar and resultsHere is a list of the results of Australian companies reporting their interim results in the February reporting season.UpdatedFeb 9, 2021March 2020Coronavirus pandemicChina may take over HNA, which has a 20pc Virgin Australia stakeBeijing plans to take over HNA Group, which has a 19.85 per cent Virgin Australia stake, as the debt-laden group fights the coronavirus' impact on the economy, Bloomberg reports.Mar 2, 2020February 2020Property marketREA Group revenue falls 6pc on drop in property listingsThe owner of property web site realestate.com.au said its first-half revenue and core profit both fell as nationwide property listings dropped 14 per cent.Feb 7, 2020AdvertisementEarnings seasonAFR interim profit season calendar and resultsHere is a list of the results of Australian companies reporting their interim results in the February reporting season.Feb 5, 2020Coronavirus pandemicEl-Erian warns to not buy the dip as coronavirus 'cascades'Mohamed El-Erian is warning investors to be wary as the coronavirus will 'paralyse China' and slowing growth will 'cascade' around the world, CNBC reported.Feb 4, 2020October 2019UpdatedWorld electionsHumiliated Trudeau clings to powerCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, tarnished by a series of scandals, lost his majority government, but was likely to stay in office.UpdatedOct 22, 2019August 2019SharesNomura warns market sell-off could be 'Lehman-like'A second market sell-off after Monday's rout in global equities could be 'Lehman-like', Nomura warns, referring to the Wall St banker's September 2008 collapse.Aug 7, 2019July 2019Trump's White HouseChina beats US for most positive influence in worldA survey of 18,000 people shows China has a more positive influence in world affairs than the US. Canada places No. 1, with Australia right behind.Jul 17, 2019June 2019Loyalty programsQantas mulls bonus frequent flyer flightsIt could be a win-win for the Flying 'Roo. Packing all the keen frequent flyers onto the 50-year-old 747s to make good on its newly revamped awards program.Jun 25, 2019Markets LiveBanks help ASX close higher after rate cutThe Australian sharemarket closed higher on Tuesday as the major banks rallied following the RBA's decision to cut interest rates.UpdatedJun 4, 2019May 2019Trump's White House$A falls to three-year low on US-China trade warThe $A has fallen below US69.50c to its lowest level since January 2016 as Donald Trump doesn't shy away from his fight with Beijing over trade.May 14, 2019Property marketCanada's housing crisis eases to 'moderate' from 'high', report saysA tightening in mortgage standards and taxes slapped on foreigners buying into Vancouver have helped ease property market pressure.May 3, 2019April 2019EducationSeek spends up on 'disruptive' FutureLearn and CourseraOnline job-search site Seek 'scales up' its platform by splashing out $142 million to buy stakes in online education and workplace businesses.Apr 29, 2019AdvertisementProperty marketVancouver home sales fall to a three-decade lowMuch like Sydney, sales of properties to local and foreign buyers in Canada's Pacific port have cooled sharply since a peak two years ago.Apr 3, 2019February 2019Firefighters tackle blaze in apartment block in Melbourne CBDAbout 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze since early on Monday morning at an apartment block in Melbourne's CBD.UpdatedFeb 4, 2019January 2019CopperOZ Minerals fourth-quarter copper output slips, gold production climbsOZ Minerals said its fourth-quarter copper production fell 1.4 per cent to 29,482 tonnes as gold output jumped 9 per cent.Jan 24, 2019World politicsChina accuses Canada of 'white supremacy' in detaining of Huawei CFOChina is accusing Canada of 'white supremacy' for arresting Huawei's CFO and denies Beijing is 'bullying' by having detained Canadians in return.UpdatedJan 11, 2019November 2018Iron oreBHP faces a $9b lawsuit over Samarco dam collapse in Brazil, reports sayBHP faces a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in the UK over the failure of the Samarco dam in Brazil that killed 19 people, the Telegraph reportedUpdatedNov 7, 2018Show More