When Donald Trump was ready to take his pound of flesh, Kevin Rudd was here to help
From his humble early days as a child reading Hansard in the regional Sunshine State pocket of Eumundi,…
Dollar (USD) Set for Worst Week Since June on Fed Bets, Bank Woes
The dollar traded on the cusp of its worst week in more than two months as expectations of…
Doctors Without Borders shutters its emergency center in Haiti’s capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has…
Judge halts layoffs by Trump administration during government shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown,…
Shutdown is unlike any other as more layoffs are expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen,…
Shutdown layoffs would reduce Education Department’s workforce by a fifth
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was…
Federal health workers targeted in weekend firings
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness…
Sunset clause laws differ around the country. Here’s what they are and when they can be used
In recent years, stories about developers enacting sunset clauses and cancelling property contracts — taking the dreams of…
Buyers priced out of market and left in limbo claim developer is exploiting sunset clauses to cancel contracts
On their honeymoon in Queensland more than half a decade ago, Fatin Jebeili and Maher Santina fell in…
Victoria’s opposition leader launches fresh shadow cabinet ahead of state election next year
Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has promoted Kew MP Jess Wilson to shadow treasurer as part of a…
Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started…
Older Australians struggling to find work before hitting the pension age
Sixty-five-year-old Kerry Forrest wants and needs a job. But during the three years she has been applying for…