The Liberals’ ability to find things to fight about among themselves has no bounds. Now they are squabbling over Kevin Rudd.

At a population level, Australians feel more satisfied about national life than they did in recent years. But beneath the surface, not everyone is feeling the optimism.

After a group of robbers rode away from The Louvre on mopeds into the Parisian streets, priceless jewels in hand, many were left wondering not just how they did it, but why. There’s a new theory doing the rounds that the recent surge in precious metals prices has caused some crims to change their game.

Australia holds vast reserves of lithium, rare earths, cobalt and tungsten. This presents both a golden opportunity and a looming challenge. So what, exactly, are critical minerals? And what advantages might they offer to Australia?

This new role of the PM as a share price pumper saw Australian stocks in rare earths and the general mining sector spike the market index to all-time highs on the back of the critical minerals agreement signed by both leaders. So, where to from here?

James Hardie's controversial acquisition of US firm Azek has spurred the ASX to propose new rules for how big acquisitions happen on the market.

A love affair kicked off when Donald met Albo, with the US President surprisingly besotted by our PM.

AI is quietly remaking how companies set prices. Not only do prices shift with demand, but firms are increasingly tailoring prices to individual customers based on their data and their algorithms. It raises big questions about fairness, transparency and regulation.

We break down the big ideas driving today’s bull market: from rare earths and uranium to the comeback stories in healthcare and banking.

Australian exporters will be holding their breath hoping a rare earth deal today between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese won’t bring a trade ban blitz from Beijing.

Opposition leader Sussan Ley will commit the opposition to taking a plan to cut personal income tax to the election – despite being unable to foresee what the budgetary and economic circumstances will be by then.

One Nation is currently polling well ahead of its recent election results, with support high enough to challenge the Greens as Australia’s third-largest party.