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Australia is facing ongoing economic challenges as Labor holds out hope interest rates will come down before the federal election.

The South American leaders are in the spotlight as they prepare to host this week’s Cop16 biodiversity summit, November’s G20 meeting and next year’s Cop30 climate summit

The statistics are stark: 54 governments, of which 25 are African, are spending at least 10% of their revenues on servicing their debts; 48 countries, home to 3.3 billion people, are spending more on debt service than on health or education.

With instant access permeating consumer life, people now expect the same from B2B payment technologies.

Promise to ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ made at Cop28 climate talks has been left out of draft resolutions

The latest phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes close on the heels of the PM’s visit to Ukraine three days ago, his visit to Russia last month, and a day after his phone call with US President Joe Biden. It also comes…

I see looming political and environmental threats – and too few willing to address them. Where is the urgency, asks former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

Even rightwing governments are joining in with G20-led push to make wealthy pay, with Italy doubling flat tax on foreign income

74% of Australians support a wealth tax on individuals with over $50 million.