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The Transport Workers’ Union and the Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation want the Fair Work Commission to establish an industry-wide review mechanism based on weekly fuel price rises that will enable drivers to be compensated.

‘It’s a problem’: How soaring fuel prices are playing havoc with Australia’s economy

Australia’s high rate of inflation is coming under more pressure as big transport companies including Uber, Qantas and Australia Post increase their prices in response to rising fuel costs.

  • Simon Johanson and Clancy Yeates

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Madeleine Sami, Kate Box, Kate McLennan, Kate McCartney, Nina Oyama and Alicia Gardiner on set in Batchelor, in the Northern Territory.

‘Let’s throw everything at it’: Why Deadloch’s second season may be its last

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney wanted to get their smash-hit crime-comedy just right – because they’re not sure they’ll go there again.

  • Karl Quinn
Micky Ahuja at Tuesday’s bizarre press conference.

Agitated, exasperated and facing an accusation avalanche: Security boss in bizarre press event

Micky Ahuja’s defence essentially boils down to a view that he is simultaneously the most unlucky and most unfairly targeted man in the nation.

  • Bevan Shields
Amazon is leading the charge for new industrial space.

Lord mayor says zoning change could help your online shopping arrive sooner

A plan to rezone more than 200 properties across Brisbane was raised during a heated council meeting, with conspiracy claims, sledging and allegations of corruption.

  • William Davis
Amazon is engaged in an AI infrastructure arms race that requires heavy spending on data centres.

Is Harvey Norman beating Amazon? The answer might surprise you

You would have been laughed out of the room in early 2021 if you had told investors that Harvey Norman would outperform Amazon over the next five years.

  • Chris Brycki
The Amazon fulfilment centre in Ravenhall.

‘Social licence for unacceptable behaviour’: Amazon warehouse tours ruffle union feathers

Members of the public said they enjoyed the guided activity, which has drawn criticism from the warehouse and shop workers union.

  • Gemma Grant
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The high-profile tech stocks that survived the dot-com crash prospered. Crypto investors will be hoping for a similar story.

The looming D-Day that has sent shivers through Wall Street

It is becoming apparent that a critical moment for markets may not be too far away.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

Melania, panned by some film critics, opens with strongest documentary debut in a decade

There was little to compare it to, given that presidential families typically eschew in-office memoir releases to avoid the appearance of capitalising on the White House.

  • Jake Coyle
Melania Trump’s documentary has been universally panned by critics.

‘Face like a fist’ and ‘Pure, endless hell’: Critics slam Melania doco

Dubbed propaganda and an infomercial, the doco has been roundly canned after it opened with only a handful of tickets sold in cinemas.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Melania Trump in a scene from the documentary Melania.

Melania review: Lavish documentary on US first lady beautifully shot but short on substance

Amazon is spending more than $100 million on this documentary about Melania Trump. Is it getting its money’s worth?

  • Karl Quinn