Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says she won’t “criticise the RBA” for the 3.35 per cent interest rate rise as the Labor government “fails to recognise the pain its economic policy is causing”.“These institutions in Australia have stood us in good stead – the independents…

Critics of Brazil’s planned sinking of the decommissioned Sao Paulo aircraft carrier described it as a ‘state-sponsored environmental crime’.Brazil has sunk a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean despite concerns expressed by environmental groups that the ageing warship was packed with toxic materials. The…

Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide First Nations with options around identifying possible human remains buried near residential schools. A statement from the office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says it is signing a technical agreement with the International…

Sky News Business Reporter Ed Boyd says yesterday saw “a bit of a change-up” from Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe as the RBA delivered a 25-basis point hike to the cash rate, bringing it up to 3.35 per cent.“Governor Lowe changed his sort of outlook…

An associate of a Russian billionaire was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday with violating U.S. sanctions and money laundering.The indictment charged Vladimir Voronchenko, a Russian who is a permanent U.S. resident, with joining a scheme to make over $4 million in payments to maintain…

The Pentagon sought out a phone call between Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart on Saturday after the U.S. shot down the Chinese spy balloon, but the offer was rebuffed, officials said Tuesday.”Lines between our militaries are particularly important in moments like…