Anthony Albanese is caught in a pincer movement over a pre-election pledge that he will protect salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, with conservationists and industry leaders both urging him to rethink the commitment. The future of salmon farming in the harbour on the state’s west coast has become a sharp political issue centred on…
Critics rounded on Donald Trump on Sunday for likening himself to Napoleon in a “dictatorial” social media post echoing the French emperor’s assertion that “he who saves his country does not violate any laws”. The post came at the end of another tumultuous week early in Trump’s second presidency, during which acolytes questioned the legitimacy…
The NBA’s most surprising teams so far Which team has shocked the league so far? The For The Hoops crew make their picks for most surprising team here! Just because the NBA is at its midseason point doesn’t mean it’s too early to take stock of how the 2024-25 season has unfolded. And while there…
Diageo, the company behind Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whisky, has said US tariffs could damage a nascent recovery in its sales and result in a $200m (£161m) hit to profits, with its tequila portfolio and Canadian whisky most affected. The UK drinks company returned to sales growth in the latest half year, as strong…
It was when British archaeologist Dr Piers Litherland saw that the ceiling of the burial chamber was painted blue with yellow stars that he realised he had just discovered the first tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh to be found in more than a century. Litherland had been exploring the Valley of the Kings in Egypt…