The popular burger chain was the top user of a worker training scheme set up by the Morrison government during the pandemic.

Sally Rugg is suing both the Commonwealth and the teal independent for trying to fire her, which she alleges contravenes the Fair Work Act.

Joe Aston has decided to resign from The Australian Financial Review following an extraordinary 12 years.

If Annastacia Palaszczuk has stood for anything, it has been her stony-eyed insistence she would keep Queensland from returning to the dark days of the Moonlight state.

A parliamentary inquiry chaired by TV reporter-turned-politician Frank Pangallo provided the dynamite that politicians used to detonate the state ICAC’s powers.

Post-parliamentary careers are often a thing of wonder given the general lack of discernible skills human beings need to operate in civil society.

The WA royal commission recommends the casino be subject to heavy oversight by an independent monitor, similar to that in place for Crown Melbourne.

The trials of Joe Biden’s son Hunter have haunted Bronte Capital’s latest blog shut down.

Kimberley Kitching lost the trust of many on her own side. Video footage of her leaking information, that later turned out to be wrong, begins to tell us why.

NSW Health has recommended the reintroduction of indoor masks, density limits, singing and dancing bans, and a return to working from home as COVID-19 case numbers rise.

In an extraordinary development, Premier Daniel Andrews has accused the property sector of backing out on a deal to give them “massive windfall profits”.

In early 2023, Irish banking regulators contacted ByteDance with a pointed question: Why was the Chinese internet giant and parent company of TikTok moving large sums of money, likely in the tens of...

The deliberate misuse of large amounts of public money for political gain is seriously corrupt. To label it as mere ‘pork barrelling’ is a misleading misnomer.

The lines between foreign and domestic policy are more blurred than ever. What happens in the world is, more and more, inextricably linked to events at home.

As résumés go, Derek Rundell’s is a doozy. The self-described serial entrepreneur briefly worked as a consultant for Michael Jackson, the late pop star, and he wrote, directed and acted in “Zombie...

In March, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency—the powerful federal banking regulator—tapped Prashant Kumar Bhardwaj as the first person to lead its mission to police fintech firms and the...

The Senate will have no power over the government until it reverses a decision letting super funds conceal spending on political parties, ads and influence groups.

The former prime minister laments the supremacy the state premiers wielded over the federal government during the crisis.

A hard look at the National COVID-19 Co-ordination Commission shows the Morrison government gained, and lost, a vital line to industry that helped keep the economy running when supply chain strains...

The Liberal Party forgot how to understand corporate Australia. It must find a way to remain a part of it.

APRA documents detail super fund payments to political entities surged in election years.

The new teal MP has been sued by her chief of staff.

In early 2023, Irish banking regulators contacted ByteDance with a pointed question: Why was the Chinese internet giant and parent company of TikTok moving large sums of money, likely in the tens of...

Delays passing the compensation scheme mean that almost $365 million of financial misconduct claims remain in limbo.

In 2015, fintech founder and eventual FDIC Chief Innovation Officer Sultan Meghji was sitting in a co-working space when a loud bang clapped through the room. It startled his colleagues, a group of...

Jim Golden-Brown – accused of misusing credit cards and overspending at four Aboriginal charities – now chairs a $20 million body caring for elders.

A stupefying piss fight has engulfed Cricket Australia and Netball Australia.

Climate fury has boiled over at The Australian Financial Review Banking Summit with protesters inside and outside the event taking aim at the big banks.