Australia

While the local live music sector struggles with a perfect storm of problems, a trio of multinational mega-companies are raking it in.

Inside the brutal battle for Australia’s $4.8bn live music industry ↗

?

I have no idea how I became the official KFC correspondent for Region, but heck, I ain’t mad about it.…

Colonel meets cucumber: I tried KFC’s Pickle Core range and here's the verdict ↗

?

Cash bonuses sees Defence Force hit largest size in a quarter of a century.

Defence force numbers boom after cash incentive ↗

?

Sweden's general election resulted in a razor-thin majority for the opposition bloc. Still, no-one is quite sure of how to form government.

Dispatch from Sweden: Far right loses ground, but the left’s road to stable government will be arduous ↗

?

Kevin Rudd tells Financial Review Asia Summit that despite the early rhetoric, Chinese officials recognise need for guardrails. Follow live updates.

Australian Financial Review

AI risk is ‘deadly serious’, not far from ‘real-world crisis’: Rudd ↗

?

The 2026 ACT Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA) Hostplus Awards for Excellence have been announced, shining a light on the…

ACT hospitality scene 'second to none' as businesses rack up wins at awards for excellence ↗

?

The lesson Mother Teresa taught without saying a word ↗

?

Australian shares are set for a lower open; US equities extend losses into the closing bell; bitcoin rallies; crude above $US106 a barrel. Follow live.

Australian Financial Review

ASX to slip, New Hope profit sinks, Drought hits Nickel Industries ↗

?

8⬆️