12 August 2025
The new 90-day pause on sky-high tariffs extends the deal to delay the reintroduction of triple-digit levies.
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12 Aug: A 25-year-old woman is speaking out years after she was allegedly sexually harassed by her boss at a Mexican restaurant, after the Federal Court this month ordered he pay her a record $305,000.... more
12 Aug: A former US ambassador and career diplomat says that history indicates that the possibilities for a lasting peace coming out of the Trump-Putin summit are pretty low.... more
12 Aug: The 48-year-old talent manager, who lived in Montana, died last month following a three-year battle with cancer, leaving his singer wife Kelly Clarkson devastated... more
12 Aug: Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif predicted his own death, believing he'd been targeted by an IDF smear campaign as a precursor for his assassination. On Monday his premonition came true, when he was killed by Israeli forces alongside four of his Al Jazeera colleagues.... more
12 Aug: The Palestinian Authority's foreign minister says Australia's decision will "bring others to recognise, hopefully, and it safeguards the two-state solution".... more
12 Aug: The 49-year-old, known publicly only as B, makes the remarks in a forthcoming book about her relationship with Queen frontman Freddie, who died of Aids-related illness in 1991 aged 45... more
12 Aug: All Blacks coach Scott Robertson claims he has no need to coddle first-fives Beauden Barrett and Damian McKenzie when Richie Mo'unga becomes available for selection from October 2026... more
RUGBY All Blacks coach Scott Robertson claims he has no need to coddle first-fives Beauden Barrett and Damian McKenzie when Richie Mo'unga becomes available for selection from October 2026 More...
BUSINESS Further signs of the construction slowdown More...