Accelerate calls on CSIRO to crack WA manganese code

The nation’s second-biggest lender expects interest rates to remain “elevated” and for property prices to continue tumbling.

Strong government-industry partnership and interdisciplinary education are what make a university town financially viable and successful, the head of a University of Cambridge college has said, sharing the UK’s experience as Hong Kong develops its Northern Metropolis plan. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Professor Girish Menon, president of Lucy Cavendish College, said Hong Kong’s cosmopolitan character made it “best placed” to place young people at the heart of its university...

Construction workers have been working late into the night in downtown Shenzhen as the city makes its final preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in two weeks’ time. On a weekday night, a South China Morning Post reporter saw at least 50 construction workers gathered at an intersection about 1km (just over half a mile) from the Apec venues in the central district of Futian, laying down pebbles and planting trees along the pavements. The main road that leads up to the...

The owner of Rip Curl and Kathmandu is in talks with a global retail giant about a possible deal, it revealed on Monday.

Western Australian Cameron Green’s struggles against spin in Cape Town are not a worry ahead of this summer’s tour of India, according to Australia coach Andrew McDonald.

Yerevan Pathway sets course for biodiversity action

In the end, it was Winnie Ho Wing-yin, housing secretary at the time of the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po, who took the rap. Her resignation came after weeks of talk within political circles suggesting that bureau chiefs would not have to bear responsibility for the tragedy that killed 168 people and displaced 1,984 families. These suggestions were met with shock. Some spoke out against such talk, including Andrew Fung Wai-kwong, former information coordinator for the Chief Executive’s Office,...

Soil sampling at King River Resources’ Mindoolah gold project in WA’s Murchison has returned a high-grade 231.8ppb gold result, with drilling now underway on the new targets.

The Nationals leader’s move sets up a heated fight between the Coalition and One Nation in Central Queensland.

The latest round of job cuts will take place within weeks with payouts worth far less than the millions paid to former executives who resigned following a scandal.

Find out how out how these new features make group chats easier to manage and help user keep up to date on conversations.

For years, Wall Street has been happy to write blank cheques for some of the biggest companies in the world. But investors are now starting to get nervous.