Who funded the midterms? Inside US elections’ historic bipartisan spending

With the Reserve Bank poised to hike interest rates today, voters are increasingly pointing the finger at government spending rather than global headwinds. But with household budgets already stretched to breaking point, can Jim Chalmers tame inflation without triggering a recession? Guardian Australia economics editor Patrick Commins joins Reged Ahmad to unpack whether Labor is losing control of the economic narrative. Read more: Is the government really on an ‘out-of-control’ spending splurge?

Microchips, ninja obstacle courses and other ‘modern’ tweaks are being made by sports vying for a coveted spot on the Olympic program in Australia Australia’s teenage race walker Isaac Beacroft won gold at the Commonwealth Games this year, propelling him into contention for a medal at the home Brisbane Olympics in six years’ time. There is just one problem. The International Olympic Committee is considering culling events like his – as well as surfing, skateboarding and climbing, in which Austra

As Josh Shapiro, the governor, mounts outreach program, members say ‘you don’t get to change anybody’s mind’ Making hay was more than a figure of speech last week at the New Holland auction house in Pennsylvania last week, where a ton of top quality hay bales were going for upwards of $400, up about 20% from last year. For members of the Lancaster settlement, a term used to describe the Amish population that settled here in 1760, the price of hay was only part of the discussion: the price of hor

Prospect to hold workplace sessions and recruit members under agreement with tech company Trade unions are expected to make further inroads into big tech companies in the UK after new rights for unions to access workplaces came into force, with Google UK signing an agreement on Monday. Prospect union has reached an agreement with Google to begin organising among about 7,000 workers across its UK operations, including YouTube but excluding DeepMind. Continue reading...