Apple soars past Wall Street expectations as CEO Tim Cook prepares to step down
Company reported $111.2bn in revenue in first earnings report after announcement of Cook’s pending departure
Unrest in Alice Springs after Jefferson Lewis arrested over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
Dozens of people gather outside hospital where 47-year-old was being treated five days after the five-year-old girl disappeared
Calls grow to ban Palantir in Australia after manifesto described by UK MP as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’
Spy tech firm says it’s just ‘a software company’ amid pressure for a ban on new contracts with government agencies
Solicitors report late flood of no-fault evictions before ban in England
Advice charity also helping thousands of tenants before Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on Friday
Starmer restores powers to ousted hereditary peers in Lords shake-up
Dozens handed life peerages in apparent concession, enabling their return to red benches
Zack Polanski’s criticism of Golders Green attack arrest will have ‘chilling effect’, says Met chief
Mark Rowley defends officers who arrested suspect in Wednesday’s incident and calls on Green party leader to show solidarity
Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’
Markets spooked as US president appears willing to keep up naval blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut
The chips are down: pizza, fried chicken and doughnut shares plunge on ASX as living costs bite budgets
Shares in Domino’s Pizza, KFC operator Collins Foods and multi-brand food franchise owner Retail Food Group have all suffered double-digit falls
Australians will pay more if Albanese fast-tracks fossil fuel projects, former oil and gas leaders warn
Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they say
Queensland rejects key Bondi report recommendation as Albanese’s gun buyback flounders
State’s police minister says buyback ‘doesn’t focus on keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists and criminals’, leaving NSW only clear supporter of plan
Meta threatens to shut down social networks in New Mexico over child safety court case
Company asserts in court filing that the state’s proposed remedies would be too onerous to comply with
Limiting capital gains tax changes to new investments would ‘severely delay’ budget reforms, Deloitte says
Treasurer Jim Chalmers had indicated ‘transitional’ proposed changes as Labor attempts to repair a ‘structurally flawed’ budget
Judge cuts off Musk’s AI doomsday talk as his testimony ends in Open AI case
Trial continues after heated back-and-forth during OpenAI’s cross-examination of the Tesla CEO