Japan's Prime Minister cancels trip after earthquake warning

Japan's prime minister has cancelled plans to travel to Central Asia and will instead take precautionary measures following an unprecedented warning that the risk of a major earthquake on the Pacific coast was higher than usual. The Japanese Meteorological Agency issued its first warning of a major earthquake on the country's Pacific coast on Thursday, … Read more

ABC radio presenter Jo Trilling interrupts conversation with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to interview Olympic gold medalist

Anthony Albanese's attempt to advertise pay rises for new childcare workers was thwarted when an ABC Perth presenter interrupted an interview to speak to Olympic gold medallist Nina Kennedy instead. Speaking to ABC Radio Perth's Jo Trilling on Thursday afternoon after arriving in Perth, the Prime Minister was in the middle of promoting a 15 … Read more

“No panacea”: Mining Minister David Michael dampens hopes of imminent lithium royalty reduction

David Michael appears to have deprived Western Australia's struggling lithium mining companies of the opportunity to receive tax relief in the near future. Tony Ottaviano, the boss of Australia's newest lithium mining company Liontown Resources, called on the state government on Tuesday to consider accelerating royalty reductions for lithium producers as the price of the … Read more