Harvey Weinstein and his former studio's board members have reached a tentative $US44 million deal ($63.9 million) to resolve lawsuits by women who accused him of sexual misconduct and the New York state attorney general, according to two people briefed on the matter. Under the proposed terms, about $US30 million would go to a pool…
Even by the standards of oft-volatile Tesla shares, Thursday morning will go down as one of the more memorable rollercoaster rides. Another bearish bit of analyst commentary about the Model 3 maker facing demand woes sent the stock tumbling as much as 5.6 per cent in early trading. Within an hour and five minutes, shares…
There is a picture of Greg Inglis hanging in the Art Gallery of NSW right now. The artwork is one of the finalists in this year’s Archibald Prize and depicts the South Sydney icon in a familiar pose: ball clutched in left hand with his imposing right stretched out and ready to swat away whoever…
The Australian sharemarket closed the week higher, despite slipping away from its post-election 11-year high as trade war concerns were mounting. The S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 90.7 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 6456 this week, while the broader All Ordinaries Index added 85.4 points, or 1.3 per cent, to close at 6545.6. "The week…
Nathan Cleary's starring role in an 11th-hour State of Origin audition has him poised to retain the NSW halfback role when Brad Fittler names his game one team on Sunday night. Click Here: Despite declaring he was unsure if he had done enough to feature at Suncorp Stadium for the series opener, the Herald understands…
Perhaps we’ll be surprised. Perhaps calls from Liberals like Arthur Sinodinos and Simon Birmingham to embrace renewables in their energy policy and dissolve the false binary between the environment and the economy will be heard within the party. Perhaps Scott Morrison, a rare unifying figure in a party still enduring a civil war, will let…
It’s hard to look at people who spend the exciting, demanding parts of their sporting career lying down and think of them as super athletes. Because we can all drive a car, Formula One can tend to look like a bunch of over-paid, carefully coiffed, slim-hipped fellows turning a wheel with their wrists and occasionally…
The Opera House burst into life this evening in a display of Australian flora to celebrate the opening of Vivid 2019. Los Angeles artist Andrew Thomas Huang created the artwork, which combines floral imagery with motion-captured movement from a dancer. "I knew I needed to make a piece that was unique to Sydney and Australia…
Track a good 4 with the rail true so should play even early with gradual trend away from the fence. Race 1 2YO HCP (1200m) Smart Murwillumbah gelding 1. Badoosh can get punters off to a flying start. Was strong late first-up in a 2YO Hcp at home despite doing plenty of work wide from…
Two approvals Adani needs to build its contentious coal mine in the Galilee Basin should be resolved by June 13, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says. Adani and state environment department officials had met on Thursday to agree on the deadline to finalise the environmental approvals needed for the mine to proceed, or not. Ms Palaszczuk…