Interest rates need to go higher to solve the nation’s inflation challenge, according to a panel of leading economists.
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Shares in West Perth-based Meeka Metals fell by more than 20 per cent early on Friday morning, following news it would undertake a significant capital raise.
The West Perth-based land developer is making some changes at the top of its business as it continues its expansion into commercial property.
A South West shire will lobby the state government to build a ring road to alleviate a booming town’s congestion and road safety woes.
The S&P 500 has ended marginally down, with Microsoft dipping and Meta Platforms rising, as uncertainty about the Middle East lifted oil prices and Treasury yields.
For people living across the Pacific, climate change is becoming an everyday reality, affecting homes, food supplies, livelihoods and coastal communities. At a high-level UN climate event in New York, Fiji’s President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu urged world leaders to take stronger action to protect communities facing the impacts of a warming planet. Speaking at the Climate Summit 2026, held alongside the 81st United Nations General Assembly, President Lalabalavu called for stronger national climate plans, funding that is accessible to small island states and adaptation projects that deliver clear results. He said even a small increase in global temperatures could have…
Maritime security has been strengthened around Denarau this week as the Republic of Fiji Navy supports the South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM). Personnel from RFNS Timo and the Navy’s Small Boats Squadron are maintaining patrols in waters surrounding the area, working alongside national security agencies and Land Forces personnel. The teams are monitoring vessel movements, conducting maritime patrols and keeping watch over key approaches to the meeting venue. The coordinated security presence is intended to strengthen Fiji’s capacity to identify and respond to potential maritime threats while helping ensure the regional defence meeting proceeds safely. The operation forms part…
KPMG audit scandal enters Westpac C-suite
Fiji is calling for stronger legal protection of nature while ensuring that Pacific communities and their traditional relationships with the environment remain central to any new approach. Minister for Information, Environment and Climate Change Lynda Tabuya raised the issue during a meeting with Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) Founder and Executive Director Osprey Orielle Lake on the sidelines of UNGA81 in New York. WECAN, in partnership with Ocean Vision Legal, is advocating for a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Nature. Discussions with Minister Tabuya focused on how legal recognition of nature could contribute to stronger ocean…
Sajid Nadiadwala’s Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Private Limited has expanded its office footprint in Mumbai with a new lease at Lotus Grandeur in Andheri West. The production house has taken two office units on the eighth floor of the commercial complex, along with two reserved parking spaces.According to property documents, the 11-month agreement with Rhea and Dia Enterprises carries a monthly licence fee of Rs. 5 lakhs. The total licence fee of Rs. 55 lakhs for the tenure was paid on September 16, 2026. The agreement was registered on September 21 and the licence period begins on November 1, 2026.The premises…