Articles by Luca Ittimani

Technology

Large bull shark kills woman and injures man in attack at NSW beach

Swimmers aged in their 20s bitten by shark at Kylies beach in Crowdy Bay early on Thursday morning, with woman dying at the scene

5 hours ago

Business

Goodbye Chinese Noodle House, hello ... Chinese Noodle Houses? Sydney favourite to become two identically named – and competing – diners

Haymarket's beloved Chinese Noodle House is closing on December 12 after a decade, prompting a surge of farewell visits. The closure stems from a lease dispute, with landlords John Sun and Susanna Chen planning to reopen a new Chinese Noodle House in the same Thomas Street venue by February. Meanwhile,...

1 days ago

Sports

You can travel between Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne for as little as $10 on affordable bus Flix - but at what cost?

European budget travel brand FlixBus promises low prices and a better experience, but will it be enough to get Australians off planes and out of their cars?

2 days ago

Business

Australian investment in green projects surges despite drastic US policy reversal, report shows

Exclusive: Growth has been steady even since Trump’s re-election, building on increase from $20bn to $157bn, says thinktank

Nov 15, 2025

Business

Property investors make up two in every five Australian home loans amid record borrowing

Investor home borrowing surges nearly 18% in the September quarter compared with previous three months, prompting calls to ‘urgently rein in overheated credit market’

Nov 12, 2025

Business

‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank

Australia stopped buying fuel directly from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine but has imported more than 3m tonnes of its oil products since 2023

Nov 8, 2025

World

RBA holds official interest rate at 3.6% while warning of rising house prices and rents

Reserve Bank’s decision to leave cash rate at 3.6% was widely expected and major banks predict no interest rates cut until 2026

Nov 4, 2025

World

‘No empathy’: Australian banks under fire for failing customers in hardship

Banks have continued to dismiss thousands of requests for help despite facing regulatory action enforcing their obligation to work with struggling clients

Oct 31, 2025

Business

RBA governor dismisses jobs fears but hints at rates hold after inflation uptick

Michele Bullock plays down concerns about rising joblessness as economists pencil in February for next reduction in borrowing costs

Oct 27, 2025

Business

Why thousands are queuing for hours in central Sydney to buy gold

About 1,000 people have moved through the ABC Bullion Sydney store each day for over a month as investors trade out of shares and currencies and into gold

Oct 21, 2025

Australian banks ignore thousands of customers’ hardship requests

Exclusive: Automated systems have generated ‘cookie cutter’ responses that fail to account for individual circumstances, according to financial watchdog

Oct 18, 2025

At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say

‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs,’ professor of climate risk warns

Oct 6, 2025

At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say

‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs,’ CEO of insurance peak body warns

Oct 6, 2025

At $4.5bn each year extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say

‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs’ CEO of insurance peak body warns

Oct 6, 2025

Afternoon Update: Australians on Gaza flotilla ‘degraded’; Sydney shooting arrest; and old ladies to the rescue

One activist tells officials that his arm was dislocated and his head had been slammed into the ground

Oct 6, 2025