A funny thing happened on the way to Australia’s great post-pandemic slowdown. The wave of mortgage losses we have been waiting and bracing for hasn’t arrived. Read more: bit.ly/4acUwt0

Jim Chalmers’ third budget will take Australia down a new economic path from the “orthodoxy” embraced by Labor and Coalition governments since the 1980s, promoting a bigger role for government. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Ignatius Jones and his band Jimmy and the Boys were literally a shocking live act, attracting a hardcore audience and ­adventurous music fans who went along to see what the fuss was about: bit.ly/4dqUNeF

One of the most popular destinations is now much cheaper. Here’s how to get more bang for your Aussie buck: bit.ly/3JPDhDg

From booze-free beer to ‘healthy’ treats, younger generations are rejecting extreme lifestyle trends in favour of a more balanced lifestyle, leading to a wave of innovative offerings: bit.ly/3whGPLv

In the gardens of Buckingham Palace the King, recovering from cancer, was surrounded by his family and 8000 guests. Two miles down the road at St Paul’s Cathedral his son cut a lonelier figure: bit.ly/4aeaRxB

Buying a luxury villa in Bali is a dream for many of the 1.2 million Australians who make the pilgrimage to the so-called Island of the Gods each year: bit.ly/4dtQ4J5

It may seem simple to some, but lamb cutlets marinated in cumin, paprika and good olive oil, is the meal I love most. See the full recipe by Ellie Bouhadana: bit.ly/3QC5GAh

It was harsh and unfair of me to say Immigration Minister Andrew Giles botched the release of murderers, rapists, and paedophiles into the community. In fact, given his background as a socialist left lawyer for asylum seekers, he did an excellent job: bit.ly/4brWoyY

Glencore says it is “disappointed” with Steven Miles’s comments that the miner’s Great Artesian Basin carbon storage project was unlikely to get state approval: bit.ly/4dyn6rn

The Cumberland City council decision to ban same-sex parenting books in its libraries has been branded “pathetic” by a neighbouring mayor: bit.ly/3WFrH50

A Mexican man accused of killing Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend allegedly told his girlfriend he “f**ked up three gringos” before stealing their truck’s tyres: bit.ly/3WznT5j

A month after Qantas unveiled Classic Plus as its answer to the travel dreams of frequent flyers, the airline has revealed the response: bit.ly/44GRoUX

The US presidential candidate has claimed a worm had died inside his brain, causing severe memory loss and mental fog: bit.ly/3y4DL5G

There is a future for the combustion engine. If you want to save fuel and make fewer carbon dioxides, you shouldn’t dispense with petrol-powered vehicles. You should develop them. Hone them. That’s exactly what Mazda has done: bit.ly/4adMJLe

The wild-eyed front man of shock rockers Jimmy and the Boys, Cranbrook School old boy, festival supremo, sometime jazz crooner and arts community stalwart has died at 67. Read more: bit.ly/3QBA51S

Jim Chalmers will promise more money in workers’ pockets without adding upward pressure on ­inflation, amid warnings that fiscal policies of state and federal governments are working against the Reserve Bank’s push to drive down prices growth. Read more: bit.ly/4ba0lsr

“Raiding” superannuation to fund a deposit for first-home buyers would “unleash a massive price hike” in lower to medium-priced houses and cost taxpayers a cumulative $200bn by 2060, the Super Members Council has warned. What's your view? bit.ly/3QDzBIm