Rates at 18-year high as RBA warns it will “feel like a recession” The Reserve Bank’s latest rate rise has pushed borrowing costs to an 18-year high, with Governor Michele Bullock warning households may feel recession-like conditions as inflation proves stubborn and growth slows. The decision ramps up pressure on the Albanese government to rein in spending and sharpen its economic narrative as mortgage stress and cost-of-living politics intensify. Covered by: Australian Financial Review, The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, The Advertiser, The Mercury, Herald Sun. Chalmers flags budget cuts as political heat rises on cost of living With the RBA tightening again, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is signalling further spending restraint in upcoming budget updates to help cool inflation—an implicit acknowledgement that fiscal settings are now central to the inflation fight. Commentators and rival outlets frame it as a credibility test for Labor’s

The Chennai Press Club has expressed grief over the death of senior Tamil journalist Bharathkumar, describing it as a significant loss to the media fraternity. Bharathkumar, who served as Chief Anchor at Maalai Murasu TV, died of a heart attack on November 2. He was 48. With extensive experience in both print and television journalism, Bharathkumar was known for his long association with the Tamil media industry. The Chennai Press Club extended its condolences to his family, colleagues, and friends.  

The Adani Group and the digital platform OpIndia have been named on Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Predators List for the second consecutive year. They sit alongside US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese Communist Party among 33 individuals and organisations the Paris-based watchdog accuses of attacking journalism. RSF released the 2026 list on November 2, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The organisation describes it as a tongue-in-cheek awards list. RSF Director-General Thibaut Bruttin called it “a bit like RSF’s version of the Razzies.” "The Press Freedom Predators List is a tongue-in-cheek honours list of the worst of the attacks and abuses directed at the press," he added. The Adani Group appears in the legal category, which covers actors RSF accuses of using abusive legal proceedings against journalists and media outlets. RSF places the conglomerate al

India's Global Capability Centres (GCCs) may belong to some of the world's largest companies, but many remain relatively unknown to the Indian professionals they want to attract. According to Udit Joshi, Partner at SPAG FINN Partners, the problem lies partly in how these organisations communicate their value. Speaking to Influencing India's Influencing Insider, Joshi argued that GCCs need to move beyond conventional announcements about office openings, employee numbers and infrastructure investments to demonstrate the innovation, career opportunities and business impact they create. "Almost every GCC that's come to India" begins its communications with ribbon-cutting photographs, he observed. Announcements about office space and headcount often follow, but these are largely vanity metrics that do little to differentiate one organisation from another. Instead, Joshi believes GCCs should highlight the technologies they develop, patents they file and problem

Tuesday, 3 November 2026 #1  ·  Times Nation  ·  In-depth feature / Investigative Chandrakar may help sleuths solve sensitive aspects of Mahadev case By Rashmi Drolia   ·   The Times of India  ·  Page Page 15 Sourabh Chandrakar, extradited from Oman, is considered a prized catch for central agencies probing the Mahadev Online Book illegal betting and money-laundering network estimated to have generated Rs 94,000 crore in proceeds of crime, with alleged funding of elections and 'protection money' to bureaucrats and politicians. The 116 accused named by CBI and ED include former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and senior police officers. The story traces Chandrakar's trajectory from a Rs 15,000-a-month juice-shop worker in Bhilai to Dubai luxury villas, with investigators estimating he spent Rs 200 crore on his wedding. Drolia synthesises agency sources, court filings, and biographical detail into a coh

Budget blowout fears collide with RBA rate pressure Economic anxiety dominates the front pages, with claims of a $170bn federal budget “black hole” and fresh warnings that further rate rises could tip the country towards recession. The significance is political as much as financial: the debate sharpens scrutiny of Labor’s fiscal credibility just as households brace for more mortgage pain and the Reserve Bank faces a high-stakes decision. Covered by: The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Herald Sun, The West Australian, Sydney Morning Herald. NDIS savings plan under fire inside Treasury Treasury’s chief actuary is questioning whether the NDIA can deliver $38.2 billion in promised NDIS savings over four years, citing gaps in the information provided. With the scheme’s costs a major driver of long-term budget pressure, doubts from within government elevate the issue from policy reform to a looming fiscal and political test. Covered by: Australian Financi