As President Emmanuel Macron's popularity continues to plummet, French protesters take to the streets over rising fuel costs, an issue that taps into broader disquiet about the direction of the Fifth Republic.

Tradition dictates that we start putting up the Christmas decorations on December 1, but all that's changing as social media feeds our desire for an earlier start to a longer festive period.

Both the Prime Minister and the Chief Scientist have told Territorians about a global race to "ship sunshine" to Asia, which could prompt the NT to power up its fledging solar sector.

The credits have rolled for the last time at the only permanent cinema in inner-city Darwin, so what does that mean for the life of the CBD?

Chinese President Xi Jinping's face was pasted on billboards ahead of last weekend's APEC summit in Papua New Guinea. So how did he end up getting upstaged?

The League of Nations was once described as "the greatest humbug in history", but it has had a lasting impact on Australia: it helped the nation untie its British apron strings and find its foreign policy voice.

For 120 years, it was a successful mining engineering business, riding the highs and lows. But an aggressive move into a new form of technology, the solar industry, burned RCR Tomlinson and left it in administration.

Labor's proposed changes to the way dividends are taxed in super funds has angered many retirees, but that is unlikely to derail the reforms.

The collapse of one of the nation's oldest engineering companies, RCR Tomlinson, has destroyed Christmas for thousands of families, according to the union dealing with the fallout from the unexpected job losses.

The typical Australian is now worth more than $260,000, knocking Switzerland off the top of the global rich list.

The Rockpool Dining Group says it is "keen to resolve" payroll issues as it contacts workers to top-up their salaries after an audit found they were owed $1.6 million in wages.

Last week's big sell-off on global markets was broad and swift. Is it another sign of the longest bull run in modern history is on its last legs?

The US President says the Saudis will be punished if they are found to be involved with the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, but that halting arms sales to the country would only hurt Americans.

Demand for a uniquely Australian product is booming, with emu eggs featuring in some of the nation's top restaurants — and just one of them can feed a family.

A remote pastoral station in Western Australia is attracting firearms enthusiasts from around the world who are keen to spend time in the outback shooting high-calibre rifles.