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A visit to the Ronald Courtney Institute in Porongurup means entering the surreal world of artist Jessee Lee Johns. 

HONG KONG: The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday (May 6), fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while equities were mixed as investors await the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. Oil also staged a comeback after tanking on news of an output hike by key producers that came despite growing concerns about demand and the outlook for the global economy. While no agreements have yet been reached with the White House, there is optimism that governments are making progress in averting or tempering the United States president’s eye-watering levies, which have sent shivers through…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jon Gruden is back in professional football, but it’s not with the NFL. The former head coach will be joining the Nashville Kats in the Arena Football One League as a part-owner. Gruden won’t be a head coach, but rather the team said he will be in “consulting and advisory roles in all aspects of the team’s football and business operations.” Aug 29, 2021; Santa Clara, California, USA; Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden walks onto the field before the start of the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. (Cary…

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky once again stole the show at the Met Gala with tons of news-making moments.The power couple is expecting their third child, the rapper A$AP Rocky confirmed.”It feels amazing, you know,” A$AP Rocky, gala co-chair, told reporters who congratulated him Monday after outlets reported the couple was expecting their third child. “It’s time that we show the people what we was cooking up. And I’m glad everybody’s happy for us ’cause we definitely happy, you know.” Met Gala Co-Chair A$AP Rocky attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5,…

EXPLAINERBehind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel, cardinals from around the world will convene to elect the 267th pontiff.As the formal mourning period for Pope Francis has ended, attention now shifts to the papal conclave in Vatican City, where powerful members of the Catholic Church are converging to elect the next pontiff. Cardinals from around the world will choose the 267th pope, leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, at an event of spiritual, political and global relevance. Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88 after 12 years in the papacy. The conclave, which will kick…

A lawyer who represented a government whistleblower in a case that led to President Donald Trump’s first impeachment sued the Trump administration on Monday for “unconstitutional retaliation” after his security clearance was revoked.Lawyer Mark Zaid argued that the administration’s decision to pull his clearance in March was in retaliation for representing former Department of Homeland Security intelligence chief Brian Murphy, who was key to Trump’s 2019 impeachment.Murphy filed a whistleblower complaint in 2019 alleging Trump, amid his re-election campaign, pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine. The U.S.…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A few weeks ago, Apollo’s chief economist Torsten Sløk sent around a chart showing how liquidity for “off-the-run” corporate bonds was the worst since March 2020. Pimco has now offered up an oblique riposte. OK, Pimco‘s report insisting that there was “no significant stress in public credit market liquidity” was actually published last week, but at the time we were distracted. On the principle that it’s never too late to write about indirect passive-aggressive credit manager spats, let’s take a look.The central…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersGood morning. April’s ISM services survey, out yesterday, came in well above expectations, and showed that services are still firmly in expansion. At a high level, it added to the evidence that the US economy is robust. But bad signs were hiding below the surface: the prices paid…

A Deliveroo rider near Victoria station in London, England, on March 31, 2021.Dan Kitwood | Getty ImagesLONDON — British food delivery firm Deliveroo on Monday said it has agreed to a takeover offer from American rival DoorDash that values the company at £2.9 billion ($3.9 billion).Deliveroo, which lets users order hot meals and groceries via an app, said its board agreed to an offer from DoorDash to acquire all issued and to be issued shares in the company for 180 pence a share.That marks a 44% premium to Deliveroo’s closing price on April 4, the last business day prior to…

Williams delivered a commanding performance in the opening round of the Narrogin and Districts Netball Association A1 competition on Friday night with a 40-goal victory over Pingelly.