The Albanese goverment will pay superannuation on paid parental leave, in a $1.1bn budget Mother’s Day announcement . Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Sunday undertook a breakfast television blitz to spruik his Tuesday’s federal budget. Mr Chalmers said the initial outlay for the super announcement will be $1.1bn in thisContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hinted at measures to bolster Australia’s dwindling birthrate in the upcoming May budget, but has ruled out lump-sum payments akin to the Howard government-era baby bonus scheme. Australia’s recent surge in population growth, buoyed by a soaring migration intake, has become a hot button political issue,Continue Reading
Ordinary Australians are being forced to seek help from charities as they struggle to feed and house themselves during the cost of living crisis, leaving many “embarrassed” and “apologetic”. Salvation Army frontline workers have reported a surge in the number of people accessing their services for the first time asContinue Reading
A man has been charged after allegedly trying to smuggle 20 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia in his carry on luggage. The 27-year-old Taiwanese national was arrested coming off a flight from Thailand on March 19. Authorities alleged 21.2kg of meth was concealed in wine bottles, herbal tea and bathContinue Reading
A man has been caught allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 20kg of methamphetamine into Australia, concealed in wine bottles and herbal tea packed in his carry-on luggage. The Taiwanese national, 27, was questioned by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Sydney International Airport on Tuesday, March 19, after heContinue Reading
Australia’s paid parental leave scheme has officially been expanded to 26 weeks after the government’s first tranche of reforms passed through the Senate on Monday. Under the changes, the 20 weeks of paid leave parents can access will be gradually increased up by two weeks each year from July 2024Continue Reading
The second year of News Corp Australia’s innovative campaign to raise respect for teachers and educators will launch in late April. The Australia’s Best Teachers advocacy series gained national attention last year when Federal Education Minister Jason Clare announced a $10m commitment to elevate the status of teachers. Australia’s BestContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have ramped up their campaign pitches ahead of a high-stakes ballot that will determine the Albanese government’s political future ahead of next year’s federal election. On the eve of Saturday’s by-election, the prime minister delivered his final plea to voters living in the south-Melbourne federalContinue Reading
Australia’s war on gas guzzling utes in the name of reducing emissions may be putting another species on the endangered list — the grey nomad. The great Australian tradition of caravanning, whether taking in the Great Australian Bight along the Nullarbor Plain or through the red centre to Uluru, willContinue Reading
More than three quarters of Australian families eat breakfast together, new data has revealed. While some people only manage to eat a piece of fruit each morning, research from Kellogg’s has revealed a whopping 87 per cent of families still find time to sit down to breakfast together. However parentalContinue Reading