Two senior ministers in the Dan Andrews government are tipped go for the top job, which means a fight for power after the premier’s shock Tuesday resignation. Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan is widely considered the frontrunner for the job but it is understood Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll will alsoContinue Reading
Short term rental owners have hit out at the Victorian government’s new 7.5 per cent tax on short stay accommodation announced yesterday as part of the Andrews government’s Housing Statement. Among the criticisms are a lack of detail over how the tax will work, a lack of consideration over howContinue Reading
New images have captured the stark reality for homeowners who, faced with a worsening cost-of-living crisis, have been priced out of big cities. The latest Regional Movers Index revealed migration to Australia’s regional centres was up 7.9 per cent in the first three months of the year. The rate atContinue Reading
Rain and strong winds are expected to hit the southern states this week, with snowfall also a possibility over the Australian Alps after a freezing weekend. Prominent Alpine towns Mount Buller and Mount Hotham are predicted to drop to negative three degrees on Monday, while Perisher Valley is expected toContinue Reading
Media mogul Craig Hutchison has won the race for a licence for Super Netball’s eighth team that will replace Collingwood next season. Netball Australia confirmed on Friday it had awarded the licence to Hutchison’s Sports Entertainment Network following a competitive tender process overseen by a subcommittee including consultants David GallopContinue Reading
The Prime Minister remains tight-lipped over when his cabinet will meet to decide the fate of the Reserve Bank governor. Anthony Albanese, speaking to radio 6PR in the Perth studio on Thursday straight after flying in from Europe where he attended the NATO summit, was asked if federal cabinet plannedContinue Reading
Melbourne has “huge vulnerabilities” and future earthquakes will “kill people”, an expert has warned after Sunday night’s tremor. The 3.8-magnitude quake struck at 11.41pm on Sunday night, shaking the city and waking residents. The epicentre was located in Sunbury, about 35 kilometres northwest of the Melbourne CBD, according to GeoscienceContinue Reading
A weekend of record-low temperatures and “giant-sized hail” in parts of the country will surprisingly usher in a “warm start to winter” this week. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Sarah Scully said while a “number of May minimum records” were broken around the country, temperatures for most of the country wouldContinue Reading
Essential workers are spending about two thirds of their income on housing on average as the housing affordability crisis prices them out of their communities and exacerbates staff shortages across Australia. New analysis has found early childhood educators, aged care workers and cleaners are among the hardest hit as theyContinue Reading
Four people have been killed after a two-car crash as the Easter long weekend begins. Emergency services were alerted to the collision between two utes at Jeir, about 30kms south of Yass and near the ACT border, about 6.50am on Friday. Several ambulance crews and a rescue helicopter attended theContinue Reading