The cost of a visa for international students has quietly been more than doubled. A stark 125 per cent fee hike from $710 to $1600 will be implemented from July 1, with the funds to be reinvested back into the tertiary eduction and vocational sector and used for the implementationContinue Reading
Sydney’s iconic Luna Park has been listed for sale with the multi million-dollar listing expected to generate heavy domestic and international interest. The Milson’s Point amusement park could sell for up to $70m, with CBRE agents Simon Rooney, James Douglas and Paul Ryan running the campaign. “Trophy assets such asContinue Reading
Graduates in Anthony Albanese’s inner-western Sydney electorate have some of the highest student debts in the country, but a Greens-held seat has topped the charts, new analysis has revealed ahead of annual indexation taking effect this weekend. Data from the Parliamentary Library, commissioned by the Greens, shows the average studentContinue Reading
Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) is hoping to win refinancers looking to leave rival banks with a new 6.15 per cent digital home loan. The offer, which was announced on Monday, is available to owner-occupier borrowers who have a 40 per cent deposit, and are willing to enter a principal andContinue Reading
Illegible, incomplete and poor records mean Victoria Police will never truly know how many times their officers forcibly removed an Aboriginal child. The state’s Chief Commissioner of police made a formal apology to the Stolen Generations on Friday, acknowledging Victoria Police’s more-than-100-year role in removing Indigenous kids. “It’s vital forContinue Reading
All ferries have resumed service after heavy fog blanketed Sydney earlier forcing a mass cancellation. All services including Harbour and Parramatta River ferries were cancelled on Friday morning due to the fog. However, the disruption was brief as the fog lifted enough for safe travel by about 7.30am. “Sydney ferryContinue Reading
Parents of a 21-year-old surfer stabbed to death at a NSW tourist hotspot in May are pleading for information as police are yet to make any arrests. Kye Schaefer died in hospital just hours after being fatally wounded about 6.40am on May 2 at Coffs Harbour on the state’s northContinue Reading
The mayor of the Sydney council of Blacktown Tony Bleasdale has died while on a delegation flight returning from China. Mr Bleasdale, 73, spent almost 30 years as a Blacktown councillor, taking on mayoral duties in 2019. No cause of death has been established, but Mr Bleasdale had struggled afterContinue Reading
Drive through one of countless new crammed housing estates in Sydney’s west and you might picture the small saplings lining narrow streets one day blossoming into lush trees. But the reality is that government planning controls have allowed verges so narrow that what’s planted doesn’t have enough space to everContinue Reading
Junior doctors who worked in NSW will collectively receive almost $230m from the state’s public health system after an agreement was reached to end a four-year legal battle. On Wednesday, it was revealed NSW Health had agreed to pay $229.8 million to resolve a class action brought by junior doctorsContinue Reading