The first stage of sweeping reforms to crack down on the “disturbing growth” of vaping among young Australians will come into effect on January 1. A total ban on the importation of disposable single use vapes is set to come into effect on that day, as will a new schemeContinue Reading
Some of Australia’s highest profile leaders across government, business and sport have united to issue a public statement condemning the rise of anti-semitism and racism. What began as a WhatsApp discussion between business and community leaders in Sydney concerning a rise in cases of anti-semitism and the need to getContinue Reading
Labor has held the seat of former Victoria premier Daniel Andrews in a closely watched by-election but the win was a tight one and the numbers spell trouble for the state’s progressives. Eden Foster, Labor’s candidate for Mulgrave, suffered a substantial 10.9 per cent swing against her in the traditionallyContinue Reading
Shock jock Steve Price has threatened to “tear up” his membership if former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews tries to join a golf club on the Mornington Peninsula. “This is the premier who stopped us playing golf for two years during Covid,” Price told Sky News Australia. “This is the premierContinue Reading
Daniel Andrews is likely to be rejected from joining one of Victoria’s most elite golf clubs, with members still furious at the premier for months of endless Covid lockdowns. The ex-Victorian Premier had reportedly set his sights on joining the Portsea Golf Club, according to The Herald Sun. The vastContinue Reading
Thousands of fans, friends and family have gathered at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday to farewell AFL legend Ron Barassi. With the sun glaring over the top of the stadium, the crowd has gathered to celebrate the life of a man who played 253 games, coached 515 and wonContinue Reading
The former chair of Victoria’s abandoned bid for the Commonwealth Games has revealed her fears for the future of the event because of exploding costs and big countries don’t “see any benefit of continuing to do this”. Peggy O’Neal, the former Richmond Football Club president, was “surprised but not surprised”Continue Reading
A story in a prominent US newspaper has claimed “Adelaide might secretly be Australia’s coolest city” and as expected, it has ruffled some feathers down under. The piece in the Wall Street Journal said the South Australian capital “offers an almost utopian alternative to the typical urban sprawl” and includedContinue Reading
Australians may have resoundingly rejected the Voice proposal but South Australia is pressing ahead with the reform despite the result. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has already legislated a state-based implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart – Voice, Treaty and Truth. But the resounding vote against the proposal –Continue Reading
It has been little more than two weeks since Daniel Andrews resigned as Premier of Victoria, and he’s already looking a world away from his suited-and-booted, camera-ready self. Andrews was spotted on Wednesday evening in the arrivals line at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Veteran entertainment reporter PeterContinue Reading