A budget of “must-haves,” not “nice-to-haves” was how NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey handed down his second state budget of Tuesday. While the state is forecast to record deficits over the forward estimates to 2027-28, the budget centrepiece was a $5.1bn investment to create new public housing, with half of theContinue Reading
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey will hand down his second budget on Tuesday, flagging fiscal responsibility, and deflating any hopes of any cash splashes. While Australians living in Queensland were treated to billions in cost-of-living relief – like a $1000 electricity rebate and 50 cent flat public transport fare – NSWContinue Reading
A factory worker is still missing after an out-of-control fire ripped through a paint factory in Melbourne’s southeast. More than 120 firefighters raced to the scene after the Dandenong South factory caught fire about 12pm on Friday. Authorities battled to contain the wild blaze and managed to get the infernoContinue Reading
A factory in Melbourne’s southeast has gone up in flames, with firefighters taking more than hour to bring it under control. It broke out on Hewitt St, Cheltenham, about 18km from Melbourne’s CBD, just after 3pm. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) crews arrived within six minutes to find the single-storey structureContinue Reading
Two pilots who were involved in a plane crash while on their way to help fight a bushfire have been released from hospital less than 24 hours after the incident. The Boeing 737-3 “National Large Air Tanker” came down near Hopetoun, in Western Australia’s south, about 4.15pm Monday. It hadContinue Reading