A doctor’s appointment could soon become cheaper in NSW under an Australian-first move to encourage GPs to bulk bill and ease pressure on public hospitals. The NSW government has budgeted $189m to give rebates to GP clinics that bulk bill for most patients while axing historical payroll tax issues. UnderContinue Reading
Australia’s mining community has been left devastated after a young worker died in a tragic vehicle incident at a coal mine in Central Queensland. Emergency services were called to BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s Saraji South coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin on Monday afternoon following reports that a man had beenContinue Reading
Industry and medical bodies representing nurses and doctors have called on the NSW government to urgently implement pill and drug-checking measures during the summer festival season or risk putting young lives at risk. A joint letter between The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), NSW Nurses and Midwives Association,Continue Reading
The nation’s emergency leaders are set to converge on Canberra from tomorrow in preparation for what experts fear could be the fiercest fire season since the “Black Summer” blazes of 2019-2020. The Albanese government will hold the inaugural National Bushfire Preparedness Summit which will bring together approximately 250 representatives fromContinue Reading
Australia’s lowest-paid workers are celebrating the news that the minimum wage is rising considerably in line with inflation, but it could be bad news for everyone else. Industry bodies and economists have warned the pay boost could worsen the financial situation for millions of Australians — including the very peopleContinue Reading
Frustrated truck drivers have ripped into the government for increasing the Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge, saying the extra fees will put even more pressure on their stretched finances. The charge, which is a tax truckies pay for using roads, will increase from 27.2 cents to 32.4 cents per litreContinue Reading
A proposal to abolish the indexation on $74bn of student debt has been put on ice after a parliamentary inquiry recommended the bill should be scrapped. The senate’s higher education legislation committee tabled its report on Monday into the Greens push which also included raising the minimum repayment income toContinue Reading
Social media influencers from TikTok to Instagram are being targeted for dishonest posts in a crackdown by the nation’s consumer watchdog after it was inundated with tip-offs from the public. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has started investigating more than 100 influencers after its Facebook post attracted moreContinue Reading
Qantas has rung in the new year atop AirlineRatings.com’s safest airline list for 2023, coming out ahead of the other 384 airlines the watchdog monitors. The Australian airline, which has just celebrated its 100th operational year, has regained the top spot in AirlineRatings.com’s Top Twenty Safest Airlines for 2023, justContinue Reading
Qantas has reason to celebrate after a horror few years after being named the world’s safest airline for 2023. The Australian airline has regained AirlineRatings.com’s top spot for safety, beating last year’s winner Air New Zealand by “the finest of margins”. The website takes into account serious incidents, recent fatalContinue Reading