An incredible timelapse shows the entire skeleton of a new seven-storey apartment block in Brisbane being erected in just 11 days. The superstructure, which is essentially the backbone of a building, of The Fells project in Spring Hill would’ve otherwise taken about four months. Experts say innovations like this areContinue Reading
A staggering 58,479 assaults. A devastating 49,490 break-ins. These are some of the shocking statistics emerging from the Australia Bureau of Statistics capturing crime victim numbers for 2023. The police data shows that Queensland is the nation’s crime capital, with 289,657 residents becoming the victims of crime last year. That’sContinue Reading
Four people have been found dead at a home in Melbourne’s north. Emergency services were called to a house in Broadmeadows about 2am Tuesday. Two men, a woman and a teenage boy were found dead inside the property. As reported by Today, three people aged between 70 to 40 yearsContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are being warned to brace for another wet and wild weekend after Sydney was smashed by almost twice its average June rainfall in just two weeks. The Harbour City reported a whopping 212mm of rain until Friday – against a June monthly average of 132mm – withContinue Reading
Melbourne is set to shiver through its coldest day in five years, with the city shivering through a cold snap. While the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a high of just 13C for Friday, it will be the city’s coldest day since 2019 if the temperature fails to rise toContinue Reading
A pensioner from Victoria who is facing over $20,000 in traffic offenses says a group of people have wrongly accused him of their driving violations. Kelvin Bellette, a disability pensioner and part-time pizza delivery driver from rural western Victorian town of Colac, lost his wallet on a Mornington Peninsula busContinue Reading
With $2.50 coffees and $13 pizzas, is this Australia’s cheapest Italian restaurant? Cafe Perri, located opposite Carnegie station in southeast Melbourne, caused a stir online this week after a photo of its menu went viral on Reddit. Highlights from the classic Italian menu include $11 for a Napoletana pizza, $9Continue Reading
The cost of living is enough to make you want to go back to bed in the morning. And you might have to – with a flat white being worth at least $5.50, according to one cafe boss. Melbourne coffee roaster St Ali’s chief executive, Lachlan Ward, told the HeraldContinue Reading
An industry leader in Melbourne has caused a brew-haha after declaring Aussies aren’t paying enough for their daily cup of coffee. St Ali coffee roasters chief executive, Lachlan Ward, told the Herald Sun on Tuesday cafes need to “be brave and adjust up” or risk closing their doors. “The wayContinue Reading
One of Australia’s biggest banks will close five more branches in two major cities as in-person banking services continue to fall off across the country. Westpac, the ASX-listed $93bn behemoth, has confirmed it will close four subsidiary Bank of Melbourne branches in Broadmeadows, Airport West, Werribee Plaza and South MorangContinue Reading