Qantas is expecting about 150,000 Australians to travel on Friday in what the airline claims is its busiest day of the year. Friday kicks off the summer peak travel period, with the school year wrapping up for most jurisdictions across the country and more than 8.5 million passengers geared upContinue Reading
Qantas called on Aussies to name its new aircraft after the airline announced construction is underway for its first QantasLink Airbus A220 — and the winners have now been revealed. The theme was based around “native wildlife” with more than 6,000 submissions received before it was narrowed down to 40Continue Reading
Detectives are calling for public help after a young child was found with critical injuries in southern Tasmania. Tasmanian Police say they were called in to investigate on Friday morning after paramedics found the child at an address in Warrane about 1.10am. On Saturday, detectives revealed they believe the childContinue Reading
A push to legalise recreational cannabis use in Australia has been opposed by the country’s peak medical body, which argues it will send the wrong message about potential social and health-related harms. In its submission to the Greens’ Legalising Cannabis Bill, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) said legalising recreational useContinue Reading
Fuming workers at Sydney Water will amp up their fight for better pay, with staff refusing to complete paper work and undertake essential work at major developments across NSW. The latest escalation is part of a protracted six month dispute over improved pay and working conditions with both parties toContinue Reading
NSW Premier Chris Minns has issued a mea culpa over his role in failing to control the events in the lead up to the Opera House protests which lead to 1400 pro-Palestinian protesters storming the forecourt. Confronted with a barrage of questions during budget estimates on Wednesday, Mr Minns saidContinue Reading
Former WA premier Mark McGowan has stepped into four new roles – including a senior role working with ex-Federal treasurer Joe Hockey – just months after the “exhausted” state leader quit his top job. Mr McGowan, 55, shocked outlets when he stepped down as premier of Western Australia in May,Continue Reading
When he was just 17-years-old, devastation struck the lives of Sydney resident Kobi Simmat and his family. A recession hit and his father’s business went under, leaving the family homeless. It was an unimaginable time that he has vowed to never go through again. “In the ‘recession we had toContinue Reading
Jim Chalmers has hosed down suggestions the government should use a bumper budget surplus to provide further cost of living relief to struggling Australians. Figures printed in the May budget forecast a surplus of $4.2bn for the 2022-2033 financial year, but the Treasurer confirmed on Monday he now expects thatContinue Reading
Jim Chalmers has conceded his long-awaited wellbeing budget needs further finetuning following criticism the report used out-of-date data to support some of its findings. The Treasurer released the first Measuring What Matters report, modelled on similar initiatives in New Zealand, Canada and Germany, on Friday. It tracks 50 indicators coveringContinue Reading