Australian mums and dads are taking extraordinary steps to ensure their young children escape the worst of what looks to be a bleak financial future. A growing number of worried parents are establishing savings and investment accounts for their kids – some on the day they’re born – to helpContinue Reading
Christmas came early for epicurean-minded cybercriminals. This is yet another reason to pay before you post: A Chinese restaurant customer was left flabbergasted after an innocent social media mishap resulted in her getting stuck with a mind-boggling $90,000 bill. The bankruptcy-inducing incident occurred on November 23 while the woman, identifiedContinue Reading
Thousands of school students across the country walked out of classrooms on Friday to join a major student strike to protest in favour of action on climate change. Organisers School Strike 4 Climate called the strike to demand the federal government shift focus away from dependence on fossil fuels inContinue Reading
Thousands of school students across Australia will be able to skip school on Friday and strike for climate action, backed by a “sick note” signed by “climate doctors”. Friday’s strike will be the 11th nationwide strike, as School Strike 4 Climate enters its fifth year. There will be protest actionContinue Reading
The biggest company in Australia has come under fire over its $2 million donation in support of the Voice to Parliament, with one prominent law firm accusing it of hypocrisy. BHP — the largest mining company in the world by market capitalisation — handed over the money to support theContinue Reading
Anxiety bubbled as I sat down for my first meal while travelling. I was in Dundee, Scotland – a place dear to my heart as that is where my family comes from. I was diagnosed as a coeliac in 2021, during the huge NSW lockdown. For months, I had beenContinue Reading
Belting out a favourite tune with your buddies can achieve much more than lifting the group mood, says multi-talented First Nations musician and dancer Mitch Tambo. Passionate about the power of lyricism in learning, in particular the survival and teaching of First Nations languages, the proud Gamilaraay man calls musicContinue Reading
A fisherman has recounted his “scariest day” on the water after a bull shark grabbed his mate’s hand and dragged him into a river. Heart-stopping footage of the incident showed the fisherman, named Nick, washing his hands in the water at Everglades National Park in Florida after releasing a fish.Continue Reading