Tucker Carlson has weighed in on Australia’s housing crisis, pointing the finger squarely at immigration as the “one reason” and questioning “how does anybody live here” on an average income. The former Fox News host, currently on a speaking tour of Australia as a guest of billionaire Clive Palmer, toldContinue Reading
Australia’s community pharmacies are set to receive an additional $3bn under an agreement brokered with the Albanese government after the sector came to blows with Labor over its 60-day script scheme. Health Minister Mark Butler and the Pharmacy Guild announced on Thursday they had struck a deal that would deliverContinue Reading
Australia’s community pharmacies are set to receive an additional $3bn under an agreement brokered with the Albanese government after the sector came to blows with Labor over its 60-day script scheme. Health Minister Mark Butler and the Pharmacy Guild announced on Thursday they had struck a deal that would deliverContinue Reading
Giant American-style utes and SUVs may soon be charged higher parking fees in a dozen Melbourne suburbs after a council threw its support behind plans to tax the controversial vehicles off city roads. Super-sized SUVs and pick-up trucks like the Ford F-150, RAM 1500 and Land Rover Defender have explodedContinue Reading
A claim by the superannuation industry that house prices would jump $75,000 if first home buyers were allowed to tap into their super to help save for a deposit has been branded “implausible” by economists and slammed by the Coalition as “self-serving”. With house prices soaring and home ownership ratesContinue Reading
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has ramped up his sales pitch for proposed pollution caps on new vehicles, promising motorists living in outer suburban and regional areas could save up to $1800 a year in fewer trips to the bowser. The intervention comes as the Albanese government proposes to introduce fuelContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has been warned he’s risking his position at the top if he goes against stage three tax cuts. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton put the Prime Minister on notice for his cagey attitude towards the cuts in recent weeks, accusing him of “trying to play both sides of theContinue Reading
Controversial former politician and broadcaster Derryn Hinch has divided the internet with his take on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, offering a late suggestion to the Prime Minister for the upcoming referendum. Mr Hinch, who served as a senator in federal parliament from 2016 to 2019, offered his take onContinue Reading
The powerful pharmacy lobby group has agreed to suspend its crusade against the federal government’s 60-day medicine reforms on the day they come into effect. From Friday, millions of Australians with chronic illness will be able to obtain 60 days of medication at a time, up from 30, at noContinue Reading
Hours-long daily commutes are contributing to the worst wellbeing for young Australians in two decades, the peak business lobby says. But the Business Council of Australia (BCA) — which has led calls for workers to return to the office — says more investment in infrastructure, not working from home, isContinue Reading