A Gold Coast woman has won $21m in Monday night’s lottery draw. “This is crazy! Jesus Christ!,” was her reaction, according to The Lott. The woman is from the Gold Coast suburb of Nerang. The Lott operates various daily lottery draws across the country. She won $21.16m in the LuckyContinue Reading
Almost 18,000 people have signed a petition calling for former Victoria Premier Dan Andrews to be stripped of his King’s Birthday Honour, less than two days after receiving it. The Labor leader was handed the nation’s highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia, for his service to Victoria,Continue Reading
A pivot from the Reserve Bank to scrap an explicit warning about further interest rate rises has the peak union body calling for the cash rate to be cut now. The central bank kept the cash rate on hold for a third straight meeting on Tuesday at 4.35 per cent,Continue Reading
Supermarket giant Coles has signed a major deal with an American data intelligence firm that provides high-level analytical technology to the CIA and the Pentagon. Experts warn the arrangement with Palantir could lead to job losses and vast cost-cutting, as the company seeks to save $1 billion in operating expensesContinue Reading
Further asbestos samples have been detected at a newly opened park in Sydney, with the state’s transport body admitting the Christmas holiday period meant it waited a week to begin testing after it was alerted to the contamination. To date, 117 samples have returned 17 positive results of asbestos-contaminated mulchContinue Reading
Australia’s revolving door of prime ministers has returned with three of the nation’s senior political leaders holding the top job in as many days. With Prime Minister Anthony Albanese departing on Wednesday to attend a high-level Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in San Francisco, the role was passed on toContinue Reading
Woolworths has launched an annual save event for its Everyday Rewards customers called ‘Orange Friday’, with dozens of products on offer and hundreds of dollars to be saved. From Woolworths own supermarkets and Metro stores to Everyday Market, MyDeal, Everyday Mobile, and more, Orange Friday will be the brand’s biggestContinue Reading
In 1799, when British scientists first received a platypus specimen with its duck-like bill and ability to lay eggs, they suspected it was a hoax, describing it as “some deceptive preparation by artificial means,” according to zoologist George Shaw. Fast forward to the present day, and researchers from the UniversityContinue Reading
Aussies with holiday homes have been warned not all owners will be exempt from Victoria’s surprising new tax, despite the government insisting they won’t be hit. Treasurer Tim Pallas announced the Vacant Residential Land Tax at a property industry function on Tuesday, which will see owners of homes left unoccupiedContinue Reading
Residents of an inner west Sydney suburb have raged against the local council’s decision to collect red general waste bins on a fortnightly schedule, with some households fearing this could cause a literal stink in lieu of a predicted sweltering summer. The change coincides with the extension of the InnerContinue Reading