My week started with two consecutive head-scratching “WTF” shouting moments that left me feeling like middle aged men have officially lost their minds. It first kicked off when I was scrolling through my Instagram and a friend, and media commentator posted a picture of Tucker Carlson. The caption read: “HeardContinue Reading
Beijing has warned Australia to “be careful” against acting on its “unwarranted anxieties toward China”, questioning how relations can improve while Canberra accuses it of coercion. In an opinion piece by Chinese government mouthpiece the Global Times, Beijing lamented that despite a significant thawing in the bilateral relationship, Australia’s newlyContinue Reading
Super-sized American-style pick-up trucks and SUVs could be charged higher parking fees by some councils under plans to tax the controversial vehicles off city roads. Trucks like the Ford F-150 and the RAM 1500 have exploded in popularity in Australia in recent years, sparking backlash from some motorists who sayContinue Reading
The health benefits of working from home may have been “oversold” by its proponents and too much time away from the office “is likely to be bad for your health”, according to Dr Nick Coatsworth. The country’s former deputy chief medical officer, now the Nine Network’s medical expert, has takenContinue Reading
Billionaire property developer Harry Triguboff has warned he’s “tempted to stop” building apartments in Sydney due to planning delays, as he predicts the government’s efforts to boost supply through rezoning will fail and the housing crisis will only get worse. The Meriton Apartments managing director has called on councils andContinue Reading
A newspaper article characterising an affluent inner-Sydney suburb as “boring” and controlled by NIMBY boomers has sparked fury online. The Sydney Morning Herald ran an opinion piece by Michael Koziol, who said the former working-class suburb was getting older, richer and more opposed to change, putting it at odds withContinue Reading
They’re mostly old, mostly rich and fiercely protective of their perfect patches of inner-city dirt, willing to mount formidable challenges against anything that disturbs their peace. Whether it’s rezoning neighbourhoods to allow denser development, applications to build townhouses and units, or talk of public and affordable housing, they’re firmly NIMBYContinue Reading
Flies are one way to ruin an occasion, especially in Australia where we cop more than our fair share, and there’s nothing worse than when they land on your food. Now an extraordinary clip has revealed what they are up to when they gatecrash your lunch. A clip by ZackContinue Reading
Chances are you’re about to get a fairly decent tax cut from the middle of the year, putting cash back in your pocket – that is, unless a concerted campaign by economists to claw it back succeeds. A long list of experts claim the third stage of major income taxContinue Reading
Furious debate is raging over an opinion piece calling for Australians to ditch their worsening addiction to big and fuel-rich, which some readers dubbed “Yank Tanks” and “beasts”. On Monday, Sydney Morning Herald business reporter Millie Muroi penned an opinion piece titled, “The costly car choice we need to rethink”,Continue Reading