Australian radio stations should stop playing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ music after the American rapper admitted to physically assaulting his former girlfriend after security footage was released. Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said Australian businesses should “reconsider any activities they may be taking that may be financially benefiting Mr Combs”. “ThisContinue Reading
A senior MP has slammed the federal government’s new “right to disconnect” laws and accused ACTU secretary Sally McManus of trying to force unions to have a bigger role in society in a heated television debate. During the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night, Minister for Employment and Workplace RelationsContinue Reading
The NSW Emergency Minister has been lashed after photos emerged of ageing fire trucks, including one Fire Rescue NSW (FRNSW) vehicle where cable ties have been used to keep the brake lights in place. During budget estimates on Wednesday, NSW Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib faced fiery questioning from NationalsContinue Reading
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has said the government does not have an obligation for police stations to be manned for 24 hours a day, with her response being criticised as “underwhelming”. During budget estimates, Ms Catley was presented with a sign which showed a “Temporarily Unattended” sign placed outsideContinue Reading
Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley has called on large companies including TikTok and McDonalds to use their social media to drive awareness about violence against women, after a woman was allegedly fatally stabbed by her male co-worker at Canberra Zoo this week. Ms Ley has written to 19 major companiesContinue Reading
Questions have been raised over whether all NSW drivers will be able to access a $60 toll cap, which formed one of Labor’s key election promises before winning government in March. Appearing in budget estimates on Thursday, Roads Minister John Graham was asked multiple times whether all drivers in NSWContinue Reading
The latest Yes campaign advertisement supporting the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has been blasted for making a “false and insulting” claim about Australians. The Yes23 campaign released the new television commercial on Tuesday night that urges voters to “listen” to Indigenous people; something it says as not been done “forContinue Reading
The business lobby has been met with fierce resistance over its attempts to “bust the big Australia myth”, amid accusations migration has aggravated the nation’s chronic housing shortage. Releasing a paper on migration reform on Thursday, the Business Council cautioned that major changes are needed to unblock the country’s immigrationContinue Reading
Major NSW sporting events are at risk of not being attended by on-call paramedics, in their latest move to secure more competitive rates of pay. On Tuesday, paramedics represented by the Health Services Union (HSU) said they’d begin instituting an indefinite ban on events like regional and metro horse racing.Continue Reading
Meta says it has “aspirations” to roll out fact-checking tools and state media labels to its new Twitter rival, Threads, but can’t confirm when such functions will be made available. Threads, which launched last week and already has more than 100 million users worldwide, has been touted as an alternativeContinue Reading