NSW Premier Chris Minns has snapped back at one of the government’s main antagonists, Fairfield City Mayor Frank Carbone, over the government’s plan to build six-storey apartment blocks in town centres. The western Sydney leader has been one of many local mayors critical of the government’s “one-size-fits-all” rezoning reforms, which,Continue Reading
Inflation held steady last month, buoying hopes that the Reserve Bank can move to cut interest rates this year. Consumer prices rose 3.4 per cent in February from a year earlier, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday, slightly below economists’ expectations of a 3.5 per cent increase. However,Continue Reading
Peter Dutton has demanded Anthony Albanese apologise to families struggling with high power bills. The Opposition Leader reminded the Prime Minister that he’d promised “on 100 occasions to the Australian people before the election that he would cut power prices by $275” and had not mentioned that figure since. ReferringContinue Reading
An early election called to deliver stability to Tasmania has instead put the state in political limbo as the Liberal leader begins talks to try and form a minority government. Jeremy Rockliff fell short of the 18 seats required to reach a majority in Saturday night’s election and will nowContinue Reading
Tasmanian Labor has conceded it will not drum up enough votes to win the state election, with leader Rebecca White declaring it’s “very unlikely” it will form a minority government. Early election results pointed to a hung parliament, but Ms White on Sunday conceded it wouldn’t be likely Labor couldContinue Reading
Police will allege a young Gold Coast man was killed in a drug robbery gone wrong as a second person was charged over the death. William Swinbourne, 21, was found with a single stab wound in the carpark of Hope Island shopping centre shortly after 2pm on March 11. DespiteContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: Indian-origin Leo Varadkar has announced his intention to step down from his role as prime minister of Ireland. He will also step aside as the leader of the ruling Fine Gael party, according to reports. The government has confirmed that Varadkar will address the media in a pressContinue Reading
China’s top foreign affairs official Wang Yi has been accused of snubbing Australia again by refusing to front up to a press conference with his counterpart Penny Wong. News.com.au has confirmed that the Chinese foreign minister was invited by the Foreign Minister’s office but has declined to attend the pressContinue Reading
About five million Australians on social security payments will receive a cash boost when indexation kicks in on Wednesday. People on the age pension, disability support pension and carer payment will receive an extra $19.60 a fortnight for singles and $29.40 for couples every two weeks, starting on March 20.Continue Reading
Peter Dutton has failed to answer a key question in a fiery clash with Bill Shorten over nuclear energy. The Opposition Leader has this week been spruiking his plans for moving nuclear, but when asked by the NDIS Minister where the reactors would go, Mr Dutton didn’t answer. “Are youContinue Reading