An NRL fan has shared disturbing footage of the moment she was threatened with sexual violence after leaving a recent game. Brisbane woman Hayley Mabbett was travelling home from Suncorp Stadium when a car filled with men slowed beside her and began to hurl abuse – which she inadvertently caughtContinue Reading
Western Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti will hand down her first state budget on Thursday, where she is expected to deliver the state’s seventh straight year surplus. The mid-year budget review in December forecast a $3.7bn surplus, but that could be even higher thanks largely to the income from iron oreContinue Reading
Commuters are being urged to work from home as major impacts are still being experienced across NSW’s road and public transport network after the weekend’s wild weather. The state was lashed by a severe weather system that moved in on Friday morning that dumped more than 250mm of rain onContinue Reading
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
Melbourne has long considered itself the darling of international rankings, regularly topping lists and beating perennial rival Sydney when it comes to arts and culture, education, and liveability. However, the release of the Benchmarking Melbourne 2024 Report on Monday cast doubts on this reputation, with 3AW Melbourne radio host TomContinue Reading
A leading Sydney mayor has described Chris Minns as a “dictator” and “bully” for threatening to go “nuclear” on councils who oppose his major housing reforms. In an exclusive sit-down with news.com.au, New South Wales Premier Mr Minns warned the skyrocketing cost of rents and ever-rising home prices had forcedContinue Reading
11. Hack your care hire “If you’re a spontaneous traveller, book a relocation car hire. You’ll have to drive a set route and find a way home but rentals can start from just $1 a day and some include a fuel allowance.” – Stephanie Yip, Escape E-commerce travel writer 12.Continue Reading
Increasing school zones around popular transport routes will be one of the options to be considered in a wide-ranging audit to increase safety for students travelling to school. Data from Transport for NSW (TfNSW) found about 25 per cent of schoolchildren walk to catch public transport to schools, however, theseContinue Reading
A senior NSW planning bureaucrat stood down amid parliamentary allegations she used insider information for the purchase of a $3.8m home “was not involved” in direct discussions, the chief planning department boss has revealed in budget estimates. Earlier this month, Liberal MP Alister Henskens alleged under parliamentary privilege that aContinue Reading
Storms across Sydney have shut down the T1 North Shore Line, meaning trains are currently not running between North Sydney and Gordon. Transport NSW announced that the weather conditions have affected equipment at North Sydney, and that replacement buses have been ordered to assist commuters get to their destinations. T1Continue Reading