A man is pleading with people to quit vaping after he was left with a hole in his lung and struggling to breathe. Joseph Lawrence, 25, puffed on e-cigarettes every day for years before being rushed to the emergency room with an almost collapsed lung, The Sun reported. A lungContinue Reading
Australia is going backwards on key closing the gap targets, with rates of Indigenous suicide, adult incarceration and children in out-of-home care getting worse. Sobering new data on eight of the targets released by the Productivity Commission on Thursday revealed that while there had been modest improvements in the lifeContinue Reading
A controversial Harry Potter themed lightscape experience will be relocated, following a decision by a council to re-evaluate its sensitive location. Organisers faced global backlash and threats of a boycott for planning the Forbidden Forest Experience inside a wildlife sanctuary at the Briars on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. FollowingContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has branded himself as “an honest person” despite his backflip on the stage 3 tax cuts, as he vowed his government remained supportive of current rules around negative gearing and family trusts. Speaking on Sunday, the Prime Minister defended Labor’s changes to the tax cuts, which have sparkedContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has affirmed that his stage 3 tax cuts won’t stoke inflation, ahead of a fierce round of negotiations over Labor’s contentious changes. Spruiking his new tax policy ahead of parliament’s return next week, Mr Albanese stood firm behind his decision to slash tax cuts for high-incomeContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese will use a major address to justify unravelling legislated stage three tax cuts in order to help “middle Australia”, arguing that policy must pivot to address the cost of living crunch. Despite guaranteeing dozens of times during the 2022 election, and in the 19 months since, that Labor’sContinue Reading
Politicians have had their holidays cut short as the Prime Minister has reportedly called an unusual meeting to address the cost of living crisis smashing Aussie families. Labor MPs will be back in Canberra almost two weeks earlier than expected as concerns in the government grow over the crisis. TheContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has vowed he will do “whatever is necessary” to lower food costs after the consumer watchdog flagged it is considering legal action against supermarket chains using deceptive pricing tactics. The prime minister said the head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) was “carefully” looking at potentialContinue Reading
While cost-of-living support remains the government’s No.1 priority, Anthony Albanese says Australians should not expect cash handouts and sweeteners to relieve the pressure on households. The Prime Minister said he had asked the Treasury and Department of Finance to devise ideas that could be announced in the May federal budget;Continue Reading
A retail expert has warned that department store giant David Jones could “finally falter” amid a perfect storm of dire economic conditions and ongoing hardships being faced by the iconic Aussie brand. Dozens of staff will be impacted after the company announced one of its flagship stores at the EastlandContinue Reading