Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has handed down his fifth budget, revealing a raft of cost-of-living relief measures for Queenslanders to the tune of $11.2bn. A major feature is a $1000 rebate on electricity bills that will be coupled with a $300 rebate announced by the federal government and paid quarterly.Continue Reading
A Sydney school has been counselled after it was accused of using an offensive song as its morning school bell, which uses the phrase “white devil”. The song in question, ‘Bagi-la-m Bargan,’ by First Nations rapper Birdz, critically speaks about explorer Captain James Cook’s arrival in Australia, describing him asContinue Reading
Australia’s southeast is set for a soaking over coming days as thousands of schoolchildren head back to the class room after a warm and sunny holiday break. Students in NSW and the ACT returned to school on Tuesday under sodden skies as wet and inclement weather sets in across theContinue Reading
Sounds of school children screaming could be heard as a man was beaten with a spirit level tool in horrific footage circulating online. The incident occurred on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in the idyllic regional town of Bli Bli, Nine Newsreported. Footage was later shared on social media with the caption:Continue Reading
A school bus driver has detailed the moment he regained consciousness and began to help students following a horrific crash in Melbourne’s west. Graham Stanley was driving children home from Exford Primary School on Melbourne’s north west fringe when his bus rolled in the afternoon of May 16 last year.Continue Reading
A group of school children are among more than 20 people rescued from waters off Victoria’s southern coast after the ferry they were travelling on caught alight. Emergency services responded to reports a ferry had caught fire off Queensland Cliff, on the southwest tip of Port Phillip Bay, about 8.30amContinue Reading
More students are going to school without lunches and parents are unable to afford stationery, laptops and textbooks for their children this year, a parliamentary committee has heard. A Senate committee scrutinising the impact of high inflation on consumers and the government’s response on Thursday heard about the on pressureContinue Reading
When Kate Walker first reached for a vape at the age of 16, she was unaware she was inhaling addictive chemical nicotine. The NSW resident said she became addicted “really quickly” and was soon vaping “all the time” before the habit landed her in hospital with pneumonia in 2022. “IContinue Reading
In a groundbreaking archaeological discovery, an excavation project has unearthed a “possible temple” dating back 1400 years in eastern England. It is thought the find, made near Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, could be connected to King Raedwalk of East Anglia, who ruled from the late sixth or early seventh century.Continue Reading
Radio host Neil Mitchell has criticised yesterday’s Palestine rally in Melbourne’s CBD, condemning organisers for encouraging schoolchildren to “support genocide” and Hamas, a group that is widely accepted as a terrorist organisation. Speaking on Friday, Mitchell called for more caution when it comes to political protests, warning those who believeContinue Reading