Young workers will be tens of thousands of dollars better off come retirement as legislated annual superannuation increases come into effect from Saturday. Part of a suite of new laws coming into effect from Saturday, July 1, during the 2023-24 financial year, Australian employers will now have to pay workersContinue Reading
More students need to study key maths and science subjects or else South Australia will face significant issues in creating a workforce capable of developing nuclear-powered submarines, experts say. Andrew Norton, a professor in higher education policy at the Australian National University, said he had held a “long-term concern” overContinue Reading
Both major parties are trying to win over NSW motorists by rewarding safe drivers with either cash or restored demerit points. With the state election just over two months away, the battle for the good driver vote stepped up today when the government unveiled its “cost of living” measures aContinue Reading
Graduating high school raises a number of existential questions about the future that are often contemplated while celebrating at Schoolies. “What are we doing tonight? Where are we doing pres? Will you get sloshed?” one particularly pragmatic girl asks her friends as they forage for alcohol and enough packets ofContinue Reading
An alarming trending search on a pornographic website relating to Australian teenagers attending Schoolies celebrations has been exposed. Week two of the end-of-school celebrations kicked off over the weekend, following a chaotic first week. Now, it has been revealed an alarming search term has shot to the top of theContinue Reading
A bogan Aussie mistake is back with a vengeance and taking over Byron Bay as thousands of Schoolies swarm the beachside paradise like locusts with mullets. Once a punchline, the mullet hairstyle is now the style du jour. But not just any mullets. DIY mullets. The kind that look likeContinue Reading
Week one of Schoolies is drawing to a close and it appears a number of teens have been left less than impressed with the celebrations, with many taking to social media to share their complaints. Around 20,000 school leavers descended on Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast this week toContinue Reading
Teenage girls attending Schoolies have issued a warning to others after a number of partygoers received a series of vile messages from the same man. Multiple girls said they had been contacted by the man in response to posts about selling or buying official Schoolies wristbands. The wristbands are aContinue Reading
Schoolies caught misbehaving at airports could be looking at a flight ban or even face a recorded conviction, Australian Federal Police warn. With thousands of school leavers flying to and from their end-of-year celebration destinations, AFP Airport Police Commander Josh Kinghorn reaffirmed that travellers acting inappropriately would be heavily penalised.Continue Reading
A disturbing Schoolies “checklist” has emerged online featuring a number of sexually explicit and drug-based ‘challenges’ for school leavers. End of Year 12 celebrations kicked off in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast on Saturday, with some attendees already causing controversy over their “feral” antics. Now, one teenager has takenContinue Reading