NSW will be hit with a triple whammy of cold/flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this flu season, with influenza cases “likely” to increase rapidly over the next six to eight weeks. NSW Health’s latest respiratory surveillance report in the week ending May 11 confirmed the start of thisContinue Reading
Worsening divisions between leaders over Australia’s response to the war in Gaza have flared after a Liberal senator was heard accusing a Muslim MP of supporting terrorism. Labor Senator Fatima Payman broke ranks with her party on Wednesday after she used the phrase “from the river to the sea, PalestineContinue Reading
NSW Premier Chris Minns says the federal budget was ‘tough’ for the state, but promised to fight to ensure Australia’s most populous state receives a larger share of the GST carve-up. Compared to the December mid-year economic update, NSW will receive $1.3bn less in GST revenue by 2026-27, and despiteContinue Reading
Thousands of people have signed a petition to overturn a Sydney council’s ban on a same-sex parenting book. Books featuring same-sex parents were banned in all Cumberland City Council libraries after a motion was passed by local councillors last week. A petition started by local grandmother Caroline Staples has alreadyContinue Reading
Labor’s multi-billion dollar Future Made in Australia package has been thrown into doubt less than a day after Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his budget, with the Coalition signalling it would oppose a central measure. The government will spend $23bn over the next 10 years to bolster domestic manufacturing andContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has been grilled on how fair the government’s $300 energy bill rebate really is. “Every household” will get credits on their power bills in the next financial year, which the Prime Minister confirmed would include the Gina Rineharts of the country, and Australians who own multiple homes willContinue Reading
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants universities to follow Deakin’s lead in ending pro-Palestine encampments on campuses across the country. Deakin University’s Burwood campus in Melbourne has hosted a relatively small camp of about 20 people each night since early May. A standoff could eventuate this week; the deputy vice-chancellor hasContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended his budget as a “conservative” and “cautious” spend that would not spark inflation by “spraying cash around”. Appearing on the ABC following his budget speech on Tuesday night, Mr Chalmers rejected the argument his relief measures, such as $300 energy rebate for every household andContinue Reading
Qantas has been forced to can its Sydney to Shanghai route because of low demand. In place of the airline’s scuppered only direct route into China, the airline will fly Brisbane to Manila for the first time in 10 years, and fire up more flights to Singapore and India. QantasContinue Reading
A 45-year-old man who allegedly tried to castrate a 3.5-month-old goat with a cable tie and dehorned him with a saw has been charged with animal cruelty. The horrific alleged acts were discovered by an RSPCA WA inspector who attended a property in Perth’s southeast on January 2 to conductContinue Reading