Inflation could return to the Reserve Bank’s target band by the end of 2024, Tuesday’s federal budget will show, a full year ahead of the Reserve Bank’s own forecasts which predict a resurgence in price pressures. In positive news for cash strapped households, Treasurer Jim Chalmers third budget will predictContinue Reading
The dazzling southern lights have been captured in Australian skies as the auroras Australis and Borealis wowed photographers and stargazers. The Bureau of Meteorology had issued an elevated geomagnetic storm warning on Friday to arrive about 8pm AEST, which resulted in bright Auroras being visible at unusually low latitudes (closerContinue Reading
The NSW parliament will apologise to people discriminated against by laws which criminalised homosexuality. Just 40 years ago the NSW parliament amended the Crimes Act 1900 to decriminalise homosexuality. One of the many law changes removed reference to anal sex between people from the bestiality section of the Crimes Act.Continue Reading
With $2.50 coffees and $13 pizzas, is this Australia’s cheapest Italian restaurant? Cafe Perri, located opposite Carnegie station in southeast Melbourne, caused a stir online this week after a photo of its menu went viral on Reddit. Highlights from the classic Italian menu include $11 for a Napoletana pizza, $9Continue Reading
A popular inner-Sydney vegetarian bar and restaurant is closing its doors. This week Redfern venue Sunshine Inn told their six thousand social media followers its doors would be shut for good in June. “After four glorious years … It’s been a wild ride!” the owners posted on Instagram. The barContinue Reading
A window has been smashed at a major university as furious pro-Palestine sentiment continues to ramp up across Australia’s tertiary institutions. Protesters descended on the Boeing centre at the University of Queensland on Thursday, denouncing the university’s ties to the US aerospace giant and weapons manufacturer for its alleged supportContinue Reading
The Albanese government will bolster its support for new gas fields as Australia moves towards a net-zero future in order to ensure the lights stay on and the power bills remain affordable despite growing pressure to ease reliance on the fossil fuel. In its “future gas strategy” to be releasedContinue Reading
The High Court has unanimously agreed the Commonwealth can be held criminally liable for damage done to sacred sites at Gunlom Falls, in a major win for traditional owners. Following a two-day hearing last December, the High Court on Wednesday overturned a 2022 decision from the Northern Territory Supreme Court.Continue Reading
A diplomatic row is heating up between China and Australia, as both countries point the finger at each other over a “risky” and “dangerous” military manoeuvre. Canberra has condemned and made the “appropriate diplomatic representations” to Beijing after a Chinese jet dropped flares in front of an Australian Seahawk helicoptersContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his third budget next week, as he again walks the tightrope of offering cost-of-living relief to struggling households without further fuelling inflation. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has declared inflation will be the “primary focus” of Tuesday’s budget, but the Treasurer later insisted it wouldContinue Reading