A NSW couple have slammed their council for overcharging them for their rubbish bins and have warned other ratepayers to check their bills to make sure they are also not being overcharged. Geoff and Kim Oppert made the decision to downsize their bin after their daughter moved out of home,Continue Reading
Credit card spending has reached record levels as the cost of living crisis hits Australian pockets, with warnings about how people could fall into a debt spiral if they keep using their plastic. Monthly purchases on credit cards reached a record high of $33.5 billion in January according to dataContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has been urged to condemn the actions of the neo-Nazis who attended an anti-trans rally at the weekend. About 30 people from neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Network joined demonstrators outside the Victorian parliament on Saturday, repeatedly performing the Nazi salute. Their behaviour, and the involvement of stateContinue Reading
Questions have been raised over NSW Labor’s promise to scrap the 3.5 per cent wage cap for public sector workers, with concerns a 1 per cent increase could raise state expenditure by $2.6b. Public sector wages make up about 40 per cent of the NSW budget, with the Coalition costingContinue Reading
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has sidestepped questions about why he hasn’t campaigned for the NSW Liberals ahead of the upcoming state election, but he has made a startling confession. Speaking to Erin Molan on Sky News on Friday, Mr Dutton revealed he did not watch the Liberal Party campaignContinue Reading
In a move that has stunned shoppers, Myer has confirmed that it will be leaving its iconic location at Brisbane’s Queen St Mall later this year. The company informed the mall’s owner, Vicinity Centres, on Thursday that it is unable to renew its lease and will cease trading at theContinue Reading
South Australia and its “transformative” shipbuilding industry under the AUKUS security pact will be central to the nation’s diplomatic mission of countering China’s rising belligerence in our region, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has declared. The South Australian senator says a lot is riding on her home state’s ability toContinue Reading
Malcolm Turnbull has joined the chorus of former prime ministers criticising the government’s $368bn AUKUS deal, saying there are more risks than there are rewards. A day after Paul Keating’s extraordinary spray in which he labelled the deal the “worst in all history”, Mr Turnbull was more measured in hisContinue Reading
Basketball Australia has stepped in on a transgender debate sweeping across the sport – convening its own panel to determine whether a transgender player can compete in Victoria’s NBL1 South women’s competition this year. The competition is a second tier league considered one grade below the WNBL. While decisions aroundContinue Reading
Australians will know within the next fortnight what question they will be asked at the Voice to Parliament referendum later this year. While the referendum working group has yet to decide the final wording, Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney confirmed the constitution alteration bill – which will feature the intendedContinue Reading