Peter Dutton says people will be “pleasantly surprised” when they finally see the price tag for the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan. The Opposition Leader on Wednesday released some details of the plan the Coalition had been flagging for months but did not put a price on it. He said againContinue Reading
Health officials have issued an urgent warning after a highly infectious disease was detected for the first time since 2022. South Australia has reported three locally acquired cases of mpox (formerly monkey pox), the first in the state since 2022. Three men, one in his 20s, one in his 30sContinue Reading
Eastern Australia faces the threat of gas shortages during the height of winter, thanks to increased demand and a shortfall in supply. Strained LNG production owing to unplanned production outages, reduced renewable generation and heightened demand during a winter cold snap risks creating a shortfall in gas supplies across Australia’sContinue Reading
Police are hunting for a driver after a deadly road rage attack. Emergency services raced to Jersey Road in Blackett in Sydney’s outer west on reports a pedestrian had been hit by a car on Thursday morning. “Officers attached to Mount Druitt Police Area Command arrived and found a 27-year-oldContinue Reading
KFC has temporarily removed chicken nuggets from the menu at hundreds of stores across two Australian states. The fast food giant confirmed to news.com.au the move is not related to the recent bird flu outbreak plaguing poultry farms in Victoria, but due instead to “a very small disruption” within itsContinue Reading
NSW Premier Chris Minns has led the call from state leaders denouncing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plans to build seven nuclear reactors across the country. On Wednesday, the Liberal leader made an election pledge to build at least two of the government-owned nuclear plants between 2035 and 2037 at existingContinue Reading
South Australians born after 2009 could be banned from smoking and purchasing tobacco-related products under a bold law proposed by an independent politician. Modelled after similar laws in the UK, the proposed Bill would immediately raise the legal age for buying tobacco and smoking-related products, like nicotine pouches, from 18Continue Reading
A health alert has been issued for travellers who passed through Sydney Airport and Adelaide Airport last week. A person infected with measles flew from Dubai to Sydney with Emirates on Tuesday and then on to Adelaide with Qantas. Measles is a highly contagious disease, which can spread when anContinue Reading
Many Aussies have woken to icy conditions as a cold blast continues to send the mercury plunging. For those in Sydney and Melbourne, Wednesday was the coldest morning of the year with temperatures sitting at a chilly 7C and 1.6C respectively. However, the “feels-like” temperature was a lot worse thanksContinue Reading
Wealthy residents in some of Australia’s ritziest suburbs saw their already bloated incomes surge by a staggering $90,000 in just a single year, new data reveals. As the country began its recovery from the Covid pandemic, figures released yesterday show the most well-heeled enjoyed a very lucrative return to businessContinue Reading