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
Health authorities have issued an urgent warning after a one-year-old boy in Adelaide was diagnosed with measles. The one-year-old had just returned from overseas with his family, and is recovering in hospital in a stable condition. South Australian health officials were notified of the infectious child, who had travelled intoContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined Chinese Premier Li Qiang at a special banquet on the final day of the high-profile visit, even as diplomatic storm clouds continue to shadow the premier’s four-day sojourn in Australia. Speaking to the banquet hall at the Westin in the Perth CBD on Tuesday, MrContinue Reading
A farming business with operations across Australia has entered voluntary administration, putting some 500 jobs at risk. HS Fresh Food, which specialises in fresh salads, ready-made meals, snacks, food-to-go and pre-prepared vegetables products, collapsed on June 14, with FTI Consulting administrators Vaughan Strawbridge, Joanne Dunn and Ben Campbell brought inContinue Reading
A massive native title decision covering 365,000 hectares of the Sunshine Coast has granted the traditional owners the right to “take resources from the area for any purpose” in a first for southeast Queensland. The Kabi Kabi people have been formally recognised as the native title holders over a hugeContinue Reading
Social media is driving young Australians into the destructive rabbit holes of right-wing extremism, a panel of counter-terror experts has warned, and pulling youngsters away from the path of extremism will require complex action on the part of local communities and government. Professor Michele Grossman AM, speaking at a senateContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has again refused to reveal key details on the Coalition’s nuclear power policy, declaring he would consider announcing his alternative 2035 emissions reduction goal if the government released modelling on interim climate targets. In a fiery interview on Sunday with Sky’s Sunday Agenda host Andrew Clennell, the federalContinue Reading
The first of at least four new unmanned surveillance aircraft roughly the size of a Boeing 747 has been spotted on its long journey across the Pacific to Australia. The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton — also known as the AUS 1 — left a Californian Naval Air Station on ThursdayContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are being warned to brace for another wet and wild weekend after Sydney was smashed by almost twice its average June rainfall in just two weeks. The Harbour City reported a whopping 212mm of rain until Friday – against a June monthly average of 132mm – withContinue Reading
Melbourne is set to shiver through its coldest day in five years, with the city shivering through a cold snap. While the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a high of just 13C for Friday, it will be the city’s coldest day since 2019 if the temperature fails to rise toContinue Reading