A full-time minimum-wage worker is left with only $29 a week after essential expenses, while a family of four on the same wage is basically $24 short of what they need to make ends meet. Anglicare’s shocking new analysis on the cost of living facing the lowest-paid workers comes as the Fair Work Commission’s annual […]
Adelaide United coach Carl Veart has announced a change in tactics from the A-League finals, saying the counter-attacking style that served the Reds so well in their weekend success over Central Coast would prove fatal against Melbourne City on Wednesday night at Coopers Stadium. The Reds were pleased that the Mariners had a lot of […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has re-rolled his popular wife, Jenny Morrison, in an Instagram video promoting his early super entry for the first home buyer’s schedule. The video, uploaded late Tuesday afternoon, comes just days before federal elections are held. “Hello, we’re here in Darwin, and we just got some exciting news on how to […]
NSW politicians are gearing up for a lengthy debate on euthanasia after nearly 100 amendments to a new bill were flagged. Voluntary, assisted dying advocates urged upper house MPs who oppose the bill not to “hamper” the legislative process with amendments made in bad faith during a debate on Wednesday. “We hope they fulfill the […]
A 68-year-old Kenwick man has been fined $7,500 for allowing his cancer-ridden dog to suffer for months without proper food, water, or medical attention. On Tuesday, Gerard Jeffery Alvisse was found guilty of animal cruelty in the Perth Magistrates Court after failing to take his Mastiff crossbreed, Brutus, to a vet. The nine-year-old dog was […]
An actress who appeared in a superhero film alongside Benedict Cumberbatch shouted, “I’m innocent” when she was jailed Monday for grooming and sexually abusing a schoolgirl. Stunt woman and martial arts expert Zara Marke was cast in the 2016 Marvel film Doctor Strange, which grossed nearly AUD$988 million at the box office, and was featured […]
The Swedish government has formally decided to apply for NATO membership, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson says, putting an end to military liberalism that lasted during the Cold War. Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats on Sunday dropped their 73-year opposition to NATO entry and hope for a swift accession after Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine. “We […]
Controversial MP Bernie Finn faces expulsion from the Liberal Party in Victoria just days before the federal election. A motion will be tabled in a banquet meeting on Tuesday to expel Mr. Finn from the Liberals after he resigned as an opposition whip last week. If the motion is passed, Mr. Finn would still be […]
Moeaki Fotuaika played all three State of Origin games in 2021, but he has had no contact with the new Maroons coaching staff in the weeks leading up to this year’s series. The aspiring Titan confessed hours after new Queensland coach Billy Slater said he had put Cowboys forwards Jeremiah Nanai, Helium Luki, and Reuben […]
The Greens will demand that Labor tackle climate and cost crises and raise taxes on billionaires and big business if they want to form a minority government. Some polls indicate that Labor could fail to secure 76 seats next Saturday. Greens leader Adam Bandt has drawn up a “power balance shortlist” consisting of seven demands […]