A new offer is on the table for healthcare workers, encouraging them to bring their sought after skills to the sticks. The new incentives, luring eligible rural generalists and general practitioners to rural and remote areas across Australia, offer up to $21,000 a year. It’s hoped the Rural Advanced Skills payments under the federal Workforce … Read more
Gas-fired stations could have enough fuel to power the east coast for two and a half years, after the government secured a commitment as the nation moves away from coal. Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Resources Minister Madeleine King on Monday announced the government has entered two enforceable supply commitments with gas giants Esso and … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to stage three tax cuts, despite growing calls for the measures to be scrapped for other cost-of-living relief measures. The tax cuts were unveiled by the former coalition government in the 2019 federal budget, and are due to come into effect on July 1. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Albanese … Read more
The wealth of the three richest Australians — Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest and Harry Triguboff — has more than doubled since 2020 at a rate of $1.5 million an hour, according to new analysis. Charity Oxfam’s latest report found the total wealth of the country’s billionaires increased by more than 70 per cent, or $120 … Read more
More funding is on the way for Queenslanders reeling from wild weather, including millions of lightning strikes. The prime minister flew into the Gold Coast on Tuesday to announce another $50 million in financial assistance as the full extent of storm damage to the southeast was revealed. Anthony Albanese was joined by Queensland Premier Steven … Read more
The new year is upon us, and with it comes a raft of changes for millions of Australians. Welfare payments, vaping laws, childcare policy, pensioner earning limits, gas restrictions, rebates, toll road caps, and vaccine costs are all set to undergo changes effective from January 1, 2024. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Major changes coming to … Read more
More than a million families battling the cost of living will get some relief with the federal government’s new childcare rebate boost coming into effect. From Monday, families earning more than $80,000 and less than $530,000 with one or more children under five will receive childcare subsidies of up to 90 per cent depending on … Read more
The Reserve Bank of Australia will get its first woman leader as the federal government chooses not to extend Philip Lowe’s tenure. Lowe will be replaced by Michele Bullock, the current deputy governor of the central bank. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Michele Bullock named new RBA leader. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has repeatedly expressed his admiration … Read more
Welfare recipients are in line for a $40-a-fortnight boost with parliament passing the increase, despite calls for the rise to be higher as the nation deals with a cost of living crisis. Australians with no children on JobSeeker can expect to get about $749 a fortnight, up from just over $693, under the changes from … Read more
With Optus services slowly returning, many customers affected by the outage are asking whether they will be entitled to any kind of compensation. The telecommunications blackout affected millions of people across the country — causing major delays for commuters and impacting health services as well as affecting both personal and business customers. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
