Best buys for Boxing Day: The Iconic shares the 12 most-wanted and wishlisted sale items for Boxing Day

Best buys for Boxing Day: The Iconic shares the 12 most-wanted and wishlisted sale items for Boxing Day

While December 26 may still be around the corner, many of the big retailers have pulled the trigger early on their Boxing Day sales. Over at THE ICONIC — where the website is offering 30 per cent off until after Christmas — there are too many deals on top beauty and fashion items to count. … Read more

Some Queensland public servants set to get one-off cost-of-living bonus – just in time for Christmas

Some Queensland public servants set to get one-off cost-of-living bonus – just in time for Christmas

Thousands of Queensland public servants are eligible to receive a one-off cash bonus – just in time for Christmas. The one-off Cost of Living Adjustment aims to help employees keep up with the increased cost of living, thanks to a lucrative wage deal struck with the state government. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Pre-Christmas cash bonuses … Read more

Subtle change set to take effect on Aussie banknotes as Michele Bullock becomes first female RBA governor

Subtle change set to take effect on Aussie banknotes as Michele Bullock becomes first female RBA governor

A subtle change is set to take effect on Australian banknotes, as Michele Bullock takes over as governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Bullock, the ninth RBA governor and first female to take on the job, stepped into the role officially on September 18. The role was previously held by Philip Lowe, who … Read more

Raf to celebrate cancer-free Christmas as family raise awareness of immunotherapy for neuroblastoma

Raf to celebrate cancer-free Christmas as family raise awareness of immunotherapy for neuroblastoma

Seven-year-old Raf was an “ordinary kid”, running around with friends and celebrating his birthday with family, when he started complaining of a tummy ache. Blood tests did not detect anything amiss and he was diagnosed with a low-grade urinary tract infection and given some antibiotics. But when things didn’t improve, Raf’s mother Natalie Oaten took … Read more

Three deaths at Howard Springs COVID facility during forced quarantine probed in inquiry

Three deaths at Howard Springs COVID facility during forced quarantine probed in inquiry

An inquest into the deaths of three people during forced COVID quarantine at Howard Springs will examine the legality of their detention and the adequacy of their care. David Hardy, 77, Raylene Dick, 50, and Karen Bading, 56, were all classified as deaths in custody. The trio had been diagnosed with or suspected to have … Read more

How you can help seniors combat loneliness over the holidays – National

How you can help seniors combat loneliness over the holidays – National

As Canadians enjoy the festivities in the next few weeks, some of the country’s seniors may be going through the holidays alone. While loneliness needs to be combatted at every part of the year, experts say the holiday season can be particularly challenging. Toronto-area senior Hyman Blajchman, 86, is facing another holiday alone in his … Read more

Butterfly Foundation expects eating disorder distress to increase this festive season

Butterfly Foundation expects eating disorder distress to increase this festive season

For years, Mia Morrissey lived with a voice in her head. An “all-consuming” internal monologue that isolated her teenage self from those around her, reminding her she was not good enough. The actress’s complex relationship with food began when she was 10 years old, but it was at age 15 when her life was feeling … Read more

Vandal ruins nine-year-old Wodonga cancer patient’s Christmas display

Vandal ruins nine-year-old Wodonga cancer patient’s Christmas display

A regional Victorian community has banded together to raise money for a nine-year-old cancer patient whose Christmas display outside his home was destroyed. Security cameras captured the moment a vandal tore down Ethan Simpson’s display in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The display was posted in the front yard of his Wodonga home and … Read more

Urgent recall for novelty waffle maker sold at Typo, Catch and Kogan over risk of electric shock

Urgent recall for novelty waffle maker sold at Typo, Catch and Kogan over risk of electric shock

A novelty waffle make that can create Tetris block-shaped waffles is being recalled because it does not comply with Australian electrical standards. The William Valentine Tetris Tetrimino waffle maker was sold between August and November 2023 online and in-stores including Typo, Catch and Kogan. Product Safety Australia warned customers who purchased the product to stop … Read more