Low-income families are spending a fifth of their income on groceries, with the price of a typical basket of supermarket goods increasing by more than 20 per cent in the past five years, according to a new interim report by Australia’s consumer watchdog. The prime minister says “customers don’t deserve to be treated as fools … Read more
A spill that turned parts of Sydney Harbour bright green has been found to be non-toxic, but the origin will likely remain a mystery. Resident observed a “fluorescent green substance” in the water at Milson Park bay in the harbourside suburb of Kirribilli on Wednesday afternoon. Fire and Rescue NSW crews, council rangers and engineers … Read more
Florida is braced for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, forecast to be a powerful category-four storm when it smashes into the state’s panhandle. Officials issued dire warnings, pleading with residents in coastal areas along the hurricane’s path to evacuate ahead of catastrophic winds and a potentially deadly storm surge, the wall of seawater pushed on … Read more
The coolest neighbourhoods in the world have been named and in the never-ending battle between Sydney and Melbourne only one has come out on top. Time Out revealed its list of the world’s 38 coolest neighbourhoods with Chippendale in Sydney’s CBD coming in at seventh — the highest spot for an Australian suburb. An up-and-coming … Read more
The price of chocolate products and instances of shrinkflation are likely to increase over the next few months and into next year, a new report by agricultural lender Rabobank shows. A global cocoa shortage leading to the lowest cocoa stocks in 22 years has left the world’s chocolate producers with the decision of whether to … Read more
A woman found in her home with serious head injuries was unable to speak and her lips appeared to be glued shut, an inquest into her death has been told. Elizabeth Britton, 44, was found conscious in her Pottsville home in northern NSW on October 10, 2022, but died in hospital several weeks later. Nobody … Read more
A man accused of a deadly stabbing on a busy inner-western Sydney street will remain behind bars while he waits to return to court. Sitaleki Filihiahekava, 32, died on Monday night when he was stabbed outside a restaurant on Marrickville Rd at Marrickville, only a few hundred metres from the prime minister’s electorate office. WATCH … Read more
There’s ample evidence to suggest that the effects of climate change will (and, in some cases, already do) disproportionately affect communities of color, but those groups aren’t always proactively included in conversations about how to mitigate its effects. According to a recent Yale study, only 12% of Black adults in the U.S. have heard of … Read more
Bluey’s popularity in the United States knows no bounds, with the cartoon recently crowned the country’s most-watched television series this year. So the frenzied celebrations of a talk show audience after being told they would enjoy their own Bluey experience, in the form of a free trip to Queensland, should come as no surprise. WATCH … Read more
Thousands of women in NSW will have easier access to the oral contraceptive pill from this week, as the state government makes permanent a trial scheme designed to ease pressure on the healthcare system. From Saturday, women who have been taking the pill for the last two years will be able to get their script … Read more
