Crunch talks are underway as doctors face a four-month deadline before a fresh tax hit kicks in and potentially adds an extra $15 to the bill for NSW patients’ GP visits. Doctors across the country’s most populous state could be forced to increase their fees in order to keep their doors open if the scheduled … Read more
Economic experts have slammed companies accused of price gouging in a scathing new report accusing supermarkets, energy providers and even airlines of driving up costs for bigger profits. University of Melbourne’s economics professor Allan Fels has delivered an 80-page report to the National Press Club of Australia recommending an investigation into “exploitative business pricing”. WATCH … Read more
A key driver of supermarket price increases has been down to requests for hikes by suppliers and farmers, Coles has told a parliamentary inquiry. In a submission to a committee on supermarket prices, Coles said it has received on average more than 70 requests a week from suppliers and farmers, which was almost double the … Read more
A police officer accused of fatally tasering a 95-year-old woman will face trial in the NSW Supreme Court. Kristian White, 33, appeared before Cooma Local Court on Wednesday, with his solicitor indicating the senior constable would plead not guilty to manslaughter. The court was told all other charges were withdrawn, and the case was committed … Read more
A Melbourne yoga teacher leading free open air yoga gatherings on St Kilda Beach has been told by the local council that she’ll need to pay nearly $10,000 to keep running the mental health initiative. The twice-weekly sessions have grown so much in popularity they’ve exceeded their current permit, prompting the City of Port Phillip … Read more
A man who fell and hit his head during an alleged altercation following Australia Day celebrations in Manly died of his injuries on Tuesday night. Matthew Williams, 37, was fighting for life in hospital for a week-and-a-half before he succumbed to the critical head injury he sustained in the early hours of January 27. He … Read more
When Astrid Carpentier took her daughter Jorja to Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH), the emergency department was “full of kids” with “the same cough” as her sick child. Health officials have warned about mycoplasma pneumonia — the illness that put three-year-old Jorja in hospital for days — as the state responds to a spike in cases. … Read more
Amazon has made a major call for its Australian customers, announcing its Prime FREE One-Day Delivery service is set to expand into Brisbane, Geelong, Gosford, Newcastle and Wollongong. Customers in these cities can now get free one-day delivery on more than one million products, including pantry staples, household and personal care items, electronics, books, beauty … Read more
Firefighters in central Chile have battled to quell fierce forest fires that have killed 123 people so far and razed entire neighbourhoods, while President Gabriel Boric warned the country faces a “tragedy of very great magnitude”. Hundreds of people are still missing, authorities say, stoking fears the death toll will keep climbing as more bodies … Read more
Breakthrough Australian research into artificial ovaries hopes to give women diagnosed with leukaemia the chance to have children. Stacey-Lee Craanen was diagnosed with leukaemia at age three and again at age seven, and like others with cancer, her future fertility options were compromised. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australian researchers on the verge of breakthrough artificial … Read more
