Commonwealth Bank is cutting almost 200 jobs across three Australian capital cities, blaming a downturn in retail banking, a union representing workers said. The Financial Sector Union said, following talks with Commonwealth Bank Australia, 192 jobs would be cut from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in sectors including consumer finance, everyday banking, home buying operations and … Read more
A teen who allegedly robbed a pharmacy has been arrested in the surf of a Gold Coast beach. The 19-year-old man is accused of trying to dump the medications he allegedly stole from the Surfers Paradise Boulevard pharmacy in the surf about 11pm on Wednesday. He held up staff of the business with a knife … Read more
Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize-winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, has died, aged 100. Kissinger died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut, Kissinger Associates said. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Henry Kissinger dies at age 100 Watch the latest news and stream … Read more
An on-call firefighter has died while battling a fire at an Airbnb northwest of Sydney. About 8am on Tuesday, emergency services were called to a house fire on Grose Vale Rd in Grose Vale, about 10km west of Richmond. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Firefighter dies in Sydney house fire. Watch the latest news and stream … Read more
A critical Perth women’s shelter has closed amid a high-profile and heated war of words between Western Australia’s premier and the city’s mayor. The political rivals are bickering over East Perth Safe Night Space, which provided inner-city emergency accommodation for more than two dozen women until Wednesday night. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Political war of … Read more
A man and a young boy have died in a light plane crash 25km west of Grafton in the northeast of NSW. Emergency services were called to Winegrove Rd in Lilydale at 8.50am on Tuesday following reports a light plane had crashed into power lines. It’s understood the plane then nose-dived into a rocky riverbed … Read more
More than 1000 South Australians have gathered to mourn the loss of a young man most had never met but whose death has deeply touched people across the state. Charlie Stevens, the son of the state’s Police Commissioner Grant Stevens, died on November 18 after sustaining irreversible brain injuries in an alleged hit-and-run incident, triggering … Read more
Palestinians who have applied for their families to arrive in Australia on temporary visas say they are being left in the lurch after the federal government told them it cannot assist the evacuation of non-immediate family members from the war zone. The Department of Home Affairs announced last month that 860 temporary visas were approved … Read more
Woolworths has recalled a batch of its Christmas mince pies over fears the festive treat may contain metal. The supermarket giant issued the recall on Friday, warning consumers its six-pack of Shortcrust Summer Berry Mince Pies may contain metal fragments. “Food products containing metal may cause illness/injury if consumed,” Woolworths warned. Watch the latest news … Read more
Australians may have a Christmas present waiting for them in the form of unclaimed money. More than $582 million worth of unclaimed money is waiting to be collected by over a million Australians, according to statistics released by the NSW state revenue. Much of the unclaimed funds come from uncashed cheques and payments, unclaimed refunds, … Read more
