Lifesavers want a jumping board removed to reduce the disproportionate number of rescues and injuries at a popular Victorian swimming spot. The River Pool at Bright is open for little more than one month each summer, yet a total of 50 people were rescued in that time last season. Life Saving Victoria has called for … Read more
Millions of Australians who use Centrelink and Medicare could have shorter call wait times and better customer service after a staffing boost. The federal government will hire 3000 new recruits to Services Australia’s frontline as part of its efforts to implement recommendations from the robodebt royal commission. Government Services Minister Bill Shorten says the extra … Read more
Thousands of education students will receive scholarships worth up to $40,000 as part of the federal government’s push to boost the number of teachers across the nation. The scheme will offer 5000 scholarships to teaching students who begin studying next year, specifically targeting high-achieving school-leavers, mid-career professionals, First Nations people, those from remote or regional … Read more
A man responsible for the death of a young woman whose body was found in a Brisbane park has avoided a murder conviction, after a court accepted his guilty plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter. Bradley Scott Edwards was due to face trial in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Monday for the murder … Read more
A Queensland woman accused of child stealing says she was taking a toddler to police after leaving church, when she took a car and drove off with the child in the back seat. Police allege Brooke Logan Fitzgerald stole a car in Brisbane’s Spring Hill just after midday on Sunday while the owner was standing … Read more
Police have used a cherry picker to arrest a boy who had climbed onto a roof after he allegedly ran from a stolen car in Logan. The 17-year-old Logan Central boy was one of three people who allegedly went to a carpark in Beenleigh where a stolen Lexus station wagon was parked about 4.30pm on … Read more
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hinted the Federal Government could introduce an electric vehicle (EV) tax in the coming years to recoup lost fuel excise revenue as people move away from petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles. At the National Press Club of Australia, Dr Chalmers spoke about the mooted tax, without giving specifics on how it … Read more
Two teens accused of attacking a man with a tomahawk during an alleged violent crime spree that resulted in multiple other people being injured in Toowoomba have been arrested. Denzel Morris Neville Hinch, 19, and Eliah John Bligh, 18, have both been charged with attempted murder after they allegedly seriously injured a 68-year-old man with … Read more
China and Australia’s differences should not define a vital diplomatic relationship, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said as he closed out his historic trip. On the final day of his three-day trip, Mr Albanese visited China’s seat of power to a military guard of honour. He was greeted by Chinese Premier Li Qiang and the … 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
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