The resilience of the jobs market continues to beat expectations and keep pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates even further. The official labour force data showed the unemployment rate hanging on at 3.5 per cent in June, after the May result was revised down. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Latest job figures could mean … Read more
Grocery items are offered for sale at a supermarket on August 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images When Kyle Connolly looks back at 2023, she sees it as a year defined by changes and challenges. The newly single parent reentered the workforce, only to be laid off from her job at … Read more
Drinkers are facing another hike in the cost of liquor, with Australia’s tax on spirits set to tip over the $100 per litre mark for the first time. Already paying some of the highest taxes on spirits in the world, Australians are being warned to expect further cost increases. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Bad news for … Read more
Welfare recipients are in line for a $40-a-fortnight boost with parliament passing the increase, despite calls for the rise to be higher as the nation deals with a cost of living crisis. Australians with no children on JobSeeker can expect to get about $749 a fortnight, up from just over $693, under the changes from … Read more
An elderly Brisbane man has been told he has until Christmas to leave his home as the state government pushes forward with Gabba redevelopment plans. Trevor Connolly, 93, had been living in his Coorparoo home for 60 years, with no plan of leaving, when he received a resumption letter, also known as a compulsory acquisition … Read more
A Jane Doe found dead at a Victorian beach more than 57 years ago remains unidentified but police aren’t giving up on cracking the case. The woman’s body was discovered floating in the water off Sorrento beach on the Mornington Peninsula by passers-by during the evening of February 25, 1966. Detectives on Monday released a … Read more
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has taken aim at a cartoonist over a naked drawing of her, calling it “sexualised” and saying “it’s 2023”. The cartoon by Mark Knight was published in the Herald Sun on Tuesday, and depicted the premier walking naked on a catwalk at Melbourne Fashion Week. Parts of her body were pixelated … Read more
Queensland has entered election mode more than a year out from polling day after the state government and opposition launched major campaign pitches. Australia’s longest-serving sitting premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will seek a fourth term when voters head to the polls on October 26 next year. Palaszczuk has touted her government’s agenda and appealed to voters … Read more
Two young men are wanted over an alleged tomahawk attack on a man in Toowoomba. The 68-year-old man suffered serious injuries during the alleged burglary attempt at his Rockville home on October 18. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man attacked by tomahawk in Toowoomba. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Police … Read more
A pet rottweiler “securely housed” by a Perth council following the savage mauling of its owner in the city’s south has been put to sleep, authorities have confirmed. Staff at the City of Cockburn’s Animal Management Facility have managed Harlem for more than five weeks after the dog turned on Nikita Piil at her home … Read more
