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
Thousands of Australian myGov accounts are being suspended every month because of scams. From January to October of this year, Services Australia identified, investigated and responded to more than 6000 unique scams impersonating it. These individual scams target multiple people, with almost 97 per cent featuring a reference to myGov. Watch the latest news and … Read more
A review will be launched into the Optus outage that affected millions of Australians, as the telco ombudsman urges those impacted to raise compensation with the provider. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said connectivity was “absolutely essential” for consumers and businesses, while announcing the federal government’s investigation. “While we welcome that Optus services were restored over … Read more
Federal politicians are set to get their largest pay rise in a decade under a new decision by the Remuneration Tribunal. All federal representatives will get a four per cent increase to their wages, set to come into effect across the board from September 1. It is the largest increase the tribunal has decided on … Read more
Queensland schools will have the option of implementing four-day weeks for students next year after the state government finalised a policy for administrators to consider “flexible arrangements”. The education department has written to schools this week to provide guidelines to change class hours from Term 1, 2024. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The push for four-day … Read more
Indefinite immigration detention is unlawful, the High Court has ruled, upending a controversial decision that has guided the Australian asylum seeker policy for the last two decades. With a majority of justices in agreement, the court overturned a 2004 determination that ruled unsuccessful asylum seekers who could not be removed to another country could lawfully … Read more
