Australian median rental prices have hit new records, with the average dwelling costing $601 per week or $31,252 annually. Nationally, rental prices increased 8.3 per cent between January and December 2023, CoreLogic’s latest report found. It said the increases have averaged 9.1 per cent for the past three calendar years, whereas the annual growth rate … Read more
A Gold Coast musician has been remembered as being ‘one of a kind’ after he was found dead just hours after he played a gig at a live music venue. Benaiah Fiu, 32, the guitarist for Sex Drive, Strange Motel, Friction Control and Paper died on Friday, January 12. His mother found him on Saturday … Read more
WARNING: Distressing content Kate Rasmussen is one of the lucky ones, who got out of the police force before her mental health became deadly. But she knows the dark side of the profession well, telling 7NEWS.com.au she has two friends who had to be resuscitated after attempting to take their own lives. Watch the latest … Read more
A 2032 Olympic review will look for a better option than rebuilding Brisbane’s Gabba stadium, with Queensland Premier Steven Miles concerned over its $2.7 billion price tag. Miles said on Thursday his preference was to find an alternative, barely two months after announcing the bold stadium project. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Debate over merit of … Read more
A major wellness chain has closed more than 20 stores, a month after administrators were appointed to the business. Body Catalyst passed a resolution on January 16 to wind up operations at 26 locations. The company marketed itself as Australia’s largest and leading body shaping and wellness company with stores across the country. Watch the … Read more
Thousands of Queenslanders have been charged twice for vehicle registration fees due to a Transport and Main Roads (TMR) error — and many motorists may still not even be aware they have overpaid. About 16,401 drivers were sent vehicle registration notices in July last year, but, in an error, they were then re-sent the same … Read more
A second Woolworths store in Queensland has been vandalised after the company decided to stop selling Australia Day merchandise. The Woolworths store at Cleveland Central shopping centre, east of Brisbane, was targeted two days before the Teneriffe Metro shopfront was damaged in an incident on Monday morning. The shops are about 30km from each other. … Read more
Another F45 branch has called in the liquidators, continuing a worrying trend for the fitness franchise after several gyms closed last year and reports dozens more were in trouble. Ipswich based company Forging Fitness Investments Pty. Ltd., trading under F45 Springfield, entered liquidation as of Monday. By the end of October last year at least … Read more
A Queensland landlord’s kind act during the holiday season has been praised online, with many commending them for “being one of the good landlords out there”. Liz Elliot and her partner Daniel received a card from their landlords with a Visa gift card inside. The landlords thanked Liz and Daniel for “being so easy to … Read more
NSW and Victoria are both recording a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations, as emerging variant JN.1 drives a new wave of infections. Health officials say while the new strain is not necessarily more infectious than those before it, Christmas and New Year celebrations have helped it to rapidly become one of the most prevalent. … Read more
