Despite Electric Vehicles (EVs) becoming more prevalent on our roads, for many Australians the price tag still remains much too high, particularly given the current cost-of-living climate. But in a bid to persuade more motorists to purchase the EVs, which offer a host of financial and environmental benefits, some states are offering big rebates to … Read more
Australian writer, speaker and disability advocate Carly Findlay has revealed she has cancer. In an emotional post to social media, Findlay said she had been taken to hospital the day she returned from an overseas trip, with severe stomach pain and bloating. “Tests showed that I have a large ovarian cyst, also known as an … Read more
Premier Jacinta Allan has cemented her spot as the nation’s second highest-paid politician, with her government defending a 3.5 per cent pay rise for Victorian MPs. The Victorian leader can pocket up to $498,031 in 2024/25 — that’s $16,841 higher than last financial year — after the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal decided to increase MP … Read more
A woman has gone viral on social media after she revealed a tragic story about her family while giving a stranger money for the bus. Mother-of-four Danielle Brown was loading groceries into her car in Melbourne when she was approached by a stranger who introduced himself as Sam. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne mother’s act … Read more
Hundreds of people across the nation might have lost millions of dollars to an online shipping container sales scam and investment fraud. The victims in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia were estimated to have lost more than $2.5 million between February 2022 and February 2024, WA Police said. Police claim a sophisticated property laundering … Read more
Woolworths has announced a limit on egg carton sales in much of the country after the industry continues to be hit by a deadly strain of bird flu. The supermarket giant has moved to calm customers after introducing the two-pack per person limit on eggs, which is set to come into effect on Thursday. Woolworths … Read more
Victoria will close two prisons, including a privately-run maximum security centre, and shift inmates to a $1.1 billion facility that has been sitting idle for almost two years. Port Phillip Prison will close by the end of 2025 and the 59-year-old Dhurringile Prison will close within months, Corrections Minister Enver Erdogan announced on Wednesday. Port … Read more
Australians living outside the major cities have not been spared from eye-watering rental hikes, putting pressure on populations in disaster-prone areas and other vulnerable groups. Renting in the regions has become increasingly expensive since the COVID-19 pandemic, based on an analysis of SQM Research’s weekly asking rents. The average regional renter is spending more than … Read more
Residents in Melbourne’s northeast have complained that earplugs and noise-cancelling headphones are the state government’s answer to trains keeping them up at night. On Friday, Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson opened the new Keon Park Station in Reservoir, which is a 750m rail bridge over the road. The bridge is just metres from apartment balconies … Read more
Demand for ambulances in Victoria has surpassed the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the parents of a young child forced to drive her to hospital because the nearest ambulance was too far away. The incident, involving a four-year-old girl, unfolded in Melbourne in the early hours of Monday after a weekend when ambulance services … Read more
