More than one million Australians will soon receive a hip-pocket bump as their support payments increase. From January 1, payments for young people, students, carers and others will be indexed to keep up with inflation. Jobseekers, students, apprentices and other young Australians who get Youth Allowance will take home between $17.30 to $24.30 more every … Read more
Homelessness looms for more employed Australians than ever as the housing crisis worsens across the country. Nationwide, rough sleeping increased by 22 per cent with NSW, the hardest hit state, witnessing a 51 per cent surge since 2020, according to a landmark report released by the Australian Homelessness Monitor on Monday. The proportion of employed … Read more
A grieving community will say their final farewells to a second teenager who tragically died overseas after consuming drinks laced with methanol. Holly Bowles and her best friend Bianca Jones had been holidaying in Laos when they became unwell after consuming the drinks in the tourist town of Vang Vieng. Ms Bowles died in a … Read more
Power planners have found nuclear energy does not stack up for Australia even after considering new parameters, with large-scale solar and big batteries still the lowest-cost option. In the draft generation cost update released on Monday, scientists and energy officials warn taxpayers will need deep pockets and a lead time of at least 15 years … Read more
Australia has recorded a 22 per cent increase in homelessness in that last three years, with an alarming increase in the number of employed people seeking critical services which are “buckling” under unsustainable escalations in demand. In the three years to 2023-24, the rate of people seeking homelessness support, despite being employed, has also increased … Read more
In a huge win for Australian wildlife, authorities say they have effectively eliminated feral pigs from the nation’s third-biggest island, where they previously ran amok in plague proportions. Once over 5,000 of the introduced pests, known as one of the country’s most significant and invasive threats, roamed Kangaroo Island in South Australia — there are … Read more
Drivers are being reminded about a little-known marking on the side of major Aussie roads that could help safe a life as families criss-cross the nation this holiday period. But if you noticed a relatively small green circle appearing on a roadside reflector pole, would you know what it means? If not, you’re not alone. … Read more
Households and businesses are being urged to prepare for a tough summer of rolling power blackouts, as the country’s ageing electricity system is tipped to fail at points. The warning comes as Bureau of Meteorology modelling indicates Australia is on track to swelter through one of its hottest summers on record. Australia is tipped to … Read more
The Minns government has launched urgent legal action to stop the rail union from resuming industrial action on Monday. Premier Chris Minns in a statement on Sunday night said the government was seeking an injunction in the Federal Court to stop the Rail, Tram and Bus Union from resuming industrial action on Monday. “After two … Read more
A man has been charged with murder over a fatal confrontation at a motel while another has been charged over a separate deadly home invasion after stabbings in two states. A 49-year-old man was killed in an incident in Kangaroo Flat, near Bendigo in regional Victoria, on Saturday night. Police said witnesses heard the confrontation … Read more