Despite a few wet days in late November, North Jersey is still in the midst of a severe drought. But we should be getting some help with two bouts of rain this week. North Jersey had less than an inch of rain in September and the driest October on record. The meteorological fall — September, … Read more
Retirees might be more inclined to use super for its intended purpose – income for retirement – under a proposal to tax oversized withdrawals. Four actuaries have waded into the ever-contentious tax debate with a discussion paper thrashing out opportunities to make the super system simpler and more equitable. In the paper commissioned by the … Read more
Jewish community leaders have vowed to rebuild a firebombed synagogue “bigger and better” as senior federal and state police meet to determine a motive for the alleged anti-Semitic attack. “We’ll come back bigger and better,” Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne board member Benjamin Klein said. “The building will be a beautiful jewel in the crown … Read more
The NSW government says the state’s trains are back on track after the Federal Court granted an injunction to cancel planned industrial action. The action that was expected to cause severe delays and cancellations was instigated when pay talks between the government and a key union broke down. “The NSW Government is pleased we have … Read more
Rochester police are investigating a shooting early Sunday morning that left one man dead and another injured. Officers responded to reports of gunfire on Emerson Street at approximately 5:25 a.m. Upon arrival, they were directed to a home on Emerson, where they found a man in his 20s dead from a gunshot wound to the … Read more
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
Two people were shot early Sunday morning at a downtown Eugene bar, leaving one critically injured, according to police. Officers were patrolling the area when they heard gunshots at City Nights, 77 W. Broadway, around 2:02 a.m., according to a release from the Eugene Police Department. A suspect reportedly fired inside the bar, striking two … Read more
A man is dead after he was struck and killed by a vehicle in downtown Indianapolis Sunday. According to a report from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the man was walking near West 10th and Illinois streets when he was struck at around 3:20 a.m. First responders took him to a nearby hospital, where he … 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