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State governments have put ink to paper and willow on leather to lock in key deals for the summer of cricket until the 2030/2031 season. In grandstand announcements on Sunday, the SCG New Year’s Test and MCG Boxing Day Test have been confirmed until 2030, with respective state funding deals which pull crowds and draw […]

A long-running analysis of 24,000 workers has found the right to not be on call all hours of the day and night boosts productivity and retention, a study has found. New federal “right to disconnect” laws will take effect on August 26, meaning staff are legally protected from being forced to take non-emergency calls and […]

A volunteer firefighter has died after he struck be a police car driven by an on-duty officer on Flinders Island, off the coast of Tasmania. The man, aged in his 60s, was walking on Lady Barron Road when he was struck by the vehicle about 9pm on Saturday, Tasmania Police said. The on-duty officer immediately […]

Aussie artists are in a struggle for survival. The first punch was Covid and now the country’s rolling cost-of-living crisis has pushed consumers to pull back their entertainment spend on everything from music festivals and comedy gigs to live theatre and cinemas. Brisbane Arts Theatre executive director Blake Young feels the sting of retreating audiences […]

Peter Dutton is seeking legal advice after being called “racist” during a heated House debate on visas for Palestinians fleeing Gaza, Sky News reported on Sunday. The opposition leader earlier this week moved a motion to suspend standing orders and debate Gaza visas, giving him the floor to accuse the government of dropping the ball […]

The parents of a teenage Melbourne tradie are raising the alarm about purchasing medicine online after their son’s overdose death on a synthetic opioid. Jetson Gordon, 18, died in April 2022 after an overdose of what he thought was oxycodone, but was actually laced with a dangerous, potent synthetic opioid called nitazene. Mr Gordon brought […]

A hidden “sun” tax slugging Aussies who have made the switch to solar has been slammed by energy advocates as “madness” and a “rip-off”, accusing energy companies of “wanting to charge people” making energy from sunlight. Distributors in some Australian states have moved in the sneaky tariff, known colloquially as a sun or solar tax, […]

Australia’s frontline educators stepped up this week in the wake of troubling NAPLAN results. A record number of teachers have now signed up for the free, online Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee, registering a record number of students across years 3-8. Over 63,000 and counting are currently competing in the national school round, which is open […]