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OPINION The collapse of Rex spells is bad news for passengers and the broader airline industry. It would seem we just can’t break the aviation duopoly of Qantas and Virgin. Jetstar doesn’t count given it is owned by Qantas. Not even the third-biggest airline in the country could survive taking on the big two in […]

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has issued an urgent to plea to Australians in Lebanon, warning that if they do not leave immediately they could be trapped there if war breaks out between Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel. The dire warning comes after Israel took responsibility for a strike that killed senior Hezbollah commander Fuad […]

The Aussie sharemarket has marked another record high as investors responded positively to the news that inflation came in below expectations. The benchmark ASX200 soared by 139.10 points, or 1.75 per cent, to 8,092.30 at the close on Wednesday, making it the best day since November 11, 2022. The All Ordinaries saw a strong result […]

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the Hamas leader reportedly killed in Iran was “central” to the October 7 attacks on Israel. Ismail Haniyeh, who was pulling Hamas’ strings from Iran, was key to the group’s brutal assault on Israel last year that killed approximately 1200 and sparked the Israeli incursion into Gaza. Mr Marles said […]

Major Sydney train lines have been thrown into chaos, plagued by recurring urgent signal repairs – resulting in delayed services, skipped stations and large crowds gathered on platforms. Peak hour commuters on the T2 Inner West and Leppington line on Wednesday were hit with up to 45 minute delays following a faulty cable at Clyde […]

Western Sydney University has given a fresh update on the investigation into a breach of its IT network, first discovered in January, and “unreservedly” apologised to the pupils and staff who were impacted by it. Students at the university, which has several campuses across Sydney’s western suburbs, were notified of the cyber intrusion in May. […]

Former AFL powerbroker Ricky Nixon has revealed he will fight allegations he knowingly sold counterfeit memorabilia with forged signatures, a court has been told. Mr Nixon, 60, returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where the case was set down for a two-day hearing in February next year. Magistrate Stephen Ballek was told efforts […]

A former Married At First Sight star is locked in a showdown with the Australian Federal Police over an early-morning raid on her home linked to her OnlyFans content, which she has slammed as an “abuse of power”. Police searched the home of Stacey Lee Hampton, the former MAFS contestant and ex-partner of Rebels bikie […]

Queensland has been whacked by a sudden and “alarming” surge in influenza cases – the number now surpassing those diagnosed with Covid-19 in hospitals for the first time this year. Health authorities confirmed letters were being pushed out to schools and vaccine providers across the state urging people to get vaccinated in a bid to […]

The chance of an interest rate hike next week is less likely following the latest inflation data which has made it easier for the Reserve Bank to keep the cash rate on hold. But a cut in the rate will have to wait until next year at least and with one economist saying it “is […]