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The consumer watchdog is taking Coles and Woolworths to court for allegedly jacking up prices and then only marginally dropping them under their respective ‘Prices Dropped’ and ‘Down Down’ campaigns. “We allege that each of Woolworths and Coles breached the Australian Consumer Law by making misleading claims about discounts, when the discounts were, in fact, […]

A hot mic has caught Joe Biden issuing a grave warning on China to Anthony Albanese and the leaders of India and Japan, giving a glimpse of the candid nature of talks between some of the Indo-Pacific’s key players. Mr Biden, who was hosting Mr Albanese and prime ministers of India and Japan for the […]

Master Builders Australia is calling for more migrants from overseas, and a lowering of English language standards, to fill daunting gaps in the workforce. A report by the major construction and building industry association released, on Monday, forecasts the sector needs 130,000 more workers this year just to fill shortages. “About 130,000 people need to […]

Struggling Australians on income support are now either completely priced out of, or navigating severe rental stress across all capital cities and major regional centres across Australia due to rising prices, with one advocacy group calling for urgent action. Defining rental stress as situations where more than 30 per cent of a person or household’s […]

Australia has slightly reduced its debt position by $17 billion about four months after the federal budget in a move that will save Aussies a whopping $80 billion in interest. This year’s federal budget papers indicated gross debt was expected to rise to $923bn, or 35.8 per cent of the GDP, however the final budget […]

Cosplayers, anime fans, creatives and nerds descended upon Sydney Showground this weekend for Oz Comic Con, and one of cinema’s legendary screen villains made a star appearance: The Joker. Multiple actors have played the antagonist to Gotham saviour Batman, including Aussie hollywood icon Heath Ledger, who took on the role in the massively popular Dark […]

Grieving father and LNP candidate Russell Field has just released a stark new ad slamming the Queensland Labor government for the state’s alleged youth crime crisis, saying he is “sick of the excuses”. The ad, now running across social media, shows Mr Field talking bluntly about the death of his son, daughter-in-law and unborn grandchild […]

A local council in WA will consider a bold new proposal to offer homeowners a discounted rates bill if they pledge to list and protect “significant trees” on their property. The scheme, put forward by City of Canning Councillor Ben Kunze this week, is designed to protect and expand tree cover in the council area, […]

Firefighters have successfully “knocked down” a dangerous 200m by 300m fire in Sydney’s south, but crews are still on scene to “mop up” spot fires. Several fire crews worked through Sunday to contain a fire that reignited near an equestrian centre in Sydney’s Malabar Headlands, after firefighters had previously worked to stamp out two blazes […]

The wife of AFL great Tom Harley has spoken about her fear that her son wouldn’t survive a fight with meningococcal, urging parents to educate themselves about the potentially deadly disease. Podcaster and author Felicity Harley said she still had vivid memories of driving her then five-week-old son Hugo to hospital when he became ill. […]