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Jim Chalmers has flagged sweeping reforms to how retirees will be able to use their superannuation, as more than 2.5 million Australians are set to retire in the next decade. Changes to regulations will allow super funds to offer more “innovative products,” such as payments distributed through instalments instead of an upfront lump sum and […]

It is part sandwich, part pizza and has just been added to the lunchtime menu at Crust. Crust has launched its Lunch Piadina, an envelope of its signature pizza dough stuffed with “crave-worthy” fillings alongside dipping sauces. Crust’s Lunch Piadina was inspired by traditional Italian street food and a new online viral trend viewed by […]

The housing and homelessness crisis is at its worst point in one of the country’s richest states, leading to calls for bold new action to prevent the crisis from worsening. Western Australia has more than 20,000 households on a waitlist for social housing with more and more people priced out of the private rental market […]

NRL star turned champion boxer Anthony Mundine has celebrated the end of a three-year legal battle and a “burden off the back” after being found guilty of flouting Covid restrictions. The 49-year-old appeared before Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday for judgment after pleading not guilty to a charge of not complying with a Covid notice […]

An Australia-first skyway and luge tourism destination is moving closer to reality after securing a $5m state government funding boost. The Queensland government announced its backing for the Whitsunday Skyway on Tuesday, with the $5m allocated to the construction phase of the estimated $100m project. “This attraction is exactly the sort of showcase we need […]

Sydney trains will be shut down for four days as an industrial dispute reaches a stalemate. NSW Transport Minister Jo Heylan said on Tuesday there would be no train services in Sydney from Thursday to Sunday due to industrial action by the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU). The union had given the government an […]

Speaking to news.com.au, Packer said: “Alan is my friend and he is entitled to the presumption of innocence.” The billionaire and the broadcaster have been close friends for decades, their friendship forged in Packer’s youth when his father, the late media titan Kerry Packer, was a close friend of the mercurial radio talk back star […]

The Coalition has confirmed it will oppose Labor’s promise for an extra 100,000 free TAFE placements, saying the unfunded policy could “permanently” saddle the budget bottom line by an extra $500m each year. This comes as the government is attempting to pass the key legislation in final two sitting weeks of the year which would […]