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The fourth annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee saw a national final of “firsts”. For the first time in the competition’s history, no student scored 30/30 in the tough third round – all three new champions scored 29/30. Only the second NSW champion since free classroom news site Kids News launched the Bee in 2021, Sydney’s […]

The number of Australians saddled with more than $100,000 in student debt has risen exponentially in the past few years. New data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows just under 56,700 people currently have a six-figure HECS-HELP debt. This is a jump from the 47,847 people who were in this category last year. During […]

The diabetic driver police allege is responsible for the deaths of five people will learn if he will stand trial when the case returns to court. William Herbert Swale was charged with 14 offences last year after his white BMW SUV careened through a roundabout and into patrons outside The Royal Daylesford Hotel, northwest of […]

The NSW Government has apologised after an inquiry investigating unsolved suspected hate crime deaths of people who were members of the LGBTIQ+ communities found authorities failed to act appropriately. A Special Commission of Inquiry into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) Hate Crimes was established to look into deaths that occurred over four […]

Increased chances of hail damage on Australia’s east coast this spring come as research from one insurer shows two-thirds of Australians do nothing to prepare their homes for wild weather. New research from NRMA Insurance suggests 67 per cent of Australians take no steps to prepare their houses for extreme weather. Wild weather has caused […]

The federal government will give $6m to aid the safety accreditation of builders so they are able to construct homes under its House Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and National Housing Accord (NHA). As it stands the government says more than 550 companies are accredited through the Federal Safety Commissioner’s Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme, […]

A major road in Victoria has been crowned the Australia’s most dangerous hot spot for crashes, as a new report reveals the group considered most dangerous behind the wheel. Plenty Rd in Melbourne’s northeast topped the list for the most crashes between 2014 and 2023, according to AAMI’s Crash Index Decade of Driving report. The […]

Two luxe Australian hotels have taken out spots in the world’s best hotels for 2024 – beating out luxury competitors in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Bangkok and London. The World’s 50 Best Hotels list — pulled together with an expert panel of journalists, travellers and educators by The World’s 50 Best Hotels Academy […]