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End of financial year sales are upon us and there are oodles of great deals up for grabs across a range of popular products. From technology to homewares, fashion and beauty, there are huge savings on offer on n big brands including Apple, Dyson, KitchenAid and more. We’ve compiled a list of some of the […]

Parents and carers are being urged to keep “secret message” pens and a light bulb key ring sold across Australia away from kids, amid concerns the button batteries in the products may cause choking or seriously injure young children. Product Safety Australia (PSA) has recalled the “secret agent invisible spy pens”, “magic UV pen – […]

The federal government’s program to fund 500 frontline family and domestic violence workers continues to come under fire after it was revealed only 63 workers had been employed. In October 2022, the government announced women’s safety as a national priority allocating almost $170m over four years to recruit 500 new frontline service and community workers […]

A controversial fashion brand has made a last-minute decision to cancel a highly anticipated pop-up store just weeks before a tax on fast-fashion retailers is set to begin. The three-day Shein event was set to take place at Perth’s Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre, decked out with a live DJ, beauty bar, photo booth and giveaways […]

The mercury is tipped to plummet across the southeast of Australia into the weekend as a cold front which brought wild winds and rain dissipates. The Bureau of Meteorology warned of frost conditions from Tasmania to Darling Downs in Queensland’s southeast on Thursday and Friday. It comes after Sydney dipped to a monthly low of […]

Residents in one of Australia’s richest suburbs are up in arms about a proposed $230m development that would knock down an 1960s apartment block and replace it with luxury units. Dozens of residents and neighbours of the apartments at Billyard Ave and Onslow St in Elizabeth Bay in eastern Sydney met with the NSW Land […]

People travelling to Australia on a visitor visa will be banned from applying for a student visa under new restrictions designed to fix loopholes in the country’s migration system. As of July 1, the federal government will move to restrict ‘visa hopping’ by banning foreigners on visitor visas from applying for a student visa onshore. […]

The independent official charged with investigating corruption issues at the newly formed corruption watchdog is set to launch an inquiry into the body’s decision not to investigate the referrals from the Robodebt royal commission after she received almost 900 complaints into the matter. Last week, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) announced it would not pursue […]

NSW is headed for a “more severe flu season than usual” with the state recording a 25 per cent week-on-week surge in cases. The latest NSW Health Respiratory Surveillance Report detailed a 22 per cent jump in people presenting to hospital emergency departments with flu-like illnesses. NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said health authorities […]

Clickbait ads are harvesting data and onselling contact details to dodgy financial advisers pushing high-fee superannuation accounts via dubious, high-pressure cold-call sale tactics. The ACCC published a warning on the practice earlier this year, but the Super Members Council says fraudsters are exploiting legal loopholes. Anti-hawking legislation bans the unsolicited selling of financial products, but […]