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A first-of-its-kind nationwide campaign aims to half food waste by 2030 by “uniting” Australians to make simple changes. A 2024 study found Australian households wasted about 2.5m tonnes of food annually, equivalent 7.7m meals per day. On Sunday, not-for-profit Food Waste Australia will launch its “The Great Unwaste” initiative aimed at halving that waste. Backed […]
A publican has been forced to defend the cost of a chicken parmigiana after customers left scathing reviews online criticising the small business. Adelaide’s Duke of Brunswick owner Simone Douglas used social media as on opportunity to educate her online critics about the true cost of a chicken parmigiana and salad. In a video posted […]
Popstar Katy Perry has received mixed reactions for her “retro-futuristic” performance during the AFL Grand Final, with some questioning the $5 million price tag. Tens of thousands of diehard footy fans flooded into the MCG, Australia’s footy heartland, on Saturday to see the Sydney Swans take on the Brisbane Lions. Perry was the pre-game entertainment […]
A prominent class action lawyer says allegations of misleading sales levelled against Woolworths and Coles “support a very good class action claim”. The consumer watchdog this week announced it was separately suing Coles and Woolworths for allegedly deceiving customers with hundreds of “sale” prices for more than a year up to May 2023. Coles says […]
A helicopter pilot working on a remote cattle station was forced to take evasive manoeuvres to avoid being struck by the wreckage when two colleagues collided, a preliminary investigation has found. Peter Ritter, 29 and Gavin U’Ren, 30, were killed when their helicopters crashed mid-air on an aerial mustering operation in Western Australia’s Kimberley region […]
Flood warnings are in place for parts of NSW after the state copped a drenching overnight receiving more than 100mm of rain. In the past 24 hours, 110mm of rain poured down in Coffs Harbour and further north 90mm fell in Lismore. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued a flood warning for the Bellinger […]
As yet another police search for Samatha Murphy’s body comes to a close, the community of Ballarat – as well as the rest of Australia – are demanding answers more than ever before. Now one expert has suggested a theory about the searches for the missing mum. On Monday, seven months after the mother disappeared […]
Holiday-makers who paid thousands of dollars to go on a cruise to visit three ports in New Caledonia were shocked to find out about a huge itinerary change and a $50 on-board credit for the swap a week after booking their cruise. The outraged passengers were informed the cruise was no longer visiting the advertised […]
Hollywood heavyweight Isla Fisher Sydney apartment sale has been delayed just hours before it was set to go to auction. The “newly renovated” two-bedroom Woollahra property is located just meters from Centennial Park and boasts walking distances from Bondi Junction. Ms Fisher, who shot to fame after staring in Wedding Crashers and Confessions of a […]
A vicious weather system off the east coast could bring a dangerous weekend featuring nine metre waves, gale force winds and rain “cracking triple digits,” forecasters have said. Northern areas of New South Wales and southern regions of Queensland could be at risk but messy conditions can be expected across a wide swath of the […]
