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Aussie households are sweating on new inflation figures to be released on Wednesday morning which could determine where the Reserve Bank goes on interest rates next week. They’ve already been warned the consumer price index for the June quarter is likely to be stubbornly higher than what the government or the RBA wants, which could […]

Never before seen footage captured by one of the police officers ambushed at a rural Queensland property during welfare check depicts the harrowing moments he came face-to-face with death. Constables Rachel McCrow, 29, and Matthew Arnold, 26, were gunned down after they attended the Wieambilla property of Gareth Train and his wife, Stacey. The pair […]

An influential lobby group representing more than 50,000 pubs, hotels and hospitality businesses has called on the federal government to stop a “killer” alcohol tax which it says is increasing the cost of a beer or gin and tonic. The biannual excise duty, which is set to add $800m to state coffers this financial year, […]

Killer bodybuilder Sven Lindemann has launched a fresh courtroom challenge, aiming to have his jail sentence reduced over the brutal murder of his former partner. Lindemann, 52, was jailed for 31 years in May after pleading guilty to the murder of Monique Lezsak, 39, and the reckless injury of her 10-year-old daughter. The former professional […]

Victorian Police have released CCTV footage of a white truck which may have been implicated in a suspected fatal hit and run in Victoria’s West Gippsland region, amid calls for the driver to come forward. Emergency services were called to Waterloo Rd in Trafalgar about 10.30am on Sunday after a man’s body was discovered on […]

The millions of Aussies who send money overseas could save a combined $200m by shunning the big banks, the competition watchdog says. A detailed survey and report by the ACCC released on Tuesday shows all the dollars and Euros sent out of Australia were racking up huge fees for consumers, despite the big four banks […]

A proposal to build a 200-person swingers club in the heart of Melbourne has sparked furious pushback from local residents and businesses, who have raised safety concerns and fear their neighbourhood will become an “epicentre” of seedy sex establishments. But councillors who approved the development application for the “sex-on-premise” venue have hit back at the […]

A $21.6bn metro service to connect Sydney’s CBD to the city’s north will be delayed indefinitely from its highly anticipated start date originally set for this Sunday. Confirming the “disappointing” postponement, NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen failed to set a new start date however said the metro line was still awaiting vital safety checks from […]

An Australian lender that finances people the major banks deem too risky is cashing in on high interest rates, loaning an additional $100m and expecting returns to jump more than 25 per cent. Credit Corp Group (CCP) released its yearly results on Tuesday, showing the debt purchasing, lending and collection agency’s lending book grew to […]

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has held a media conference on the border of North Korea to take aim at the hermit state for its “escalatory” missile tests and “destabilising” defence pact with Russia. Senator Wong made the remarks in the South Korean border city of Paju after visiting the demilitarised zone, a large strip […]