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Anthony Albanese has delivered a brutal response to news of the resignation of controversial union boss John Setka following allegations of misconduct: “Good.” The Prime Minister uttered the single, scathing condemnation following Mr Setka announcing he was stepping down as the Victorian state secretary of the powerful Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) late […]

Legendary Australian radio presenter and voice talent Ron E Sparks has died aged 72. In a touching post his former WSFM colleagues Brendan “Jonesey” Jones and Amanda Keller revealed Mr Sparks’ passing on their official Instagram page. “We are devastated to announce the heartbreaking news of the passing of former WSFM announcer Ron E Sparks. […]

A reluctance to “think about dying”, and Australians incorrectly ruling themselves out of being organ donors are the biggest barriers to potentially lifesaving registrations, new research shows. A lack of knowledge about the organ donation process and its implications was also revealed as a significant obstacle for many unregistered Aussies in the survey of 2751 […]

As the country’s housing crisis worsens and property prices soar, some homebuyers are scoring six-figure discounts by foregoing a small but common feature. And experts say the idea should go mainstream in order to boost supply and improve affordability. In recent years, a steadily growing number of developers in Australia’s major capital cities have taken […]

A worker left paralysed after falling headfirst into a concrete water tank needed a colleague to hold his head above water while he was rescued, a court has been told. Details of the horrific incident were recounted in the Ballarat Magistrates Court after water tank installation company Watertank Solutions Victoria pleaded guilty to charges of […]

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered a strong rebuke to Russia’s claims charges against an Australian Army private and her husband were inciting “anti-Russian propaganda”, telling the nation to “back off”. On Friday, Kira Korolev and her husband Igor were the first people in Australia to be charged with espionage, after allegedly stealing state secrets […]

It’s a common practice for a lot of Aussies but one local council says it could be putting waste workers and passers-by in danger. Sometimes waste and recycling bins can be flung open, due to weather or birds prying open lids to have a feed. Some residents have tried to come up with makeshift solutions […]

Texts sent by members of a cult-like religious circle on trial over the death of a young diabetic girl have been revealed in court, including one from her father to the group’s leader. Elizabeth Rose Struhs, 8, allegedly suffered for days after members of the circle – which include her parents and older brother – […]

Some 100,000 homes could be vacant in one of Australia’s biggest cities, even as renters and home-hunters struggle to lock down secure housing as prices skyrocket on crippling supply shortages. Analysis of water meter data from tax reform advocacy group Prosper Australia suggests some 5.2 per cent of homes in Melbourne were vacant in 2023, […]

The Aussie dollar has hit a six-month high, giving travellers the confidence to head overseas to spend their hard-earned cash. The Australian dollar reached more than 67 US cents for the first time since early January this month. Capital.com senior financial market analyst Kyle Rodda said the positive swing was down to two major factors: […]