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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 […]

One of the biggest and brightest moons of the year will be visible in the sky tonight as it nears its closest point to Earth. Known as a supermoon, it occurs when the moon is within 90 per cent of its closest point to Earth and will be seen across Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe. […]

One of Australia’s biggest banks is reportedly trialling a ChatGPT-style AI chat bot that could soon replace thousands of local call centre staff. Commonwealth Bank is currently conducting trials of Hey CommBank – an AI chatbot currently being tested on bank employees who are also customers. The trial is part of a wider push into […]

The federal government has welcomed Meta’s move to add stronger protections for underage Instagram users, but says the changes will not change its plan to introduce legislation to impose age restrictions on social media this year. The social media behemoth announced on Tuesday it was introducing “Instagram Teen Accounts” that would automatically apply built-in protections […]

A former school principal has died suddenly, a day before he was due to appear in court on charges of possessing child exploitation material. 56-year-old Paul Whitehead, who had led Bold Park Community School in Western Australia for nearly a decade, was scheduled to appear in Midland Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. However, his lawyer Carole […]

The number of investor mortgages in Australia is growing at five times the rate of loans being given owner-occupiers – with one housing critic claiming it’s easier for “hoarders” to own homes they will never live in. Money.com’s latest monthly mortgages report shows amid the grinding housing crisis, construction loans to investors have actually grown […]

Engineered stone used widely in kitchen and bathroom benchtops will no longer be allowed to be imported into Australia from January 1 next year after the material was linked to deadly silicosis disease in workers. When cut, the material releases crystalline silica dust THAT in large amounts can lead to the incurable and fatal lung […]

Jetstar boss Stephanie Tully stepped into the corporate aviation world straight out of university more than 27 years ago. While Australia’s three major airlines are now all led by women after new appointments in the last four years, things looked a lot different back then, the airline chief told news.com.au in an exclusive interview. “When […]

Green senator Sarah Hanson-Young has accused Anthony Albanese of being “bullish” after he threatened to dissolve both houses of parliament in an early election. The Prime Minister made the threat after the government’s Help to Buy Bill failed to pass the Senate on Tuesday, with both the Greens and the Coalition voting against it. Senator […]

Firebrand politician Pauline Hanson has called for Australians to push back against Welcome to Country ceremonies conducted by Indigenous people. The One Nation leader delivered a fiery statement in the Senate on Tuesday afternoon, describing the tradition as “divisive” and something “many people tell me they are just over”. Her remarks follow ongoing controversy over […]