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Homebuyers are set to reap the rewards from the Stage 3 tax cuts with the opportunity to pay off their loan faster and in some cases save over $150,0000 over the lifetime of the debt. While the average tax cut will be $1888 per year, the value of those tax cuts to your mortgage could […]

When Joel Cauchi went on a stabbing rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction, killing six people and injuring a dozen more, countless bystanders had an unusual reaction that experts describe as “worrying”. Rather than flee to safety, many chose to pull out their mobile phones and film Cauchi, some even sharing the vision to social media […]

A man who terrorised a state in a 10-year bank robbing spree has been sentenced to 35 years in prison even as cancer corrodes his body and he makes plans to imminently end his life through a voluntary assisted dying procedure. Kym Parsons, 73, robbed 11 banks across South Australia from 2004 to 2014, armed […]

The immigration detainee allegedly involved in the violent home invasion of an elderly Perth couple continues to front court to face charges over incidents that occurred following his release from detention. Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan was one of the detainees released from Yongah Hill Detention Centre near Perth last November after a High Court ruling found […]

Business experts are sharing their support for a push to give Australian workers five weeks of leave to ease burnout in employees. The renewed push comes as unions unite to campaign for the National Employment Standards to be updated with provisions to give employees five weeks of leave. Initiated by the powerful Shop, Distributive and […]

Cash will continue flowing through Australia after a $50 million deal was struck between Armaguard and major banks and retailers, to ensure it’s services are easily accessed for at least another 12 months. The agreement is set to be formally announced on Monday ahead of the July 1 delivery of the massive handout. Australia’s big […]

Former NSW Liberal treasurer Matt Kean has been appointed the chair of the Climate Change Authority. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the surprise announcement on Monday, just days after Mr Kean quit state parliament. “As a former NSW Treasurer and minister for energy and the environment, Matt Kean is uniquely qualified to lead the Climate […]

Cold snaps are continuing across large parts of Australia, with frost causing headaches for farmers trying to protect their crops and livestock from the brunt of the winter weather. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Dean Narramore said there would be mixed weather conditions across Australia on Monday. “We’ll see showers clear the New South Wales coast […]

Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has unleashed on Peter Dutton’s nuclear ambitions, blasting it as a poorly thought-out plan he pulled “out of his clacker”. The firebrand politician took aim over a lack of detail over nuclear waste, with Senator Lambie also questioning whether Australia has the experts to execute the project, adding that Australian specialists […]

Two teenage boys have been charged after a fight in the food court of South Australia’s largest shopping centre sent the complex into lockdown. The incident kicked off about 3pm on Sunday afternoon after three boys allegedly approached another group of boys at the Westfield Marion centre’s food court armed with “expandable batons”. South Australian […]