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A wrecking yard located only blocks away from a busy Sydney airport has gone up in flames, with firefighters desperately battling to control the blaze. Emergency services were called to the structure on Fitzpatrick St in Revesby shortly after 2pm on Tuesday after reports of a fire at a wrecking yard. More than 20 fire […]

Junior doctors in NSW will receive better pay and working conditions after a doctors union settled legal action it launched against NSW Health in the Supreme Court three years ago. The claim initiated by the Australia Salaried Medical Officers Federation (ASMOF) alleged NSW Health breached its medical officers award by failing to pay junior doctors […]

Australia’s population is growing at an “eye-watering” pace of 13,148 people per week, with immigration accounting for more than 80 per cent of the record increase. That’s sparked calls from a policy lobby group for radical reforms to “stabilise” the nation’s population to avoid a series of economic, environmental and health and wellbeing crises. Earlier […]

Parents are being warned to keep a Garfield toy included in Hungry Jack’s children’s meals away from their children, as it poses a risk of choking, serious injury or death. Product Safety Australia (PSA) has recalled the “Burping Garfield” cat-shaped plastic toy, which contains button batteries, because it does not comply with the mandatory information […]

Western Australia is moving to dramatically tighten up its gun laws in the wake of the horrific home invasion murders of Perth mum Jennifer Petelczyc and her 18-year-old daughter Gretl. Mark Bombara, 63, was searching for his ex-partner when he slaughtered the Petelczycs at their Floreat home before turning the gun on himself. The murders […]

Coles customers have roasted the supermarket giant for ditching a popular Aussie grown product with an imported variety packed in Vietnam. The Coles home brand packets of unsalted peanuts once proudly boasted the nuts were grown in Australia and roasted in sunny Queensland. “You can’t go wrong with an Australian favourite snack,” the packaging said. […]

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia’s worst kept diplomatic secret, officially announcing that China’s premier, Li Qiang, will visit the country this week – and his first stop will be a visit to the Adelaide Zoo. News.com.au has confirmed he will arrive in Adelaide on Saturday evening, and then on Sunday he will visit the zoo […]

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has handed down his fifth budget, revealing a raft of cost-of-living relief measures for Queenslanders to the tune of $11.2bn. A major feature is a $1000 rebate on electricity bills that will be coupled with a $300 rebate announced by the federal government and paid quarterly. However, the deficit is forecast […]

Queenslanders will be handed billions in cost-of-living relief, including massive electricity rebates and slashed public transport fees, despite the state’s deficit blowing out to $2.6bn. Treasurer Cameron Dick handed down his fifth budget on Tuesday, turning particular focus on the government’s efforts to bring down household bills despite conceding the deficit blowout just months before […]

CCTV footage has revealed the chilling moments before a violent home invasion in which a group of seven armed men stormed a home in Sydney’s southwest, before they allegedly “terrorised” a family of four. Emergency services were called to the home on Mary Wade Place, Carnes Hill at 12.45am on Tuesday, before a 25-year-old man […]