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The Federal Court has whacked one of Australia’s “big three” energy retailers with a $14m fine for misleading customers over prices. The court ordered EnergyAustralia, a major electricity and gas seller, to pay the penalty for making false, misleading or deceptive statements to hundreds of thousands of consumers about electricity prices and for failing to […]

A notorious detention centre will be overhauled with $100m purpose-built facility to house Western Australia’s most “dangerous and violent cohort” of juvenile detainees. Unit 18 was established in 2022 to detain the “most challenging, complex and often dangerous juveniles” after a series of riots at Perth’s Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre. Several incidents of violence […]

OPINION By Leanne Pilkington Targeting negative gearing will have dire consequences for both investors and renters. The Real Estate Institute of Australia cautions against the demonising of negative gearing, arguing that disincentivising investment will exacerbate an already strained market and create a massive exodus of current investors if brought in for existing properties. Disincentivising investment […]

Nurses say passing “Boomers” yelled abuse at them while they held rallies calling for higher pay. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association went on strike on Tuesday, calling for a 15 per cent pay rise. Thousands of nurses joined the rally, with some reporting they’d been target by “boomer” men hurling abuse towards […]

EXCLUSIVE A Chinese medical practitioner who treated a woman with cardiac problems with herbal tea before her death has been banned from practising for three years. Dr Shuquan Liu describes himself as Australia’s leading Chinese herbalist and previously treated former PM Malcolm Turnbull and TV host Larry Emdur with his signature 101 Wellness program. The […]

OPINION Targeting negative gearing will have dire consequences for both investors and renters. The Real Estate Institute of Australia cautions against the demonising of negative gearing, arguing that disincentivising investment will exacerbate an already strained market and create a massive exodus of current investors if brought in for existing properties. Disincentivising investment into housing for […]

Former Treasurer Joe Hockey says Australia will inevitably have to embrace nuclear energy, appearing to support the Coalition’s plan to build seven nuclear energy plants. Mr Hockey told the National Press Club on Thursday power-hungry data centres spurred by the growth in artificial intelligence would force Australia to reconsider its energy needs, and pointed to […]

A business owner allegedly kidnapped his ex-wife’s new husband and forced him with threats to board a plane bound for India, a court has been told. Sairam Uppu, 40, on Thursday appeared in the Victorian Supreme Court where his bid for bail was knocked back by Justice John Champion. Mr Uppu was charged with offences […]

Seven accused “money mules” have appeared in court after allegedly working for foreign scammers in a $14m investment con. Police alleged the group were paid commissions by an international syndicate to open fraudulent businesses and bank accounts used to funnel money overseas. It’s alleged foreign scammers used the local accounts to dupe wannabe investors into […]

A council candidate in Melbourne’s outer suburbs says she has been left scared for the safety of herself and her family after a campaign sign was smeared with racist rhetoric. Jamel Kaur Singh has campaigned for Waratah Ward spot in next month’s council election in the City of Casey on a platform of closing the […]