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Vulnerable Australians who rely on electrical life support equipment have been warned by one electricity provider to have backup plans in place as more destructive winds are set to hit the country over the weekend. Electricity group Powercor, which operates through western Victoria, urged its vulnerable customers to be “ready” with plans on place in […]

A sitting NSW MP has resigned from the Liberal Party after he was taken into custody over allegations he sexually assaulted a minor. Pittwater MP Roderick “Rory” Gilmore Amon, 35, will face Manly Local Court on Friday charged with a slew of sex offences. Mr Amon is charged with five counts of sexual intercourse with […]

A former ABC presenter turned drug supplier who sold cocaine and MDMA to undercover police could be released from prison as early as next year after avoiding life behind bars. Ashley Hall, 54, was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison after pleading guilty to five counts of supplying a prohibited drug, and knowingly […]

The number of cryptocurrency ATMs in Australia has increased 16-fold in the past two years. Data shows nowhere in the world are machines popping up more frequently than in Australia. More than 1200 of the machines now occupy space across the country, according to a company which tracks and analyses crypto data, Coin ATM Radar. […]

Australia Post has revealed an $88m loss for the year, but it has slashed the deficit by nearly two-thirds from the year before. Revenue from parcels ticked up 2 per cent to $7.42bn, annual results released on Friday show. But the service handled 250 million fewer letters, down 12.9 per cent to 1.79 billion, and […]

A killer driver ignored his passenger’s warning of “stop, red light” moments before slamming into a couple’s car and killing them instantly. The crash occurred as Oudom Seney Doeun, 25, was speeding in a black BMW at more than 200km/h down North Rd in Caulfield South on May 15 last year. Santosh Adhikari and Pratima […]

It’s still unknown when new police powers aimed at tackling knife crime will come into effect in NSW. Police are yet to procure the necessary equipment despite the laws being passed in June earlier this year. During budget estimates on Friday, neither Police Minister Yasmin Catley or NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell were able […]

Australians are still holding back on spending, with retail sales unchanged in July and below expectations, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Economists had expected a 0.3 per cent rise after growth of 0.5 per cent in June and 0.5 per cent in May. Results were mixed across the industries, with most recording a […]

Australian workers are missing out on $5bn a year of unpaid superannuation, and being left $30,000 poorer when we retire, an analysis of Australian Taxation Office data shows. “Unpaid super locks too many Australians out of the full transformative benefits of the retirement system and leaves people poorer when they retire,” Super Members Council chief […]

Tech guru Scott Farquhar set a mind-blowing new Australian house price record when he settled on his new trophy home. The Atlassian co-founder generally keeps something of a lower profile than his former business partner Mike Cannon-Brookes (co-owner of NRL side the Rabbitohs and NBA side Utah Jazz) but Farquhar drew headlines across the country […]