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Qantas says it is cutting prices on one million tickets in a seven-day sale. The sale began on Monday, and applies for some one-way fares on 85 routes that depart between October 2024 and July 2025. A spokesperson says there are discounts of up to 30 per cent. Fares to major routes such as Melbourne […]

Qantas has sold hundreds of first class fares for up to 85 per cent cheaper than usual by mistake. news.com.au can confirm the national carrier was selling first class fares between Australia and the US for less than $5000 return on its website in the early hours of August 23. It is understood about 300 […]

The federal government will not wait for parliament to legislate its new airline ombudsman before beginning work on a “charter of rights” for customers, Transport Minister Catherine King says. Ms King is set to unveil the government’s plan to bolster passengers’ rights on Monday morning. It involves an independent ombudsman with powers to compel airlines […]

If you’ve been counting down the days until you can ignore your boss once 5pm hits, the time has finally come. For organisations with 15 or more employees, today – August 26 – marks a significant turning point in workplace history as the Right to Disconnect legislation comes into effect in Australia. This means an […]

A man known in Sydney’s underworld as the “Angel of Death” was assassinated in an early morning shooting as police move to suppress potential retaliations. Tarek Ayoub, 29, died after a hail of bullets was fired his way outside an apartment block on Harold St, Parramatta about 3.30am on Monday, after leaving a meeting with […]

NSW is being warned to batten down the hatches as the wild winds that swept Victoria head east. Parts of the Illawarra, south coast, Goulburn and Katoomba can expect damaging wind gusts in excess of 90km/h until Monday afternoon. Nowra, Bowral, Braidwood, Goulburn and Selwyn could also get a lashing. On the mountains, average winds […]

Sophisticated scam factories staffed by a mammoth 120,000-strong workforce are deploying new technologies to fleece Westerners out of billions of dollars. And experts say the level of psychological manipulation that victims are subjected to is on par with brainwashing. An investigation by 60 Minutes has given a glimpse of the dozens of scam factories based […]

More than one in seven Australian households are struggling to pay for home insurance as premiums surge in regions threatened with increased risk of natural disasters. A new report to be released on Monday by the Actuaries Institute has sounded the alarm on insurance affordability, warning increasing costs will pose a risk to households, lenders […]

A ombudsman will be set up to police Australian airlines and airports under a new scheme to protect passenger rights. Transport Minister Catherine King is expected to announce the establishment of an aviation industry ombudsman on Monday as she releases the Albanese government’s long-awaited aviation white paper. “Too many Australians have been left out to […]

The last time Kim Brassington saw her cousin, it was her birthday and it seemed like he “didn’t want to get out of the car”. “Jake is a beautiful young man, he was 20-years-old when we last saw him,” she said. “He deserves for us to find him somehow.” Ms Brassington braved news cameras on […]