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NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says that while he is willing to compromise with state and territory governments on achieving reform to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, he is prepared to “rip the Band-Aid off” and force them into providing “less-intensive” foundational supports. While giving his address at the National Press Club on Tuesday, Mr Shorten […]

An ABC reporter has had to pause in the middle of a broadcast after experiencing a panic attack live on-air. News Breakfast weather presenter Nate Byrne was in the middle reading Queensland’s weather report on Tuesday morning when he very calmly asked to hand back to ABC News Breakfast co-presenters Lisa Millar and Michael Rowland. […]

A cryptocurrency enthusiast who splurged millions of dollars after mistakenly receiving a huge refund has been jailed. Jatinder Singh, 39, was jailed for three years in the Victorian County Court on Tuesday, ending a two-year court case that generated global headlines for the significant error. “For reasons known only to that organisation the overpayment was […]

Wages have grown nearly 1 per cent across Australian sectors in the past three months, driven particularly by gains in the public sector and construction. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows for the June quarter shows public administration and safety wages grew 1 per cent. One analyst said the RBA would be “somewhat relieved” to […]

Share-hire e-scooters could be scrapped from the Melbourne CBD after a spike in complaints about the electronic two-wheelers. The Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece is set to move a motion on Tuesday afternoon to cancel the contracts with e-scooter providers Lime and Neuron. Any change would not effect privately-owned scooters. Just last week council management […]

A former police officer accused of killing Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird and boyfriend Luke Davies with his service firearm inside an inner-city Sydney home has had multiple charges dropped. Beau Lamarre-Condon, 29, appeared before Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday via AVL from custody as he faced two charges of murder and DV-related murder […]

A journalist who asked the free spirits living in and visiting Byron Bay whether they’d be willing to defend Australia in the event of war received some surprising responses. Fred Pawle, a media veteran who has worked at The Australian and Sky News, took to the streets of the hippy capital to ask “peace-loving dudes” […]

The former head of the Victorian CFMEU has re-emerged to show off a fresh teck tattoo with a pointed message, as the disgraced construction union continues to battle allegations of corruption and infiltration by bikie gangs. John Setka stepped down as Victorian secretary of the CFMEU last month following a joint investigation by The Sydney […]

Former prime minister Scott Morrison is expected to give evidence in the blockbuster defamation case between Senator Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins. Senator Reynolds is suing Ms Higgins and her husband David Sharaz in the WA Supreme Court over posts the couple shared in 2022 and 2023 which were critical of Ms Reynolds’ handling of […]

An entrepreneurial Sydney teenager has gone up a property shopping spree, snapping up three investments in less than 12 months – and without taking cash from mum and dad. Cristian Caponi became interested in real estate after coming across the famed best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki when he was just 15. […]