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Australia has added 47,500 new jobs since July, while the unemployment rate remains steady at 4.2 per cent, diminishing hopes of the Reserve Bank putting forward a rate cut on Tuesday. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) August labour force data revealed there were 3100 less people employed on a full-time […]

Women who adopt or give birth to babies after 1 July of next year will receive a weekly $113 boost to their superannuation, after Labor passed its Paid Parental Leave Bill on Thursday. The $1.1bn plan aimed at combating the “motherhood tax” is expected to help about 180,000 families each year. Currently women can access […]

The ex-boyfriend of slain teacher’s aide Hannah McGuire has elected to “fast-track” his case to trial and fight a murder charge.Lachlan Young, 21, appeared remotely in the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, formally pleading not guilty to the 23-year-old’s murder. Sporting a shaved head with a mullet and wearing a pink graphic jumper, Mr Young […]

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has described a plan to deliver universal, ‘free’ childcare to more families with multiple children as an “important contribution” confirming that cost of living relief is on the agenda in the lead up to the next election. The $5 billion plan to make childcare free or cheaper for low income families with […]

Stop telling us how many people are sucked in by illegal online Nigerian prince scams. I want to know how many people fall victim to one of the only legal scams – parking fines. The Minns government in New South Wales has finally cracked down on councils issuing ticketless parking fines, banning the practice. It […]

The US Federal Reserve has voted to lower interest rates by 0.05 percentage points in a sign that the global war on inflation is finally coming to an end. And the move is expected to be welcome news for homeowners not only in the US, but also in Australia. In its policy statement, the Fed […]

The fourth annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee saw a national final of “firsts”. For the first time in the competition’s history, no student scored 30/30 in the tough third round – all three new champions scored 29/30. Only the second NSW champion since free classroom news site Kids News launched the Bee in 2021, Sydney’s […]

The number of Australians saddled with more than $100,000 in student debt has risen exponentially in the past few years. New data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows just under 56,700 people currently have a six-figure HECS-HELP debt. This is a jump from the 47,847 people who were in this category last year. During […]

The diabetic driver police allege is responsible for the deaths of five people will learn if he will stand trial when the case returns to court. William Herbert Swale was charged with 14 offences last year after his white BMW SUV careened through a roundabout and into patrons outside The Royal Daylesford Hotel, northwest of […]

The NSW Government has apologised after an inquiry investigating unsolved suspected hate crime deaths of people who were members of the LGBTIQ+ communities found authorities failed to act appropriately. A Special Commission of Inquiry into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) Hate Crimes was established to look into deaths that occurred over four […]