Australia Elevates Terror Alert To 'Probable' Amid Rising Radicalization, Albanese Assures No Imminent Threat
Terrorism threat in Australia is rated on a five-level scale, with "not expected" at the lowest level. "Probable" is mid-level rating, which translates to a 50% chance of an onshore attack or a plan to attack in the next one year.
Fair Commission Seeks Court Approval to Appoint Barrister Mark Irving As CFMEU Administrator
If appointed, the administrator will have the power to remove 270 officials and manage the union's finances for two years.
PwC Tells Parliamentary Inquiry CEO Kept $1.2 Million Bonus Secret For Nearly A Year
Kevin Burrowes, who was appointed PwC CEO in July 2023, revealed about the extra income during the partners' meet in June this year, 11 months after he joined PwC Australia.
Victoria Reports First Legionnaires' Disease Death; Authorities Trace Outbreak To 2 Melbourne Suburbs
Chief health officer Dr Clare Looker confirmed the death of the woman in her 90s, who was hospitalized on Tuesday.
Climate Council Urges Australia To Address High Methane Emissions
As the 12th largest methane polluter, Australia is ranked ahead of bigger economies like Germany and France.
Indigenous Population Continues To Struggle As Suicide, Incarceration Rates Escalate: Report
The Productivity Commission's annual report, Closing the Gap, highlighted that only five of the 19 measures monitored were on track, adding that the lack of data on certain issues, such as access to clean drinking water or domestic violence, made it difficult to make accurate assessments.
Victoria Premier Warns Of Rising Legionnaires' Disease Cases, As Authorities Search For Contamination Source
The health department has warned that "most cases are arising in people who are normally at greater risk of the infection, however, there are also cases in otherwise active and normally healthy adults."
Rex's Financial Crisis Leaves 360 Sacked Employees Without Wages Or Redundancy Payouts
Consultancy firm Ernst & Young informed the staff on Wednesday that due to the financial crisis, another 250 jobs would be axed and that they would have to wait till a new buyer was found to get paid.
Australian Government Allocates AU$371 Million For Disability Royal Commission Reforms
The federal government will act on 172 of the 222 total recommendations from the royal commission's final report, accepting 13 in full and 130 in principle.
Australia Urges Its Citizens To Leave Lebanon Immediately Amid Rising Tensions In The Region
"Some airlines have postponed or cancelled some flights. Further flight cancellations and disruptions could occur with little or no notice," the government-run Smartraveller has warned.
Australian Government Assures Rex Airlines Of Contingency Plan Amid Financial Crisis
Transport Minister Catherine King said the Australian government has readied a contingency plan to support the airline to continue its services; however, she did not promise a bailout package.
Tony Burke Takes Over Home Affairs And Immigration Portfolios In Albanese's Pre-Election Cabinet Overhaul
Criticism against the government's approach to immigration may not subside, as the opposition members echoed doubts about Burke's ability to enact change.
Australia Commits AU$18 Million To Improve Maritime Safety In Indo-Pacific Region
At the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced setting up a new cable connectivity and resilience center, which will be staffed by Australian public servants and work with individual Pacific nations.
Albanese Urges Coalition To Dismiss MP Barnaby Joyce Over Comments Linking Ballot Paper To Bullets
Speaking at an anti-renewables rally in Sydney, Joyce compared the ballot paper to bullets, and asked the crowd to load the magazine and vote against Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.
Australia's Health Sector Braces For Potential IV Fluid Shortage
A TGA spokesperson said the three Australia's sponsors -- Baxter Healthcare, B. Braun and Fresenius Kabi -- have indicated the short supply would remain throughout 2024 due to disruption in global manufacturing and increase in demand.
Jabiluka Uranium Mine Lease Will Not Be Renewed, Northern Territory Government Announces
Energy Resources Australia (ERA) had leased the Jabiluka uranium mine for 42 years, and had sought renewal for another 10 years, which was rejected by the NT government on Friday.
Australian Tribunal Awards AU$3.2 Million To Ex-Coal Miner Suffering From Terminal Lung Disease
Craig Keogh's medical conditions included pneumoconiosis or black lung, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema.
Albanese To Announce New Ministers On Sunday As Burney, O'Connor Step Down
Paying tribute to the outgoing ministers, Prime Minister Albanese said, "I am proud to call them my friends. I'm proud to have witnessed firsthand their passion for this nation, their determination to leave the country better for their contribution as members of parliament and as ministers."
Australia Hits 7 Israeli Settlers And Youth Group With Sanctions Over West Bank Violence
Foreign minister Penny Wong said, "The individuals sanctioned today have been involved in violent attacks on Palestinians. This includes beatings, sexual assault and torture of Palestinians resulting in serious injury and in some cases, death."
Queensland Premier Condemns AI-Generated Video Of Him, Calls It 'Dangerous Turning Point'
The Electoral Commission of Queensland stated there was no regulation that addressed the use of AI, but does "regulate the publication of any false statements of fact regarding the personal character or conduct of a candidate."
South Australia Health Seizes 700 Drinks With Double Legal Caffeine Levels From 100 Retailers
SA Health revealed that the most caffeinated beverage contained 300 milligrams of caffeine in each 473ml can, which was equivalent to the caffeine content in nine cans of Coca Cola.
Stage 3 Tax Cuts Could Ease Mortgage Stress For 1.6 Million Australians: Report
"Although interest rate increases would normally lead to a higher level of mortgage stress, the stage 3 income tax cuts delivered to millions of Australians in early July are set to have a larger impact in driving down mortgage stress over the next few months," Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine said.
NAB Cuts 3-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate To 5.99%
"This is a strategic move from NAB in a bid to test whether there's any appetite among borrowers to revert back to fixing. A big bank fixed rate that starts with a '5' is likely to turn at least a few heads, particularly among those worried about the prospect of further cash rate hikes," financial expert Sally Tindall stated.
Damage From Global IT Outage May Exceed AU$1 Billion: Experts
Australia's Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neill said the impact caused by the outage could last "one to two weeks."
Albanese, Dutton Lose Favor With Australians
According to latest Newspoll survey, only 28% voters nominated Albanese or Dutton ahead of five other chosen candidates.
American Express Australia Fined AU$8 Million For Breach Of Credit Card Rules
The court found that Amex breached the DDO as a credit card issuer as it distributed two of its credit cards at the stores of the luxury brand between May 25 and July 5, 2022, without determining the target market.
Massive IT Outage Hits Australia's Airlines, Banks And Businesses
NAB, Westpac, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Bendigo Bank and Suncorp stated their functioning was impacted by the outage.
Julian Assange's Trip Back Cost AU$883,958
Germany-based Foundation will reimburse majority of the cost, Australia's tax payers will have to pay about AU$100,000 for travel expenses of U.S. and U.K. ambassadors.
Massive MediSecure Hack Exposes Data Of 12.9 Million Australians
Identifying each customer and informing them of the hack was not financially viable for the company, MediSecure stated, adding that 6.5 terabytes of data was stolen.
Australia's Unemployment Rate In June Rises To 4.1%
The uptick has made economists expect a rise in interest rate by the Reserve Bank Of Australia (RBA), when it meets in August.