Politicians Get 3.5% Pay Hike, Prime Minister's Salary To Jump AU$600,000 Mark
Under the new pay scale, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will receive an annual pay of AU$607,471 and Opposition leader Peter Dutton will earn AU$432,239.
Australia's 36% Voters Prefer Coalition Leader Peter Dutton As Next Prime Minister
Voters ranked the leaders on the issues of economy and defense. While 40% voters backed Dutton and the Coalition on economy management, only 24% voted for Labor. On national security, as 42% preferred Dutton and the Coalition, 23% voted for Albanese and Labor.
Two Queensland MPs Found In Contempt Over Clash With Pro-Palestine Protestors
On March 7, Katter's Australian MPs, Robbie Katter and Nick Dametto, confronted pro-Palestine protestors outside Queensland Parliament with a poster that read "condemn Hamas."
Federal Government Pause Hospital Funds For NDIS Reform
As winter sets in, diseases and viruses such as COVID-19, the flu and RSV are weighing on the health systems across Australia, Health ministers stated.
Australian Cities Dominate Global List Of Unaffordable Housing Markets, Sydney Ranks Second: Study
The annual study, conducted by Chapman University's Frontier Centre for Public Policy's Demographia, compared housing markets in 94 cities across eight countries.
Health Minister Demands Explanation After Chiropractic Board Lifts Ban On Manipulating Babies' Spines
The board banned the practice in 2019 after a social media video went viral showing a Melbourne chiropractor manipulating the back, hips and collarbone of a two-week-old baby.
Australia's Unemployment Rate Falls To 4% With 40,000 New Jobs Added In May
The fall in unemployement rate was consistent with the economists' predictions and Reserve Bank of Australia's expectations. As full-time jobs have risen to 41,700 in May, part-time work has reduced by 2,100.
Australia's Wine Exports Surge To AU$86M After China Lifts Tariffs
Trade relations between the two countries collapsed when Australia demanded a probe in Wuhan, considered to be the epicenter of the Covid breakout.
PwC Tax Leak: Inquiry Report Recommends Transparency And Public Interest Clauses
The leak was exposed in 2023, when a PwC partner hired by Australian Treasury to improve tax laws, was found to be leaking confidential tax plans to PwC. The data, including loopholes on how to avoid paying tax, was shared by PwC with multinationals, including Google.
Liberal MPs Defy Opposition Leader On Climate Target Proposal
While Liberal MP Bridget Archer called Dutton's stance on reducing the target of emission levels as "regressive," some called the party's discussion on the topic "nonsense" and "messy."
Australia Business Conditions Index Drops Amid Rising Cost Pressures, NAB Survey Reveals
Australia business conditions index dropped by 1 point to +6, just below its long-run average and business confidence index fell 5 points to -3, National Australia Bank revealed.
Australia Denies Visa To Palestinian Football Chief Jibril Rajoub
"I think this is a political decision, this is a shame for those who took such a decision ... I should attend the game, I should be with our team," Rajoub said.
Bonza Sacks Staff After Failing To Find Buyers
As there was no decision about liquidating the company, the sacked employees will not have access to Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) for unpaid wages and redundancy payouts.
Albanese Condemns Dutton's Proposal To Abandon 2030 Emissions Goal
Environments groups have warned that if Australia breached the climate agreement, it could affect trade negotiations and harm international relations in the Pacific.
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Federal Minister Anne Aly To Represent Australia At Gaza Aid Summit
Australia will support the diplomatic efforts to end the war in the region and address the humanitarian crisis.
Prime Minister Condemns Attack On US Consulate In Sydney: 'Not The Australian Way'
The consulate building was spray-painted with two inverted red triangles -- a symbol reportedly used by pro-Palestinian activists.
Albanese Slams Opposition's Nuclear Plans, Calls For Focus On Net-Zero Future
As confrontation with the opposition intensified, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese asked business leaders to explore the "big opportunities" in net-zero economy.
Australian Government's AU$24M Medical Cost Finder Website Lists Only 20 Doctors
The previous Coalition government launched the website for Australians to view and compare the costs for general practitioners (GPs) and medical services across the country.
Australia Replaces Direction 99 With New Visa Rule That Prioritize Community Safety
The new Direction 110 gives clarity on deportation of non-citizens with a history of family or sexual violence, even if they have lived most of their lives in Australia.
Australia Sees Surge In Covid And Flu Cases As Hospitals Struggle With Rising Admissions
Health experts said the infection was due to FLiRT, the Omicron subvariant, which was less severe, but warned people against being complacent.
NSW Premier Apologizes For 'Unjust' Anti-LGBT Laws, Vows To Work Towards Equal Rights
Equality Australia chief executive, Anna Brown, said these laws created a climate of fear and prejudice that LGBTQIA+ community still grapples with in 2024
Australia Denies Supplying Arms To Israel, Says Defense Permits Approved For Equipment Repairs
"I want to be very clear that these [six] new export permits are for items used by Australian defense and law enforcement and will return to Australia," Labor senator Jenny McAllister, representing the defense minister at the hearing, said,.
National Corruption Watchdog To Probe AU$100k Fund Misuse By Ex-Tourism Australia Employees
The three Tourism Australia staff members were fired after the tourism agency found out they spent AU$137,441 on personal holiday and invoiced the amount to the tourism board.
1 In 10 Aboriginal Children Placed Under State Care, Finds Report
While tabling the Holding on to Our Future report in the South Australia parliament, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People April Lawrie pointed to the "institutional racism" practiced by the state in separating Aboriginal children from their families and communities.
NSW Mental Health Care Services To Get Boost Of AU$111M
A parliamentary inquiry into mental health care across NSW has also recommended improved mental health training for police officers and exploring options of them to become second responders in such health crises.
Australian Defense Force To Recruit Foreign Nationals Amid Personnel Shortage
US, UK, Canada and New Zealand nationals who are permanent residents of Australia will be eligible for recruitment.
Australia Orders Chinese-Linked Investors To Divest Their Shares In Rare Earths Project
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ordered five companies to sell their shares totaling 10.4% of rare earth miner Northern Minerals Limited on suspicions of share trading among Chinese shareholders.
Giles Retracts Claim Of Drone Surveillance On Released Immigration Detainees
Giles made the claim last week while speaking to the media when he was asked why the 153 released detainees were not being placed under electronic monitoring.
Australia To See 3.75% Hike In Minimum, Award Wages
Fair Work Commission increased the minimum weekly wages to AU$915.90, and hourly wages to AU$24.10, based on a 38-hour working week.
Drones Monitor Released Immigration Detainees, Says Giles Amid Visa Backlash
Australian Border Force officials told Senate estimates that of the 153 immigration detainees released, 76 were under electronic monitoring and 68 subject to curfews, which were generally from 10pm to 6am.