‘Failing’: Aussies dudded under GST plan
Under a controversial proposal to divide up the GST take between the states, NSW, Victoria and Queensland could be left billions of dollars worse off.
Western Australia
State expecting big surplus in budget
Western Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti will hand down her first state budget on Thursday, which is expected to keep the resource rich state in the black for the seventh consecutive year.
China’s spy claim as flare fight escalates
China accused Australia of spying, after dropping flares in front of an Australian military helicopter in a move the PM has deemed “unacceptable”.
Last trip of slain surfer, girlfriend revealed
The girlfriend of a man murdered in Mexico has shared touching pictures of their last trip in Australia together.
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Sign Aussie summer could be ruined
Australians have been making the most of the unseasonably high temperatures, with sunseekers flocking to beaches across the country. But as the mercury soars, concerns rise.
Mark McGowan‘s new gig revealed
Former WA premier Mark McGowan, who quit politics this year claiming he was “exhausted” from political life, has taken on several new high-profile roles.
Victim named in mystery road death case
The 48-year-old’s body was found on a suburban Perth road in the early hours of Wednesday morning in a suspected hit-and-run.
Calls for pay shake-up for millions of Aussies
A Senate committee is hearing from some of the nation’s heaviest-hitting unions as it considers amendments to Fair Work laws.
‘It will get worse’: dire warning of dry summer
The latest drought report shows September rainfall averages for the country as a whole were down, causing low soil moisture.
Alleged cross-border drug syndicate busted
Police have allegedly seized kilograms of meth and cocaine linked to a cross-border crime syndicate.
Irish tradie ’living best life’ dies at work
An urgent campaign is under way to bring home an Irish tradie killed in a horror workplace incident.
‘Disingenuous’: Thorpe rips Albo over video
Lidia Thorpe has accused the Prime Minister of not supporting her after a video produced by Neo-Nazis aired disturbing threats.
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