It was once the Great Australian Dream to own a house with a backyard for the kids to run around in – but that is turning into a nightmare with exclusive analysis revealing the average Aussie salary can no longer afford to buy a house in Sydney.
Karen Webb has appointed a new media chief who previously worked for billionaire mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest. Anthony Flannery is the sixth person to take the role since 2022.
Sydney trains network has returned to normal after a signal failure stopped all services from Central to the city’s west earlier on Thursday evening.
Welcome to country ceremonies at Australian government events have cost Aussie taxpayers more than $450,000 in the past two years. See the big spending agencies here.
Australia’s Ambassador to the US billed Aussie taxpayers $24,000 in a single day for formal dinners, breakfasts, morning teas and a reception at his Washington DC digs. See the list of expenses here.
An alleged teen car thief accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen Lexus was already out on bail for “similar” charges, a court has heard.
Taxpayers have been slugged close to $50k so the bosses of the ACCC could go on all-expenses paid international jaunts to Europe and South America. See the itineraries here.
Aussie households are about to make a $3.7bn Boxing Day bet, spending big on the sales in the hope a rate cut will arrive to give them some relief early in 2025.
Staff at a Sydney prison have been accused of attempts to block government inspectors from speaking with inmates, amid calls to stop the training of junior officers at the jail.
The government is urging commuters to avoid unnecessary travel on Saturday to avoid Christmas chaos. Transport Minister Jo Haylen said close to 40 percent of trains – representing more than 360 services – were expected to be cancelled or delayed today.
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