MORTGAGE holders are being denied the chance to save thousands of dollars a year by refinancing to a lower interest rate because the official test of their ability to repay no longer makes sense, one of the nation’s largest mortgage brokers has warned.

FOX Sports and Kayo have recorded their highest TV ratings in history in a blockbuster start to the NRL season over the weekend highlighted by the Dolphins beating fierce cross-town rivals the Broncos for viewer numbers.

ONE third of all the flights landing at Sydney Airport during peak hour on Monday morning were delayed because of a shortage of air traffic ­controllers.

AN historic Sydney music venue in what was once voted the 10th coolest suburb in the world is facing closure after its not so cool neighbours made continual noise complaints.