Buyers poised to pounce on rate cut
Property buyers are using RBA rate cuts as a catalyst to get their finances in order to buy a new home, with new figures showing a surge in pre-approvals on the back of earlier interest reductions.
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Childcare safety ‘a casualty of growth’
The Coalition has questioned Anthony Albanese’s legacy goal for universal childcare, arguing a focus on broader access has come at the cost of child safety.
Man dies from stab wounds after Alice Springs brawl
A 28-year-old Warlpiri man has died from stab wounds at Alice Springs Hospital after he was involved in a brawl at a popular bar two months ago.
Artists demand Creative Australia clean-out after Venice fiasco
Venice Biennale alumni and Jewish artists alike have called for Creative Australia CEO Adrian Collette to resign after his about-face reinstatement of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to the Australian pavilion.
Sofronoff in win in fight against corruption probe findings
The judge will be able to contest a report calling him ‘significantly compromised’, after a court rejected claims by the ACT Integrity Commission that it was protected by parliamentary privilege.
Jihadi preacher Wissam Haddad breached racial discrimination law
A court has ruled the western Sydney Islamist cleric breached the Racial Discrimination Act in a series of lectures and sermons that called Jews a ‘vile’ and ‘treacherous’ people.
Fae Marzbanrad gave up on breastfeeding. Then she used her engineering skills to help others
Fae Marzbanrad used her expertise as an engineer to address a challenge of motherhood she was never warned about – and found a way to keep babies on breastmilk in the process.
ABC denies rejecting $85,000 offer to settle Lattouf case
As the national broadcaster’s legal bills balloon to well over $1 million, managing director Hugh Marks has apologised to fill-in radio host Antoinette Lattouf after the Federal Court found she was unlawfully terminated.
Metro to make way for updated pipes and poles
A record state infrastructure spend will look to quickly establish urban Metro train lines before focusing on swapping out ageing infrastructure and supporting market housing.
Iranian-Australians ‘want regime change’
An Iranian dissident living in Australia calls the Islamic Republic ‘unreformable’ and hopes regime change will follow the ceasefire, yearning to one day see his home again.
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