The ATO learned it was being scammed, then paid out millions more to fraudsters

It was a scam so simple it took just minutes on your phone, where you could tell the tax office how much money to pay you, and it came through within days.... Read more »

Tourism hopes for town of Penola as Netflix films My Brilliant Career

In the small town of Freeling, half an hour north of Adelaide, locals are used to rubbing shoulders with tourists excitedly photographing their pub and truck stop. For more than 20 years,... Read more »

On a roll: Who Gives a Crap toilet paper co-founder aims for ‘world domination’ | Retail industry

It has been ubiquitous in middle class British bathrooms since a flush of growth during the Covid pandemic. Now Who Gives a Crap is aiming to wipe out the Andrex puppy, Cushelle’s... Read more »

Greens to push NSW government on Business Connect closure

The NSW government is facing renewed pressure to reverse its decision to axe the Business Connect program, as the Greens prepare to question the Treasurer in the state’s Parliament and the NSW... Read more »

Jeju Air jet ‘still had working engine’ when it crashed

A Jeju Air plane that crashed during an emergency landing after a bird strike could have kept flying on the damaged engine that was still working after pilots shut down the other... Read more »

Could social media affect your freedom to travel to the US?

Earlier this year, Australian writer Alistair Kitchen made international headlines after he was detained for 12 hours at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and denied entry to the United States.His phone was... Read more »

Israel to pause fighting in three Gaza areas as concerns over hunger surge

The Israeli military said on Sunday it would pause fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day and open secure routes for aid delivery to desperate Palestinians, launching... Read more »

Trump, Epstein and the conspiracy theories consuming Washington

“There seems to be a natural human tendency to reduce complex reality by seeing masterminds behind every bad thing,” Michael Nelson, a presidential scholar at Rhodes College in Tennessee, said. “Trump has... Read more »

Trump calls leaders, uses trade threat to push for peace

Both Thailand and Cambodia face a steep 36 per cent tariff on their exports to the United States, as part of Trump’s trade war. The US is Thailand’s biggest export customer. Earlier... Read more »

Has high immigration fallen out of favour in Australia?

If you’ve spent any time on social media in recent years, you would have seen people criticising Australia’s high levels of immigration, for various reasons.  But in recent months, we’ve seen some... Read more »