RBA’s stupidity and cowardice is hurting Australians

Perhaps the penny is now starting to drop at the Reserve Bank about just how abominably bad its decision to hold interest rates on July 8 was. Unfortunately, the six members of... Read more »

ATO watchdog says “threatening” taxpayer letters need an overhaul

Letters sent by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) are sometimes unclear, lacking in empathy, and likely to cause distress, according to a new watchdog report calling for improved communication. The Tax Ombudsman... Read more »

Australia’s success hinges on this decade, PM says

How successful Australia is this century hinges on what happens in the country over the next decade, Anthony Albanese has told NewsWire in an exclusive interview. Lounging in the conference room of... Read more »

The bittersweet offer of Australia for some Tuvalu citizens

“It’s too beautiful,” Lailega Neemia says of her homeland, Tuvalu.”It’s a good place to retire … stress-free … very relaxed lifestyle over there.”But the ocean is rising and she, like many other... Read more »

32 Palestinians shot dead trying to reach US group’s food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say

Israeli troops opened fire on Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a US and Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, killing at least 32 people, according to... Read more »

Protestors against Donald Trump have a dream for a better America

He said that because the Democrats have not stopped Trump from going further, much less reverse the furies he has unleashed across the country in just six months. Loading Democrats are especially... Read more »

The Hives at Forum Melbourne; Pat Jaffe’s Lunsen at The JazzLab; Axis Mundi by Elision Ensemble; Rumbleskin at fortyfivedownstairs;

In a long-running tradition, Almqvist splits the crowd in two for the final song of the night, Tick Tick Boom. He strides up the middle and implores everyone to get down low,... Read more »

Backpackers opt for city work over outback Queensland experience

Each afternoon, the beach volleyball nets at The Strand in Townsville are filled with overseas backpackers enjoying the north Queensland winter. Hostels are fully booked and local hospitality venues are at capacity... Read more »

WA’s flu season tipped to be second-worst in past decade as cases surge

It feels like every year we’re told this is one of the worst flu seasons on record. But this time around, doctors really mean it. We’re only part-way through July and the... Read more »

Yorke Peninsula tourism sector echoes calls for support as algal bloom continues

South Australian fisher Andrew Pisani has been netting South Australia’s prized King George whiting off the coast of the Yorke Peninsula for more than three decades. But in the last 70 days... Read more »