The rumour surrounding a top public servant that won’t go away

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week:... Read more »

Four killed in Kyiv as UNESCO-listed monastery struck by Russian missile

Four people have been killed while the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital in... Read more »

Victorian MPs take plunge for Neale Daniher’s FightMND Big Freeze fundraiser

The atmosphere can feel quite frosty around the corridors of Victorian Parliament but today it was literally an ice bath. The second annual Parliamentary Big Freeze saw government ministers, opposition frontbenchers and... Read more »

Economists defend capital gains changes despite flaws as business groups line up in opposition

Labor’s proposal to overhaul negative gearing and the capital gains tax has some design flaws but is better than the current system, according to several leading economists who appeared before a parliamentary... Read more »

Australia news live: John Farnham song not banned under hate speech laws, Queensland confirms; Property Council tells CGT inquiry ‘we are taxed like tobacco’ | Australia news

Farnham song ‘Two Strong Hearts’ not banned under hate speech laws, Queensland government confirms Andrew Messenger The John Farnham song Two Strong Hearts is not banned as hate speech, the Queensland government... Read more »

Country Life: How Filipino farmers are supporting NZ’s rural towns

The Invercargill Royal’s Legends division team, which includes Southland farmers Vincent Travasas (83) and Guillermo Tolentino (88). Photo: RNZ/Anisha Satya Vincent Travasas has played basketball for three days straight. “We just finished... Read more »

How HOYTS built a resilient, growth-ready cinema network

For HOYTS, ‘behind the scenes’ means more than the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. From its first theatre opening 117 years ago to now operating 61 cinemas with over 500 screens across... Read more »

BYD Dolphin plug-in hybrid revealed with 105km electric range

Details of the first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the BYD Dolphin hatchback have been revealed in the UK, including official fuel consumption of 1.4L/100km, an electric driving range of up to... Read more »

Meet 10 first responders Canberrans rely on during a crisis | The Canberra Times

When disaster strikes the ACT, whether it’s bushfires, highway crashes, or a hostage situation, Canberra relies on a rare breed of people who can master their own adrenaline to keep the rest... Read more »

Why the safest path to a high salary may no longer be a degree

When Amandeep Singh Bhullar arrived in Adelaide in 2017 on a skilled work regional visa, he already understood something quite a few Australians are only now beginning to reassess: the value of... Read more »