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The Australian passport is the most expensive travel document in the world but is far from being the most powerful. Aussies wanting to renew their passports will pay $325 – $60 more than Mexicans who have the second most expensive passport ($240), according to new research from international insurance firm William Russell. Aussies pay eight times […]
A three-month review into the cause of Menindee’s recent mass fish kill has been launched. The report is expected to be made public by the end of August.
What we learned; Thursday 27 April That’s where we’ll leave the blog for today – thanks so much for joining us. Here is a wrap of the day’s biggest stories:
Massive stockpiles of soft plastics have revealed we have a big recycling problem in Australia that needs to be fixed. Adam Gilligan from the Environment Protection Authority said there were 15 sites and about 5000 tonnes in New South Wales alone. “It is a large-scale problem and it’s quite concerning because what we’ve seen is […]
Erskineville, the small inner-west suburb wedged between Bohemian Newtown and the once-industrial area of Alexandria, has emerged as the surprise winner of Australia’s top-ranked postcode, based on a mix of household income, occupation and education measures. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 census data, released on Thursday, reveals that all of the top 10 most socio-economically advantaged […]
The federal government is considering a ban on TikTok that would bring it in line with other nations including the US, UK, and New Zealand. Ministers are reportedly using burner phones to run the app, which has sparked fears that data could be accessed by Chinese officials. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neill is expected to announce a […]
A major blaze caused the collapse of a 150-year-old church hall in western Sydney, with dozens of firefighters battling to control the flames. The 150-year-old iron and weatherboard building was on the grounds of the St Thomas’ Anglican Church in Auburn and caught alight sometime before 3pm on Thursday. About 50 firefighters and 16 trucks […]
A 40-year-old man has been shot dead outside a gym in Sydney’s south-west. Emergency services were called to Carlingford Street, Sefton, following reports of a shooting just after 6.30am on Thursday, NSW Police said in a statement. Paramedics treated the man for a gunshot wound, but despite their efforts he died at the scene. There […]
The level of employer concentration in some of Australia’s labour markets is so high that powerful employers are suppressing workers’ wages. Key points: Those are the findings from a new Treasury working paper. The federal Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, Andrew Leigh, says the findings paint a worrying picture. Dr Leigh said they added to accumulated evidence that […]
