Given that Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, covering a massive 7.7 million square kilometres, there’s a lot of ground to cover. Whether you’re hopping between states or making your debut Down Under, we’ve got you covered with a guide to mastering the public transport system. In this nifty guide, we break […]
Children’s social media usage is again in the spotlight, with the SA government announcing a proposal to ban children under 14 from accessing sites such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and requiring those aged 14 and 15 to have parental consent to use the apps. But with two-thirds of primary-school-aged children and most teenagers owning their […]
Australia’s annual rate of inflation has risen to 3.8 per cent, up from 3.6 per cent at the start of the year. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), prices rose by 1 per cent in the June quarter, which followed the 1 per cent increase in prices in the March quarter. That has […]
For most Australians buying petrol is a necessary but unavoidable evil that can break a family’s weekly budget in the current cost of living crisis. But when and where a motorist chooses to top up their tank will determine how much they pay and the difference can be as much as $50. This week drivers […]
A renewed appetite for risk from US investors drove all Wall Street’s key indices higher on Friday and the positive sentiment has flowed through to the ASX this morning. However, the local focus is due to switch to inflation data this week which may determine whether the odds of a rate hike here shorten. Follow […]
If you feel like you’re paying a lot for your child’s private school education, that’s because you probably are. When we look at the international data, we see Australian households are contributing a lot more to their children’s education than other countries in the OECD. Why is this happening? And why is it a problem? What […]
Cyclist Grace Brown has dominated the women’s individual time trial to win Australia’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics. The 32-year-old, who will retire at the end of this season, clocked 39 minutes and 38.24 seconds over the 32.4-kilometre course in the heart of Paris. She was a whopping 1:31.59 ahead of British rider […]
Australian astronomer Lister Staveley-Smith told Xinhua in an interview that he hoped to see links between Australian and Chinese scholars deepen through face-to-face collaborations, which are very helpful in enabling new scientific projects. A hybrid conference was held in Perth, Western Australia from July 31 to Aug. 2 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the […]
The Australian government has welcomed a resurgence in wine exports to China. Murray Watt, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, on Monday revealed that Australia exported 9.8 million liters of bottled wine to China in May with a total value of 142.2 million Australian dollars (96.3 million U.S. dollars). It was the fourth-highest monthly […]
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to visit Australia and Samoa in October, as the King takes on more public duties while receiving cancer treatment. The pair will carry out engagements in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales, before heading to Samoa for a Commonwealth summit. The King will make the […]