Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed an examination of the productivity benefits of working from home following revelations the government is looking into the obstacles preventing workplaces from tapping into the phenomenon. Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood said remote work was not a drag on productivity and, if managed well, could benefit the economy after […]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says some supermarkets have “excessive market power” with a duopoly in large parts of Australia. “Quite clearly they [Coles and Woolworths] have excessive market power, we have effectively a duopoly in large parts of Australia, in some places IGA or Aldi or other supermarkets will play role, but overwhelmingly there is […]
More than three-quarters of Australian students say they didn’t fully try in the latest Pisa tests, unpublished data reveals, calling into question the real source behind a continued decline in rankings. The Programme for International Student Assessment has measured the academic performance of 15-year-olds every three years since 2000, providing the most comprehensive international rankings in […]
With WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth fast approaching, the company’s Australian superstars will be hoping to feature on the Premium Live Event (PLE) in an important capacity. The show is scheduled for Saturday, February 24 at Optus Stadium and will mark WWE’s first PLE in Australia since Super Show-Down at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2018. […]
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article As a child Judy Bourke knew she wanted to make art, but growing up in a tent on the beachfront of Woonona near Wollongong she had few options to do so. “I never really had access to pencils or paper that didn’t have something printed on it, […]
Astronomers have discovered the oldest supermassive black hole yet – almost dating back to the time of the Big Bang. The black hole, which is an estimated 10 to 100 million times more massive than our sun, is 13.2 billion light-years away in the galaxy UHZ-1. This means its light has travelled 13.2 billion years to […]
Taylor Swift is a global phenomenon, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the height of Beatlemania. Her new film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, made $96 million in its opening weekend, more than any concert film ever. She is the first woman to have four albums simultaneously in the top 10 on Billboard’s top 200 chart. […]
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza makes a humanitarian cease-fire more urgent with every passing hour. The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity. The intensifying conflict is shaking the world, rattling the region and, most tragically, destroying […]
A history-making century from Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran has left Australia needing a record run chase to seal their place in a World Cup semifinal. Afghanistan had never had a World Cup centurion, but a sensational unbeaten 129 formed the backbone of a methodical 5-291 as Australia toiled hard in the vicious Mumbai heat. It […]
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he understands the rate rise will be difficult for mortgage holders, and that the government is doing its bit to reduce inflation. The Reserve Bank lifted interest rates for the first time in five months this afternoon, ratcheting up the official cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point to […]