Disaster assistance will be delivered to the Narrabri area to help the community recover from damaging bushfires in March 2015

Australian government to provide Disaster assistance to Narrabri community

Disaster assistance will be delivered to the Narrabri area to help the community recover from damaging bushfires in March 2015 The Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (HDRRA) assistance is jointly funded... Read more »
A goanna photographed climbing on the side of a home in Thurgoona, NSW, Australia. Photograph: Eric Holland

Giant lizard outside his home gives Australian man a fright

Giant Goanna just chilling on side of house in NSW South It is quite common to come across lizards in the garden and geckos on the wall. But Mr Eric Holland from... Read more »
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Apple Pay in Australia: Customers lose out and all parties share the blame

By David Glance Australian Labor MP Ed Husic has declared that by not supporting Apple Pay in Australia, the four major banks have engaged in anti-competitive behaviour. In a letter to the... Read more »

What economists are saying about Australia’s bumper GDP report

Australia’s GDP report shows the economy growing by a larger-than-expected 0.9% in the September quarter on the back of surging commodities exports and strengthening household consumption. Having had time to digest the... Read more »
ustralia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers his speech at the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015.

Australia rejects fossil fuel pledge at Paris Climate Conference 2015

Australia ‘isn’t daunted by climate challenge’ but will spend $1 billion to help its Pacific neighbours build climate resilience PARIS (France) – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australia will not be “daunted”... Read more »

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales for Aussies

Some of the best and most relevant Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for Australians by Tristan Rayner (for Techly) Just like Halloween has managed to make its way into Australia from... Read more »

National crime database crucial to combating terrorism: Australian Crime Commission

The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) is creating a national criminal database drawing together information from more than 1,000 different systems, to give police real-time access to interstate intelligence. By Laura Gartry (for... Read more »

Consumers urged to shop wisely in the final weeks before Christmas

NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe has urged consumers to purchase gifts wisely as we head into the last five weeks of shopping before Christmas and reminding shoppers and retailers of their... Read more »
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop walks with Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Fumio Kishida during a visit to the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre on November 22, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Getty Images

Australia, Japan agree to expand military cooperation

SYDNEY — Foreign and defense ministers of Australia and Japan agreed to sign a pact to make cooperation between their armed forces easier. Full agreement will be sought when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull... Read more »
A protester at Reclaim Australia rally. Photo: Dan Peled

Violent clashes, 8 arrested at Reclaim Australia rallies

SYDNEY (Australia) – At least eight people have been arrested as violent clashes broke out in Sydney and Melbourne during the latest Reclaim Australia rallies. About 500 police were stationed to separate... Read more »
Berlin is home to some of the world's top historical and cultural institutions, including the Topography of Terror, an exhibition on the site of the former Gestapo headquarters. Photo: Andrew McCathie

Australian entrepreneurs in Europe’s start-up capital

Start-ups are driving force in Berlin’s growing economy By Andrew McCathie in Berlin (for ABC) Australian-born Biunca Perera came to Berlin last year before starting to work with the online fashion group... Read more »
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NSW Economy hits half a trillion dollar mark

NSW is the first half a trillion dollar state economy in Australia, with Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian welcoming the results of the ABS 2014-15 State Accounts. “This is the first time ever that... Read more »

Heat wave set to hit areas of NSW, temperatures expected to rise to 40C

Fire fighters on red alert as extreme 40 degree heatwave weather is set to hit the east coast Sydney will most likely endure scorching temperatures into the 40s on Friday as powerful... Read more »
Refugees arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey - a crossing EU leaders want to discourage people from taking AFP/GEtty Imagese

What do the Paris attacks mean for Australia’s Syrian refugee intake?

Australian political figures have called on Australia to “close our borders” in the interests of national security, but is this the way to deal with global refugee crisis? By Mark Briskey The dust... Read more »

Pakistani Entrepreneurs land in Melbourne to showcase their products

Colours, Weave, Thread & Art, and  that magic touch of Pakistan Melbourne (Sarwat Hassan, Tribune International) -It is the first time a delegation of 14 Women Entrepreneurs of Pakistan are visiting Australia... Read more »

Improved shark surveillance at beaches

Beachgoers from Bega to Tweed heads will see improved shark surveillance through more observation towers and evacuation alarms. The towers will make it easier for surf lifesavers to spot sharks and people... Read more »
19-year-old Hobart woman Emma Grace Parkinson was shot in the Paris attacks. Picture: AAP/FacebookSource:AAP

Australian shot in Paris recovering from attack

Emma Parkinson, the Tasmanian teenager who was injured in the Paris terror attacks, has undergone surgery in Paris after being shot while attending a rock show at the Bataclan concert hall. The... Read more »
Paris attacks highlight selective grief and outrage of Western world

Paris attacks highlight selective grief and outrage of Western world

We need solidarity and compassion for the victims of terrorism everywhere not just Western world By Chris Graham (for NewMatilda) As France enters yet another period of mourning, Lebanon is just emerging from... Read more »
The “sails” of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated in the colors of the French flag on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. At least 120 people have been killed and over 200 are injured in Paris following a series of terrorist acts in the French capital on Friday night.

Australia expresses solidarity with Paris attack victims

Australia’s landmarks lit up with tricolour to show solidarity with France Australian landmarks light up with colours of the French flag on Saturday night in solidarity with the people of France after... Read more »

Pakistani Women Entrepreneurs visit Australia

Sydney (Press Release from Consulate Office Sydney): A Trade Delegation of 14 Women Entrepreneurs of Pakistan, duly sponsored by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), is due to visit Australia from... Read more »

Australian Dollar stronger but can the Labour Market data be trusted?

By Will Peters The Aus dollar outperformed the British pound over the past 48 hours thanks to data showing more jobs were created in Australia than many economists were expecting, but lingering... Read more »
A woman photographs storm clouds over Bondi beach, with the BoM issuing a severe thunderstorm warning for Sydney. AAP Photo: Dan Himbrechts

Severe thunderstorms bring hail and heavy rain to Sydney, NSW

Hail has blanketed part of Sydney and the New South Wales Central Coast as severe storms moved across the Hunter region, the mid-north coast and other parts of New South Wales. The... Read more »
Warner's double-century powers Australia, crushes NZ spirits

Warner’s double-century powers Australia, crushes NZ spirits

Second Test Day 1 Australia 2- 416 (Warner 244n.o, Khawaja 121) As much as he thrives on the thrill of the grand occasion and the expectation that accompanies the big stage, David... Read more »

Prince Charles helped his mum overrule democracy and sack Whitlam

40th anniversary of the ‘Dismissal’ For his multiple crimes against humanity in general, and against this nation in particular, Charles should be run out of Australia, not feted hither and yon. One... Read more »