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Treasurer resigns amid scrutiny over state debt

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has resigned, just days after releasing his mid-year budget update. One of Victoria’s longest serving treasurers called time on Monday after a decade in the job …

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Extreme summer heatwave to scorch four states

Multiple states are preparing for an extreme heat wave as temperatures exceed 40C, bringing one of the hottest December days in years. Parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland are expected …

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National Emergency: Domestic violence numbers rise

Khouloud Hawatt, a mother of five was found dead inside a Sydney unit on Wednesday, her husband is now in police custody. Khouloud is the 98th Australian woman killed this …

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VCE results 2024: Greek Australian students excel in this year’s ATAR rankings

This week 47,461 students across Victoria who have completed the VCE received their ATAR scores. Victorian students are achieving ATARs in record numbers, with 4.7 per cent more (2,222) students …

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Liberal leader Pesutto defamed expelled MP Deeming

Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto has been ordered to pay now-independent MP Moira Deeming $300,000 in damages after a judge ruled he defamed her. Justice David O’Callaghan delivered his judgment …

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Markas Salkanovic, grandson of Con and Florence Polites, sues for a larger share of grandmother’s estate

South Australia’s Polites family is entangled in a legal dispute over the estate of its late matriarch, Florence Polites, with her convicted drug-importer grandson, Markas Salkanovic, seeking a greater portion …

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Graffiti attack in Sydney’s East condemned as latest Anti-Semitic hate crime

Last night’s graffiti attack in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Woollahra, has been roundly condemned as the latest hate crime intended to strike fear into Jewish communities. The incident was described as …

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PM defends synagogue response after ‘late’ heckles

Anthony Albanese has defended his handling of the suspected terror attack where a synagogue was firebombed after he was heckled during a visit. The Adass Israel Synagogue at Ripponlea in …

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RBA set to hold rates steady at final meeting of 2024

Financially-strained borrowers should not expect an early Christmas interest rate present at the final central bank board meeting of 2024. The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to keep …

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PM personally believes synagogue attack was terrorism

A firebombing at a Melbourne synagogue fulfils a definition of terrorism, the prime minister believes, but official authorities have not yet labelled the incident as a terrorist attack. Prime Minister …

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