Many homeowners may be forced to tighten their belts after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate by half a percentage point, sending an estimated 200,000 households into mortgage stress. On Tuesday, the RBA raised the official cash… Read More »Interest rate hikes may send about 200,000 more households into mortgage stress, says analyst
A former senior New South Wales paramedic who helped a manager get into an Elton John concert without a ticket and used “disgusting” language while denigrating his colleagues has lost an appeal against his dismissal. Brian Knowles, a former duty… Read More »Former NSW paramedic loses appeal against dismissal for ‘disgusting’ emails
The tennis player Nick Kyrgios is due to face a court in Australia after being summonsed to face a charge of assaulting a former girlfriend. The 27-year-old Australian, who reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon on Monday, will appear in court… Read More »Nick Kyrgios charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend in Australia
A Chinese community leader accused of planning foreign interference allegedly singled out former minister Alan Tudge because he believed he would one day be prime minister. Prosecutors allege Di Sanh Duong, who uses the name Sunny, made a $37,000 donation… Read More »Chinese community leader accused of foreign interference allegedly saw Alan Tudge as future PM
Sydney is set for more train delays on Wednesday after the New South Wales government lost its case to suspend planned industrial action by the state’s rail union. The government launched a case in the Fair Work Commission on Monday… Read More »NSW government loses bid to stop rail union’s industrial action
A cunning husband infatuated with his teenage lover and babysitter laid out a number of dominoes leading to the murder of Lynette Dawson in 1982, a judge has been told. In the NSW supreme court on Tuesday, crown prosecutor, Craig… Read More »Chris Dawson allegedly resorted to murder because of infatuation with teen lover, court hears
More than 150 flood evacuation orders and warnings affecting 50,000 people were in place across New South Wales on Tuesday, with the wild weather lashing Sydney forecast to head farther north. Emergency services crews made 141 flood rescues overnight and… Read More »Sydney flood levels could exceed recent records as NSW premier warns crisis ‘far from over’
The anti-abortion group at the centre of a storm claims parliamentarians from both sides have promised to try to “turn this tide back” on South Australia’s new abortion laws. Joanna Howe of Enid Lyons List said politicians have agreed to… Read More »Anti-abortion group claims SA politicians pledged to ‘take forward’ bill reversing new medical laws
Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave in the coming weeks, as BA.4 and BA.5 become the dominant Covid strains. BA.4 and BA.5 are more infectious than previous Covid variants and subvariants, and are better able to evade immunity… Read More »New Covid subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are the most contagious yet – and driving Australia’s third Omicron wave | Adrian Esterman
Efforts to tow the stricken cargo ship MV Portland Bay to deeper waters were suspended overnight after tow lines broke in extreme weather. As wild winds and torrential rains continued to lash Sydney’s coast, it could be Wednesday before it… Read More »Efforts to move cargo ship stranded off Sydney suspended after tow lines snap in wild weather