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Alexender Noah started the topic Claims daycare worker was reported three times before sexual touching of young c in the forum
News about Australia 6 months ago ·
Claims daycare worker was reported three times before sexual touching of young child
A group of parents say they were left in the dark by a Sydney early education centre, which allegedly knew about the sexual touching of a young child for eight days before it stood down the worker involved.
Multiple parents say they still haven’t been reassured…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Australian central bank cuts rates for 1st time since late 2020 in the forum
News about Australia 6 months ago ·
Australian central bank cuts rates for 1st time since late 2020
Australia’s central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate on Tuesday for the first time since October 2020 as the inflation continues to cool.
The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced the cash rate by a quarter percentage point from 4.35% to 4.1% at its first board meeting for the y…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Peter Dutton’s boilerplate campaign video is most interesting for what it omits in the forum
News about Australia 6 months, 3 weeks ago ·
Peter Dutton’s boilerplate campaign video is most interesting for what it omits
The shots of sharing cuppas with constituents and laughing with his kids skates over the details of his ‘small family business’
Election season officially begins when the prime minister drives in the back of C1 to visit the governor general – but its unoffic…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Australia braces for five cyclones in the forum
News about Australia 6 months, 3 weeks ago ·
Australia braces for five cyclones
Experts have said it is “very unusual” to see cyclone activity in so many areas, and have warned it could be very problematic for one part of the country.
Australia is bracing for the possibility of five cyclones to hit over the weekend.
A monsoon surge forecast to move through Indonesia and into northern Aus…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Sinner will be one of greatest players we've ever seen in the forum
News about Australia 6 months, 3 weeks ago ·
Sinner will be one of greatest players we’ve ever seen
Each time Jannik Sinner enters a tournament, records seem to tumble.
The world number one’s commanding 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 win over second seed Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final meant Sinner became Italy’s first three-time Grand Slam champion.
The 23-year-old has started the…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Australian broadcaster apologises to Djokovic in the forum
News about Australia 7 months ago ·
Australian broadcaster apologises to Djokovic
Coverage: Live radio commentary on Tennis Breakfast from 07:00 GMT on BBC 5 Sports Extra, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app
An Australian broadcaster has apologised to Novak Djokovic for comments he made on TV that the 24-time Grand Slam champion considered “insulting and…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Body of pastor missing in NSW floodwaters found days after his disappearance in the forum
News about Australia 7 months ago ·
Body of pastor missing in NSW floodwaters found days after his disappearance
The body of a 53-year-old pastor, who was missing in floodwaters in northern New South Wales, has been found two days after he disappeared.
The man had officiated at a wedding rehearsal at Selah Valley Estate in Limpinwood on Saturday and was leaving in his ute when he…[Read more]00 -
Alexender Noah started the topic NSW public hospitals made $51.7 million from parking fees in just one year in the forum
News about Australia 7 months ago ·
NSW public hospitals made $51.7 million from parking fees in just one year
Hospitals in New South Wales are making record multi-million-dollar profits by raking in millions more from parking fees.
The total revenue from public hospital car parking fees rose from $30.2 million in 2023 to $51.7 million in 2024, according to the latest financial…[Read more]00 -
Alexender Noah started the topic Youth crime plaguing residents of Australia's historic peanut capital in the forum
News about Australia 7 months, 1 week ago ·
Youth crime plaguing residents of Australia’s historic peanut capital
Welcome to Kingaroy, Australia’s historic peanut capital, a quiet and quaint town in Queensland’s South Burnett Region.
Residents of the community, along with those in the surrounding towns of Wondai and Murgon, have reached breaking point after a string of youth crime…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Australia violated human rights treaty with Nauru detainees, UN committee finds in the forum
News about Australia 7 months, 1 week ago ·
Australia violated human rights treaty with Nauru detainees, UN committee finds
A UN committee has found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on Nauru even after they were granted refugee status.
Under Australia’s immigration policies, those attempting to reach the country by…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic ‘Out of kilter’: Indian migrants fuel surge as Labor struggles to rein in number in the forum
News about Australia 7 months, 2 weeks ago ·
‘Out of kilter’: Indian migrants fuel surge as Labor struggles to rein in numbers
A massive surge in migrants from India is hampering efforts to rein in overall numbers, fuelled by a controversial pact signed by Anthony Albanese after Covid.
A massive surge in migrants from India that has continued since Covid is hampering the government’s effor…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global w in the forum
News about Australia 7 months, 2 weeks ago ·
Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows
Last year, Earth experienced its hottest year on record − for the fourth year in a row. Rising temperatures are changing the way water moves around our planet, wreaking havoc on the water cycle.
The 2024 Global Water Monitor Report released today s…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s w in the forum
News about Australia 7 months, 2 weeks ago ·
Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help
As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store it for later.
We can store electricity in several different ways, from pumped hydroelectric systems to large lithium-ion battery systems. We can…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Australia and Solomon Islands sign $190 million security deal in blow to China in the forum
News about Australia 8 months ago ·
Australia and Solomon Islands sign $190 million security deal in blow to China
Australia has signed a $190 million security deal with the Solomon Islands to boost the size and capacity of the Pacific nation’s police force.
The money will go towards training and infrastructure, which includes an officer training centre in the capital…[Read more]30 -
Alexender Noah started the topic Cafes, bottle shops could be exempt from government’s cash mandate in the forum
News about Australia 8 months ago ·
Cafes, bottle shops could be exempt from government’s cash mandate
Australian businesses are getting an idea of what could be exempt from new cash protections, set to be brought in by early 2026.
Cafes, takeaways, bottle shops and hairdressers could avoid being hit by an incoming cash mandate, according to a government discussion paper f…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Coalition senator says nuclear ‘not going to cut it’ in video in the forum
News about Australia 8 months ago ·
Coalition senator says nuclear ‘not going to cut it’ in video
The senator has gone against the grain in an unearthed video and says the Coalition is “latching onto” nuclear “because it fixes a political issue for us”.
Nationals senator Matt Canavan says the Coalition is “latching onto” nuclear energy “because it fixes a political issue f…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic More than 30 Australian laws changed overnight in the forum
News about Australia 8 months, 3 weeks ago ·
More than 30 Australian laws changed overnight
Dozens of new laws will come into force after a late-night scramble by the government to tick off most of its to-do list in a single night.
There are a few things that didn’t survive the rush — election donations, a gambling ad ban, and a national environmental protection agency were the big p…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic Former Aboriginal Commission chairman jailed for six years over $1 million theft in the forum
News about Australia 8 months, 3 weeks ago ·
Former Aboriginal Commission chairman jailed for six years over $1 million theft
An Indigenous leader who stole almost $1 million from Aboriginal organisations has been thrown behind bars for more than six years.
Three separate juries convicted Geoff Clark, 72, on 25 charges of theft, obtaining financial advantage by deception, perjury and…[Read more]10 -
Alexender Noah started the topic 'Doomed to fail', 'really good' and 'crazy': How the world has reacted to Austra in the forum
News about Australia 8 months, 3 weeks ago ·
‘Doomed to fail’, ‘really good’ and ‘crazy’: How the world has reacted to Australia’s social media ban for kids
The passing of world-first legislation banning children under the age of 16 from social media has earned Australia headlines around the globe, but international experts have almost unanimously rubbished the effectiveness of the new…[Read more]
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Alexender Noah started the topic 'Narco sub' bound for Australia seized in massive international operation in the forum
News about Australia 8 months, 3 weeks ago ·
‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation
Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine have been captured in a Colombian-led international anti-drug operation, say authorities in the Latin American nation, as part of a huge global bust.
The mission, involving 62 countries, seized more than 1,400 metric tonnes of…[Read more]10 - Load More