There were more jobs being advertised last month than at any point since the Global Financial Crisis, a further indication of just how tight the labour market is. Online job advertisements in June increased by 1.2 per cent to stand at 303,400, their highest level since...
A small environment group is behind a novel legal bid to force the federal government to review almost every pending coal and gas project across Australia. The Environment Council of Central Queensland has formally asked Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reconsider the full scope of climate...
There are mounting fears the highly contagious foot and mouth disease could infiltrate Australia and decimate the cattle industry. The livestock disease, which affects pigs, cattle, sheep and goats, was detected in Indonesia in May and spread to Bali last week. Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is...
If you’re planning an overseas holiday, travel insurance should be an essential. Travel insurance can help cover the cost of accidents, illnesses and delays while travelling. Types of travel insurance When you’re choosing travel insurance, think about your travel plans and what you’ll need cover for. Most travel...
Anthony Albanese says Australia will look to cooperate with China, but won’t respond to a list of demands from Beijing to rebuild the relationship between the countries. Following talks between Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, China outlined four ways ties could...
Australian engineers have developed a shape-shifting, smart textile that has the potential to help people with disabilities walk again. The material is constructed from tiny, soft artificial ‘muscle’ fibres that can turn a two-dimensional material into 3D structures. The University of NSW Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering...
A former Indigenous poster boy for the National Disability Insurance Scheme became part of the stolen generation once his funding was withdrawn, the disability royal commission has been told. The disabled teenager, known as Joziah, had been supported to live independently near his mother in his...
Scientists have unearthed 17 “exceptionally rare” teeth from a giant herbivorous dinosaur that roamed Australia millions of years ago. The teeth were discovered near the western Queensland town of Winton, which paleontologists believe around 96 million years ago was the edge of an inland ocean. Several partial...
The Australian share market has finished slightly higher ahead of some key risk events. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished up 15.3 points, 0.23 per cent, to 6,621.6 on Wednesday, while the All Ordinaries closed up 21 points, or 0.31 per cent, at 6,807.8. The Australian dollar recovered...
Three of the big four banks have raised their variable home loan rates following the central bank’s decision to lift the official cash rate. Commonwealth Bank, NAB and ANZ have all moved on Wednesday to raise their rates by 0.5 per cent. The Reserve Bank of Australia...