Adrian Black
Possible city ban blindsides e-scooter hire companies
E-scooter hire companies hope to pump the brakes on a looming Melbourne ban, ahead of a council meeting to determine their future...
Rich getting richer amid calls to narrow wealth divide
Ordinary Australians struggle to make ends meet while the richest enjoy billions in untaxed capital gains, a new report claims. The wealth...
More Australians gambling at risky levels: Study
Online gambling is on the rise in Australia and more people are gambling at risky levels, research shows. Australian National University data...
Murder charge laid but no sign of missing man’s body
Police have charged a man with the murder of Adrian Romeo who vanished five months ago and whose body is still yet...
Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite
Authorities are cracking down on illegal firewood operators as living costs, an icy winter and a supply gap push Victorians to seek...
Bonza reaches end of tarmac as budget carrier wound up
Budget carrier Bonza has been permanently grounded after creditors voted to liquidate the embattled airline with staff still owed millions of dollars....
Woolworths sets egg limits as bird flu spreads
Woolworths is the latest big retailer to slap limits on egg purchases in parts of Australia as a growing outbreak of bird...
Man arrested over 500 fake COVID-19 payment claims
A man has been arrested for allegedly making more than 500 fake pandemic payment claims worth about $60,000. Victoria Police uncovered masses...
‘Abandoning customers’: Lenders fail battling borrowers
More than one in three struggling home owners are giving up applying for financial help because lenders make the process too hard,...
Powercor cops $2.1 million fine after growth sparked bushfire
Electricity distributor Powercor has offered a mea culpa and will pay $2.1 million for failing to inspect and trim vegetation growing around...