
Unhappy workers reach deal with Toll
An industry-wide strike of delivery workers planned for next week may be avoided after one courier company reached an in-principle agreement with...

Peter Dutton ‘rape apologist’ tweet is ‘freedom of speech’, trial to hear
A court is expected to hear that a refugee advocate honestly believed that Defence Minister Peter Dutton condoned or excused rape when...

Five new cases in Qld but no lockdown
Queensland has recorded five new local COVID-19 cases but will avoid locking down for now, the state’s premier says. The new cases...

Deliveries expected to suffer as drivers vote to strike
Workers at a major parcel delivery service have voted to strike, potentially dealing another blow to Australians already waiting longer periods for...

Bureau of Meteorology forecasts wet spring and warm nights for most of nation
Most of Australia can expect a wetter-than-usual spring, the Bureau of Meteorology says as it predicts the conditions for the new season....

18 cases linked to Sydney special needs school for severely autistic children
Health authorities have confirmed 18 cases of coronavirus linked to a special needs school in Sydney’s north, with students, their families and...

Struggling Australians defer more than 15,000 mortgage, business loans
Thousands of recently locked-down Australians have deferred repayments of their mortgages or business loans, new data reveals. More than 20,000 have received...

Sydney CBD in exclusion zone to stop lockdown protest
Taxi and rideshare companies face fines of up to half a million dollars if they take passengers into Sydney’s CBD on Saturday,...

Qantas vows to appeal outsourcing court ruling
Qantas has vowed to appeal a court ruling that its decision to outsource thousands of jobs was unlawful, saying it “fundamentally disagrees”...

Angry protesters march against COVID lockdowns
A special strike force of detectives will analyse footage from social media, CCTV and police-worn body cameras to identify and punish those...