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Brisbane Broncos fans have been warned of a scam offering fake chances to audition to be the team’s new mascot. The NRL club released a statement on Wednesday saying it had been made aware of the scam, which was falsely offering “mascot audition opportunities in exchange for payment”. The statement stressed the “activity is not…
Australia’s unemployment rate slipped to 4.4 per cent in May, down from 4.5 per cent in April, in seasonally adjusted terms. Data show 40,300 extra people gained employment in May, and the number of unemployed people declined by 18,300. But in trend terms, which smooths out seasonal volatility, the unemployment rate lifted slightly to 4.4…
When most great-grandmothers talk about burnout they are not usually referring to flooring the accelerator and smoking up the back tyres of a ute. But Lorraine “Nan” Tuckett is not your usual 86-year-old. When her husband died eight years ago the Leeton local started looking for a new love and ended up on the burnout…
New South Wales Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane has channelled the American rapper Eminem in a budget reply speech that promised businesses a tax cut and Sydneysiders a new metro line. The Liberal MP for Vaucluse began her speech on Thursday with a quote from rapper’s 2002 track Lose Yourself, accusing Labor of squandering its opportunity…
Warning: this story contains details some readers might find distressing. Warned against using the onsite laundry because of “rife” underwear theft; drinks spiked with hand sanitiser; bending over to be told “while you’re down there”; promotions offered in exchange for sexual favours. These allegations will form part of a landmark class action filed on Thursday…
On the remote western coast of Cape York Peninsula, First Nations artists and rangers walk along the beach, collecting ghost nets and debris that have washed up Floats, thongs and even yoga mats are some of the items that have been found strewn across the shoreline. Pormpuraaw Art & Culture Centre manager Ellen Maugeri said…
At six o’clock on a Monday in June, the temperature outdoors is just 10 degrees Celsius and conditions are dark and windy. But that does not stop dozens of young people from stripping down to their swimmers and cannon-balling into the Merewether Ocean Baths at Newcastle. An early morning swim has become a weekly ritual…
A private security company has started night-time patrols in Ballarat in response to concerns from residents about a crime rise in the regional Victorian city. On Monday night, Z Protection Services began patrols for over 20 residential addresses from 10pm to 5am. The company says it is offering two or three patrols every night in…
A former long-serving senior firefighter has taken the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service (NTFRS) to the Anti-Discrimination Commission, claiming its deputy chief characterised her “as an overly emotional woman who was not coping”. Jo-Anna Kenney worked for the NTFRS for five years between January 2020 and September last year in various roles — including…
Queensland’s LNP government is keeping tight-lipped on key details about a deal struck to redevelop a major inner-city parcel of land on the Brisbane River. The government has announced Lendlease will “take over” the Visy glass factory site in West End in April next year, with plans to build 4,000 apartments. The site was purchased…