A snow school on Mount Buller once attended by the late Winter Olympian Alex “Chumpy” Pullin faces an uncertain future due to a government decision not to open enrolments this winter. Mansfield Secondary College ran its Mount Buller Annex for students who live on the mountain and was set up to allow pupils to train…
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If Jye Menzie had listened to the naysayers, he may never have been drafted into the AFL. And he likely never would have become captain of the Tasmania Devils VFL team. Growing up in Bridgewater, on the far outskirts of Hobart, the 23-year-old Menzie encountered his fair share of detractors growing up. Menzie is the…
A decades-old pipeline supplying water to nearly 1 million people in Papua New Guinea’s capital is at risk of collapsing without urgent repairs, threatening to cut off more than half of the city’s water supply. Residents are being urged to remain calm while emergency planning is underway to fix segments of the pipeline. It is…
A ban on self-managed super funds borrowing money to buy housing has blindsided the sector, which says Labor should instead target “unscrupulous” operators spruiking property as an investment. The federal government’s overhaul of negative gearing and the capital gains tax (CGT) discount will pass the Senate on Thursday with the support of the Greens, after…
When Jo Riley lost her father to suicide 20 years ago, after experiencing a period of suicidal crisis herself, she started to think there was something wrong with her. “I guess, at the time, it felt deeply personal,” the suicide prevention advocate said. Now, as a member of the Lived Experience Partnership Group with the…
A councillor in Melbourne’s outer-west plans to continue in her role, despite being handed a two-month suspension for misconduct. Melton Councillor Ashleigh Vandenberg has also announced she plans to run against the Labor party in the upcoming state election for the seat of Sydenham. It is the latest development in tensions between Labor-aligned Melton councillors,…
Like millions of Australians, Russell Smith took heart last month when he heard the news that benchmark electricity prices would be falling. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) had just announced that after years of increases, so-called default market offers would be decreasing in many areas, including south-east Queensland. It was good news for the retired…
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Workers are sweating through choking heat and numerous schools are being ordered to close across Europe as an early-summer heatwave smothers much of the continent. Outdoor events have been cancelled and railways have advised against travel as Britain, France, Italy and Spain issued red alerts and health warnings for much of their territory in the…