The Socceroos will continue their World Cup campaign this weekend as they look to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament for the third time. Australia is hoping to use momentum from its upset win over Türkiye to trump home-ground favourites the USA. Here is everything you need to know ahead of kick-off. Who…
When nursing student Tarhnee was allocated the location of her two-week placement she was “absolutely devastated”. The 27-year-old was excited to be getting experience in the field but the cost of putting herself up in regional New South Wales, six hours from home, was daunting. “We started looking at the caravan parks for cabins, and…
The federal government made a point of talking up new measures aimed at benefiting the average Australian worker in the budget last month. They included the $250 Working Australians Tax Offset (WATO) and a new instant tax deduction of up to $1,000. But that doesn’t mean you’ll see an extra $1,250 in your tax return…
Convenience giant 7-Eleven is accused of forcing and then blocking the sale of one of its franchises, leaving the owners to walk away with nothing after they invested more than $1 million into the business. The petrol and fast-food store in Kensington, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, has returned to the hands of head office, which…
By Caroline Plante The Canadian Press Posted June 17, 2026 12:54 pm Updated June 17, 2026 2:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s bar association is holding a summit in September on the erosion of public trust in institutions. The Sept. 8-9 event in Montreal is scheduled to…
Bean counters have often received a bad rap. Before the arrival of “celebrity accountants”, the keepers of the books were often looked down upon as nerdy and, well, unexciting. Who could forget Mr Anchovy’s ill-conceived visit to the vocations guidance counsellor in Monty Python’s Flying Circus. When advised that his ideal career would be an…
Derald Flamand remembers the bus driver yelling. “He said, ‘hey, there’s an effing car coming at us. And that’s all I remember.” Flamand woke up in the hospital with a fractured back and neck, and learned 22 young men on his Canadian Pacific Rail crew had been killed in the May 28, 1980, bus crash…
Fraud victims are anxiously waiting to see if global bank HSBC will admit to the Federal Court that it failed to protect its customers from a long-running spoofing scam, potentially paving the way for a massive financial penalty. Hundreds of Australians were scammed out of huge sums of money over four years, where fraudsters used…
Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Quebec-based RCMP police officer has been arrested for allegedly threatening U.S. President Donald Trump online. In a statement, the RCMP…
This was a press club address like no other. Lengthy, fiery, action-packed. Now even the police have been called in. One Nation would be thrilled with the attention. The main drama centred on a secretly installed GetUp banner that suddenly unfurled the moment Pauline Hanson started empathising with cost-of-living concerns. It was an attention-grabbing stunt,…