Some of the nation’s largest superannuation firms are protecting their members from climate risk by dumping thermal coal from their retirement savings. The Australian Retirement Trust (ART), which looks after more than $280 billion worth of savings, has become the nation’s largest super fund to exclude thermal coal. As a global investor, the fund says […]
Mexican authorities say three bodies found in Baja California state are highly likely to be two Australian brothers and a friend who went missing in the area. Regional officials confirmed the bodies were located on a cliff top in the Baja Peninsula, on Mexico’s west coast, on Saturday. Forensic tests will be undertaken by the […]
The federal government will slash more than three million Australians’ student debt to make amends for the crushing 2023 indexation hike. Education Minister Jason Clare on Sunday announced the government would cap the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) indexation rate, eliminating about $3 billion of student debt. The capped rate would ensure indexation matched either […]
Three bodies have been found in an area of northern Mexico where two Australian brothers and a friend went missing. Mexican authorities confirmed the bodies were located on a cliff top in the Baja Peninsula, on the country’s Pacific Coast, on Saturday. Forensic tests will be undertaken by the local laboratory to identify if the […]
Former SAS officers referred to national corruption watchdog over $230 million in government contracts to private security and intelligence “front company” Omni Executive.
Mexican investigators have warned crucial hours were lost in the search for two missing Australian brothers, with foul play not ruled out as a potential factor. Perth siblings Callum and Jake Robinson, both in their 30s, were travelling in the country’s Baja Peninsula on a surfing holiday when they failed to check into pre-arranged accommodation […]
There are grave concerns for two Australian brothers who went missing during a surfing trip in Mexico, after local investigators found an abandoned ute and tents believed to be linked to their disappearance. A search is continuing for Perth siblings Callum and Jake Robinson, both in their 30s and believed to be missing in the […]
The prime minister has been accused of passing the buck over a freed immigration detainee who was on bail when he allegedly assaulted a Perth grandmother. The released detainee, a 43-year-old man who was freed following a High Court ruling in November, was one of three people charged over the assault of Ninette Simmons and […]
More than 100 employees of budget carrier Bonza are set to be out of a job as the government leaves the financially floundering airline without a life raft. Thousands of passengers were left stranded around Australia when Bonza flights were cancelled on Tuesday morning with little notice, many of whom were allowed to continue to […]
No matter where Australians live, how much they earn or how old they are, housing has become less affordable and a report warns the situation is getting worse. The independent National Housing Supply and Affordability Council launched its inaugural report on Friday, which paints a dire portrait of Australia’s housing system. It showed housing affordability […]
The country’s police ministers have come together in an effort to determine more preventative measures to stop violence against women. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus hosted the meeting of state and territory ministers in Canberra on Friday, saying greater collaboration was needed to address the scourge. “There are no easy answers. It will take efforts across governments […]
Lower pay for women is more the result of men earning more within the same profession rather than women choosing lower paid occupations than their male counterparts, a new study shows. Profession choice explains around 20 per cent of the gender pay gap, says think tank e61, and the rest comes down to employers paying […]