Queensland offers free flu jabs amid spate of infections
Australia Today Queenslanders will be able to get a free flu shot from this weekend to help battle a surge in infections. “We’re making flu vaccinations FREE for all Queenslanders,” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on social media on Monday afternoon….
Major delays across multiple Sydney train lines over ‘staff resourcing issue’
Australia Today Commuters have been warned to consider alternate modes of transport or risk major delays along Sydney’s busiest train lines this afternoon over what officials say is a “staff resourcing issue”. People hoping for a smooth trip home after…
‘Lose the next six elections’: New report reveals Coalition could face wipe-out, lose 30 seats without major reform
Australia Today The Coalition could lose 30 seats in the next six elections because Millenials and Gen Z voters are bucking trends and not becoming more conservative as they age, new analysis has found. Right-leaning think tank, the Centre for…
Albanese hails Labor titan Simon Crean
Australia Today Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reflected on the special relationship he shared with former Labor leader Simon Crean, who died yesterday, aged 74. On Sunday night, Crean’s family confirmed the long-time Labor party and union movement figure died…
5500 NSW temporary teachers given permanent contracts amid staffing crisis
Australia Today Nearly 5500 temporary teachers and support staff have been given permanent contracts over the last three months as NSW battles staffing shortages across “most subjects”. Since Labor won government, 5463 staff members have accepted permanent offers across 982…
Report warns Australians must stop using gas to hit net-zero emissions by 2050
Australia Today Australians are being urged to stop using natural gas and switch to electric household items if the country “is to have any hope” of reaching its 2050 net-zero deadline, a new report has warned. While tens of thousands…
Oversize trucks in NSW tunnels to be hit with $4000 fine in crackdown on traffic chaos
Australia Today People who drive over-height trucks into tunnels will be hit with an on-the-spot fine of $4097 in New South Wales as the state government cracks down on careless drivers. It comes after several recent incidents left tunnels blocked…
COVID-19 testing at Sydney Airport comes to an end after 500,000 passengers swabbed
Australia Today Sydney Airport’s COVID-19 testing clinic will close tomorrow after swabbing 500,000 travellers over nearly three years. An on-the-spot clinic first opened in December 2020 at the request of local health authorities before a dedicated testing facility built across…
Speeding fines double in major Sydney tunnels
Australia Today There has been a significant spike in the number of drivers being nabbed speeding in tunnels across Sydney. Speed limits in both the Westconnex and Northconnex can change several times a day due to traffic congestion, crashes or…
Town forced to drink bottled water because local supply has ‘unsafe’ salt levels
Residents of a northern New South Wales town are being forced to drink bottled water because the groundwater they depend on is undrinkable. Farmer Jamie Warden, who lives west of Walgett, told 2GB’s Mark Levy today locals were forking out…
