Steve Smith will stay on as acting captain of the ODI side after Pat Cummins made the decision to remain with his family. Cummins returned home half way through the Border Gavaskar Trophy to be by the side of his mother Maria who died on the eve of the fourth match. The side wore black arm bands for their respected ...
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Sydney mum was running errands for party when she and kids killed
A mother was running errands ahead of her baby’s special event this weekend, when she and her two children were killed in an horrific car crash. Tragic details emerged how Katrina Prahastono, 34, was making final preparations for her daughter Ivy’s traditional Islamic celebration to be held on Saturday, when she died alongside her son Kai, 2. The mother and ...
Read More »Ussi Moniz Da Silva’S former Kings Cross venues Maali, Eros taken over by former staff
A couple who worked for controversial restaurateur Ussi Moniz Da Silva but resigned because of a disagreement of operations and claims of unpaid entitlements have taken over the licence for Da Silva’s Kings Cross venues Maali, Eros and Kings Cross Pavilion. The Daily Telegraph can reveal Christina Jaucian and her husband Lance Alaalatoa have taken over the licence for the ...
Read More »ALP Parramatta candidate Donna Davis makes sworn statement refuting racial comments claims
Labor’s Parramatta candidate Donna Davis has made a sworn statement refuting claims she made racially-charged comments about women to two Liberal volunteers in 2021 in a bid to quash the scandal. However, in the statutory declaration provided to The Daily Telegraph, Ms Davis did not deny that she told two Liberal volunteers that they “lock (women) up”. “I did not ...
Read More »Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Surprise interest rates news for Australia
The disastrous collapse of a major bank in the United States is having unexpected consequences in Australia. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went bust on Friday. It was the second biggest bank failure in recent US history and there are fears of “contagion” spreading across the globe. But there’s a surprise upside for mortgagors with financial markets now betting strongly that ...
Read More »Surprise Australian upside of US banking collapses
It is hard for Australians to believe, but the US has 4800 banks. That is one bank for every 70,000 people. In Australia, the ratio is one bank for every 260,000 people. This makes the US hugely over-banked by Australian standards which leads to all sorts of outcomes, both good and bad. The good includes intense competition and cheap prices; ...
Read More »Treasurer vows no changes to controversial deal costing
Jim Chalmers has promised not to reverse a Morrison-era twist on the Goods and Services Tax despite taxpayers being slugged $10bn over the next two years to top up payments to Western Australia. A Commonwealth Grants Commission report revealed the estimated cost of the former Coalition government’s GST distribution deal will be $4.4bn this financial year and rise to $5.6bn ...
Read More »NSW Government invests in language learning in NSW
NSW Minister for multiculturalism Mark Coure said the more young people are empowered to retain or learn a second or third language, the more benefits there will be for them in the future The NSW Government is investing in the future of language learning in NSW, by providing the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools $400,000 in funding. The NSW ...
Read More »Sydney’s property market will impact on the NSW state
electionPolitical strategist Kosmos Samaras looks at the impact unaffordable house prices and high rents in Sydney may have on the upcoming NSW state election NSW is the biggest democratic jurisdiction in the country. It has been shaped by an unprecedented housing boom that has transformed Sydney, its capital city, both socially and politically. So, what does it all mean for ...
Read More »Islands in the scheme: Fiji signals support for AUKUS subs
Nadi, Fiji: A key Pacific nation has indicated early support for the AUKUS deal after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used a stopover in Fiji to press the case for his plan for nuclear-powered submarines. The day after both Indonesia and Malaysia aired concerns at the sweeping plan, Albanese met Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka on Wednesday to assure him the pact ...
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