Telstra boss Andrew Penn is leaving the telecom giant after more than seven years in the top job, as it faces increasing pressure from TPG and Optus, plus keeping internet-hungry consumers satisfied. Mr Penn will hand the reins to chief financial officer Vicki Brady on September 1, who will become the telco’s first female chief executive, beating out both internal ...

Scott Morrison has suggested Australians looking for rent relief should instead look to buying a home as thousands struggle with rising rental prices. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg unveiled his fourth budget on Tuesday evening with a promise to double the government’s first-home buyer scheme to 50,000 places. The program lowers the minimum deposit required down from 20 per cent to 5 ...

The government will provide $6.7m in 2022-23 to support the investigation and prosecution of potential war crimes in Afghanistan by the Office of the Special Investigator. The funds follow the report by Justice Paul Brereton which recommended charges against serving and past members of the Australian Defence Force, including members of the elite SAS. nding includes $3.9m to the attorney ...

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Sports injury hospitalisations in Australia, 2019–20, shows there were 7,800 fewer Australians admitted to hospital for injuries sustained while playing sport in 2019–20 compared with the previous year, a 13 per cent drop. There were 52,300 Australians hospitalised for sport injuries in the COVID-19 affected 2019–20 seasons, compared ...

It’s the purchase of a lifetime and now a new report offers insight into when exactly Aussies think it’s the best time to buy. A quarter of Aussies believe now is a good time to buy a home amid forecasts house prices will flatten later this year, according to a new report. The number of people who thought it was ...

The prime minister says the opposition leader’s refusal to launch an investigation into the allegations is proof he’d be a weak PM. Scott Morrison has accused Anthony Albanese of dodging questions about the bullying allegations rocking the Labor Party, saying a refusal to launch an investigation was proof he would be a weak prime minister. It comes after the opposition ...

A growing chorus of state MPs are calling out Prime Minister Scott Morrison for overlooking the flood-devastated Richmond electorate for emergency funding. Nationals MP Geoff Provest has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s response to the NSW flood crisis as “deplorable and disgusting” after flooded towns in federal Labor seats were overlooked for funding. Mr Provest joined Liberal MP Catherine Cusack ...

The panic button hasn’t been hit, but home truths have helped SEM Phoenix refocus after recent fadeouts put their NBL finals hopes in jeopardy, injured star Ryan Broekhoff says. Injured South East Melbourne star Ryan Broekhoff says the Phoenix entered practice this week with a “bad taste in their mouth” after a stunning capitulation against Melbourne United. After surrendering a ...

To get a handle on Australia’s economic cooperation with Southeast Asia, consider these two statistics. One, Australia has more international direct investment in New Zealand than in all of the ten members of ASEAN combined. Two, only a couple of Southeast Asian countries make it into Australia’s top ten trading partners. This is a massive missed opportunity. The economic rewards ...

Scott Morrison has attacked Anthony Albanese over his level of experience after savaging him for his weight-loss and makeover. The Prime Minister claims the Labor leader is not qualified for the top job because he has never held a treasury or national security portfolio in Government. He ran this attack line in Perth on Wednesday, insisting Australia needs an experienced ...