The Prime Minister has been fond of telling people not to panic lately. Don’t panic about the economy being as stagnant as the water in the Darling River (where NSW is preparing for “fish Armageddon”). Don’t panic that most of the east coast of Australia is either engulfed in bushfires or choking on smoke. According to the Prime Minister, there’s ...

POP Pop, soul and jazz artist Tilarni performs a show dedicated to Whitney Houston in The Australian Whitney Houston Show. From dance numbers to ballads, the show features 18 of Houston’s most popular hits performed with a line-up of Melbourne musicians and dancers. Tilarni has performed with the Melbourne Gospel Choir on Good Morning Australia, the TV Week Logies, and ...

The number of Aussies aged over 100 grew by more than 30 per cent between 2013 and 2018, with Victoria showing a significant leap in centenarians. In total, there are 4828 centenarians in Australia, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018 census data. That number was up from 3623 in 2013. According to latest figures, New South Wales has the ...

With the country facing water and climate emergencies, the last thing we need is more spin from leaders in thrall to the big end of town A mega fire from the Hunter region threatened our largest city while its residents sucked in polluted air and saw ash coming from the sky. An apocalyptic vision of what is in store in ...

The Australian Business Summit Council Inc. held its inaugural Annual Gala Dinner to mark the first anniversary of the Council’s establishment at The Waterview in Bicentennial Park, Homebush on Wednesday 27 November 2019. Studded with almost 300 eminent business leaders, ambassadorial and consular officials, academics, political leaders, community leaders and representative members of the press, this sensational function celebrated the ...

Here’s what you need to know this morning. NSW economy falls behind Tasmania NSW’s economy has dropped behind Tasmania, while Victoria remains the best performing economy in the country, according to CommSec’s State of the States report. The quarterly report shows NSW was a solid performer in construction but fell on relative population growth and dwelling starts. CommSec said Victoria ...

Why the long faces, everyone? For years, Australian consumers have been twitchy. With good reason. A lethal combination of soaring household debt, overpriced real estate and painfully weak wages have seen households slam the brakes on spending. Now, the pessimism is spreading to the business world and to financial markets. A survey of corporate leaders last week — almost 1,500 ...

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has committed to a future in the Federal Parliament, vowing he has “still got the fire for politics” in his first formal interview since May’s election loss. Mr Shorten has kept a low profile since he stepped down as Labor leader after his party lost an election most expected it would win. In an interview ...

Ron D’Arcy is often the last person in his family of nine to shower, so when the hot water ran out one winter’s morning, it didn’t occur to him the electricity had been cut off. It wasn’t until the next week — a long one spent showering at his father’s house — that the family realised the problem wasn’t technical, ...

The City of Marion has backflipped on a decision to evict the Cove Cobras Football Club from its Hallett Cove premises over sexual harassment and intimidation allegations. The council will instead renegotiate the club’s lease with strict conditions to improve club culture. The decision follows a campaign to stay from long-time Cobras members and comes just nine days before the ...