Landlord slammed for leasing property 85 per cent of the time

A would-be landlord has been slammed on social media for trying to take advantage of a tight rental market by offering up their holiday home with a major twist. The female landlord is currently seeking a tenant for a “fabulous” two-bedroom, two bathroom apartment in Nelson Bay for $380 per week. While renters get a stunning ocean view, they More...

Test cricketer Michael Slater sentenced after horrific abuse of woman
The disturbing downfall of Australian Test star Michael Slater has been laid bare in court, revealing months of alcohol-fuelled violence, stalking, and threats, including two brutal strangulation attacks.The More...

Australian election 2025: Campaigning on day 30 of May 3 election
The Prime Minister and Opposition Leader will ramp on their campaigns on Saturday, after taking a break on Friday to mark Anzac Day. The May 3 election is now entering the final stretch with just seven days More...

Payments for purchases of illegal tobacco in the frame
Payday News has published about payments processing in shops selling illegal tobacco: Illegal tobacco stores are popping up around the country in what is fast becoming multi-billion dollar market for organised More...

ACM’s Newcastle Herald digs a new low with front page transphobic ad
The apology issued by ACM Media following the publishing of the ad feels inadequate. At the very least, their ad process is broken. At worst, they knew what they were doing and were happy to sell their space. In More...

‘Sick of it’: Liberals pledge to scale back welcome to country ceremonies
Peter Dutton strongly condemned the actions of neo-Nazis attending the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne on Friday, who heckled and booed during the Welcome to Country ceremony. But Mr Dutton and Liberal More...

AI tools in newsagency software help newsagents thrive
There have been considerable advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools newsagents now have access to through their Tower Systems newsagency software, tools better and nimbler than what some big retailers More...

Kudos to Golf Australia for promoting newsagents
The Players Championship takes centre stage this weekend and then it’s … THE MASTERS. Don’t miss our epic APRIL 2025 EDITION, with profiles, history, course analysis, opinions and more. At newsagents and More...

Quitting MYKI in the newsagency, another agency line
We will stop offering all MYKI services including card top-up from the end of March. For years, offering MYKI services has been loss making, costing us more in time than the government pays. Most MYKI customers More...

Trump tariff moves starting to impact prices in Australia
I have been contacted by two suppliers in the last few days with notice that their prices are increasing as a result of tariffs imposed y the Trump administration. Despite the claims by Trump, tariffs are paid More...