Loved ones to gather at memorial for missing Queensland police officer Jay Notaro

Loved ones of a high-ranking Queensland police officer are set to gather to celebrate his life nearly two months after he went missing in NSW. Detective Inspector Jay Notaro went missing in March, with alarm bells raised after he failed to show up for work on March 25. His car was found parked and unattended at the Broken Head Beach carpark in More...

Coalition defence spending pledge ‘plucked out of air’: Butler
A senior minister has defended Labor’s military spending and slammed the Coalition’s election pledge to boost the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 as “plucked out of air”. With the Trump More...

‘Paid actors’ furore hits Liberal Party over new ad
The Liberal Party’s new ‘whinging Wendy’ ad features a paid actor, who once appeared in a Thor movie, posing as a struggling nurse that simply can’t afford another three years of Anthony Albanese’s More...

The three biggest election issues for Victorian at the upcoming federal election
Victoria is a key battleground state this election. For both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, there’s a path to the Lodge through Victoria. Both leaders hold a swathe of More...

Decoding retail surcharges: what your payment fee says about your business
A payments surcharge in retail businesses is an indicator of how well the business is run and how much it genuinely cares for its customers. In my opinion. At a local market here in Melbourne yesterday morning More...

Australian election 2025: Albanese, Dutton on day 31 of May 3 election campaign
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will leave nothing to chance in their bid to win Saturday’s federal election, with an intense final week of campaigning expected. The Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader More...

This federal election, politicians need to prove their commitment to small businesses: Real Work Week
I first wrote here in 2013 that state and federal politicians should be required to undertake a week of genuine paid work experience in a small business in their electorate every year. I have shared this here More...

Kensington, NSW: Onlookers stunned in alleged stolen Coles truck crash
A man has been arrested in Sydney’s eastern suburbs after allegedly rolling a stolen Coles truck on Saturday evening. The 32-year-old allegedly kicked a police officer and tested positive to drugs and More...

1800 MEDICARE: Albo pledges free telehealth service
Anthony Albanese is set to announce a new free, nationwide 24/7 health advice line and after hours GP telehealth service called 1800 MEDICARE as his last big political gamble of the election. As the Liberal More...

Labor promises 24/7 health advice hotline with free after hours GP appointments
Sick Australians who require urgent medical attention will be able to access a free telehealth appointment with a GP on weekends and weeknights between 6pm to 8am, in a major election pitch Anthony Albanese More...