Written by Discount class action fresh headache for grocery giants Woolworths and Coles will fight class action lawsuits brought over claims they deceived customers with misleading promotions on everyday products, AAP reports. Law firm Gerard Malouf and Partners has lodged two class actions in the federal court against Australia’s largest supermarkets, alleging they breached Australian consumer law […]
Monique Ryan warns against putting billionaire like Gina Rinehart in Musk-style ‘government efficiency’ role Independent MP Monique Ryan has dismissed the idea Australia should appoint an Elon Musk-style billionaire into a “government efficiency” position. Musk has been appointed into the newly created position in the Trump administration, and Ryan was asked on the Today show […]
Senior Trump advisor replies to Rudd’s congratulations tweet with hourglass gif A senior Trump adviser has posted a gif of an hourglass in response to Kevin Rudd’s congratulation message to the incoming president. In a post to X on 7 November, Rudd – Australia’s ambassador to the US – shared a statement congratulation Donald Trump […]
Coles chair says cost-of-living issues have been ‘politicised’ Jonathan Barrett The Coles chair, James Graham, has opened the supermarket’s annual general meeting by defending the company’s profit levels and criticising “politicised” attacks. Graham told shareholders in Melbourne today that: In this context, it has been disappointing to see how cost-of-living issues have been politicised and […]
Constitutional lawyer weighs in on ‘heir’ vs ‘hair’ oath Constitutional lawyer Anne Twomey just spoke with ABC News Breakfast about the questions raised by Lidia Thorpe’s admission she had pledged allegiance to the sovereign’s “hairs” and not “heirs”, after her protest at the king’s parliamentary reception. Twomey said this matter would be sorted out by […]
‘Women, we make up our own minds, it’s a thing’: Spender Wrapping up her press club appearance, Allegra Spender was asked about a recent article in the Financial Review stating she had asked them to remove a reference to Simon Holmes à Court from the powerbroking list. Was that true? Spender said “I did”, and […]
Grain silos spill into NSW’s Shoalhaven River The Shoalhaven River on New South Wales’ south coast has filled with grain after two silos collapsed overnight. The collapse, at an animal feed manufacturing facility in Bomaderry, triggered an automatic fire alarm. Firefighters established an exclusion zone around the silos and evacuated about 65 workers at 10pm […]
Queensland LNP candidate alleges he was physically assaulted by two people The LNP candidate for Gregory in the upcoming Queensland election, Sean Dillon, has told 4BC radio he was assaulted and threatened near his home by two people. He alleged he was told “shut your union bashing mouth” by two people, and thrown on the […]
Victorian students to learn to be less like Andrew Tate Caitlin Cassidy Victorian students will learn how to be less like male influencer Andrew Tate under a suite of resources responding to toxic masculinity. The respectful relationships resources, being rolled out to schools across the state, teach children how to recognise hate speech and coercive […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Severe thunderstorm warning for western NSW The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of New South Wales. Residents in the state’s west have been told to expect damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall: ⚠️ SEVERE […]