Australia

Discount lureDavid Jones credit card tactics condemned

David Jones is pushing high-interest credit cards onto customers with the promise of on-the-spot discounts, a tactic condemned by the banking royal commission.

Gerard Cockburn

Latest updatesPM’s fruit picking plan, Vic COVID cases remain low

The Federal Government is turning its attention to the farming sector to boost Australia’s jobs prospects, as Victoria and NSW report a low new COVID cases.

Maria Bervanakis, Zoe Smith, Shoba Rao, James MacSmith, Tiffany Bakker, David Aidone

‘Our hearts are broken’Iconic singer Helen Reddy dies aged 78

Helen Reddy has died in Los Angeles, with her family confirming the Australian singer of the Grammy-winning hit I Am Woman passed away yesterday afternoon.

Global emergencyAirline industry pleads for COVID-19 testing regime

The airline industry has called for an internationally agreed COVID-19 testing regime to allow borders to reopen as new figures show a massive decline in international air traffic.

Geoffrey Thomas

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Kids calls for help are growing louder

Australian kids are being pushed to breaking point with a big spike in thenumber of life saving interventions by Kids Helpline since the coronavirus lockdown.

Lanai Scarr

Virus travel hopeAustralia, NZ talk trans-Tasman bubble

Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern have furthered talks on the creation of a COVID-19 trans-Tasman bubble during a phone meeting.

Ben McKay

Killing TimeBarnesy’s surprising new career move

He is set to thrill fans with more stories of his incredible life in his new book Killing Time. Now music legend Jimmy Barnes has a new work in the pipeline. Listen to his new podcast.

Kathy McCabe

ExclusiveCostly ‘deception’ behind health fund premium rise

Health fund premiums will rise by as much as $400 a year with many fund members slugged more than twice the promised average 2.9 per cent increase. Here’s why.

Sue Dunlevy

LatestMorrison pledges $100m recharge for hard-hit regions

As Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to unveil his most important budget “since World War II”, Gippsland is set to share in a $100m package aimed at rebuilding regions destroyed by coronavirus, drought and bushfires.

Tom Minear

See the listDrugs Aussies are being arrested for every 3 minutes

A drug-related arrest is being made every three and a half minutes across Australia with online drug buying booming – and according to what’s going through our toilets, authorities are only finding a fraction of what we are consuming.

Charles Miranda

Time bombsPopular Toyota model added to Victoria’s Takata recall

Drivers who refuse to have their faulty Takata airbags replaced are having their registration cancelled while more cars are added to the compulsory recall list.

Richard Blackburn

Time bombsPopular Toyota model added to Queensland’s Takata recall

Drivers who refuse to have their faulty Takata airbags replaced are having their registration cancelled while more cars are added to the compulsory recall list.

Richard Blackburn

Time bombsPopular Toyota model added to NSW’s Takata recall

Drivers who refuse to have their faulty Takata airbags replaced are having their registration cancelled while more cars are added to the compulsory recall list.

Richard Blackburn

Shock claims‘We could have done more’ on elderly virus deaths

Former chief medical officer Brendan Murphy says Australia could have been able to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the hundreds of deaths linked to aged care if measures had been made ‘earlier on’.

Sarah Ison

Coronavirus crisisHome quarantine ‘could replace hotels’: PM

Returned overseas travellers could be allowed to quarantine at home instead of hotels, with Scott Morrison saying he believes home quarantine can play a role in Australia's future COVID management.

Annabel Hennessy

LatestHotel program the ‘worst failure’ in Victorian history

The Andrews Government’s botched hotel quarantine program became a “seeding ground” for COVID-19 and has been deemed responsible for 768 deaths and 18,418 cases.

Ellen Whinnett

Huge JobMaker boost$1b small business digital revolution plan unveiled

Australians will be able to set up a business in 15 minutes online rather than being bogged down in paperwork as part of a major digital JobMaker plan to be unveiled by the Morrison Government today.

Lanai Scarr

AnalysisWhy Dan’s right-hand man must quit

If Jennifer Coate makes the findings the lawyers assisting her are seeking, three departmental secretaries – including Premier Daniel Andrews’ right-hand man Chris Eccles – must immediately resign.

Ellen Whinnett

Flying outCardinal Pell to return to Vatican

Cardinal George Pell will return to the Vatican tomorrow — for the first time since he was cleared of child sex abuse allegations five months ago.

Rourke Walsh

EXCLUSIVEStingiest health funds: Is yours ripping you off?

Australia’s stingiest health funds have been revealed, with some patients left hundreds of dollars out of pocket for the same procedure. SEE THE LIST AND HOW THEY COMPARE

Sue Dunlevy

Nest egg repairRaided your super? 5 ways to rebuild and not go broke

YOUR MONEY: So, you had to tap into your super to stay afloat? That’s OK. But it has left you behind. Here’s how to rebuilt your retirement wealth without breaking the bank.

Fran Hughes

Dreamworld disasterAussie theme park fined $3.6m over four ride deaths

Dreamworld’s parent company has been fined $3.6 million after pleading guilty to safety charges over the Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy that killed four people.

Robyn Wuth

Not yetWestpac backtracks on Budget day rate cut

The bank now says the Reserve Bank will hold off on its monetary policy decisions to see what economic support will be outlined in the 2020 Federal Budget.

Gerard Cockburn

Pressure mountsMinisters deny knowledge of security guard decision

Two ministers have become the highest-ranking witnesses to tell the hotel inquiry they don’t know who decided to hire private security guards, ramping up pressure on Health Minister Jenny Mikakos.

Ellen Whinnett