6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (751+ words) Hundreds of workers are set to lose their jobs at the Whyalla steelworks after administrators confirmed the site’s blast furnace will be permanently shut down. About 500 employees and more than 100 labour-hire workers are expected to be affected, marking a major…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (785+ words) It is one of the starkest contradictions in modern Australia. The Pilbara, in Western Australia, has long been described as one of the engines of the national economy. Port Hedland handles billions of dollars in trade each month and is…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (566+ words) Australia’s tourism industry is moving to strengthen its image as an inclusive destination ahead of major international events. The initiative was developed with input from the University of Queensland, along with researchers from Charles Sturt University and Monash University. Businesses…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (845+ words) Australians are buying more supermarket-owned products, and the shift is becoming one of the most significant changes in the grocery market. Coles now has around 5,600 “Exclusive to Coles” products, up by about 1,600 in just one year. Sales across the range…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (858+ words) Australia is preparing another major intervention in the way social media platforms operate. The key measure would require platforms to notify users aged over 16 that they have the option to opt out of algorithm-driven feeds. Instead, users could choose a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (576+ words) The Albanese government is moving to address one of the most controversial side effects of its proposed new tax on discretionary trusts. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released draft legislation that includes a mechanism aimed particularly at small businesses concerned they…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (497+ words) NSW Police are urgently trying to locate the mother of a newborn baby boy whose body was found inside a garbage bin in Auburn, in Sydney’s west. Emergency services were called to Harrow Road shortly after 11.20am on Monday after a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) A 27-year-old woman killed after a Tesla crossed a pedestrian area and crashed into a café at Westfield Knox in Melbourne’s east has been identified as Jennifer Keen. Friends and colleagues have remembered her as a “bubbly”, kind young woman…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) He enjoyed coming to see the plays by Nella and Tom Padula. I remember him with fond affection and great admiration for his contribution to Italian language, culture and history. We would also talk about writers and contributors to humanity…...