Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Are you seeing new ‘service fees’ since the card surcharge ban? Here are the rules
The Conversation Australiaby Fengfei Li, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Deakin University·2d ago
Since Australia’s card surcharge ban took effect on October 1, social media users have questioned new “service fees” and “daily surcharges” appearing on their bills.
Ship sunk off Bulgaria, fear of Russian attacks grow
PerthNowby Staff Writers·2d ago
Ship sunk off Bulgaria, fear of Russian attacks grow The crew of a merchant ship is missing after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that Prime...
Voluntary assisted dying restrictions now 'redundant'
PerthNowby Andrew Brown·2d ago
Voluntary assisted dying restrictions now 'redundant' Barriers remain to accessing voluntary assisted dying, despite euthanasia being accessible in every state and territory, advocates say.
‘Trap’ costing Aussie workers $4k
PerthNowby Blair Jackson·2d ago
Non-compete clauses trapping three million Aussie workers, ACTU says More than three million low and middle-income Australians could be paid an extra $4300 a year if non-compete contract clauses...
Climate change a gender inequality 'magnifying glass'
PerthNowby Emily Woods·2d ago
Climate change a gender inequality 'magnifying glass' Women and girls in an area of Nepal devastated by floods are now experiencing the gendered impacts of a climate disaster.
Train station intended to ease growing pains already bursting at seams
ABC News Australiaby Margaret Paul·2d ago
In short: Melbourne's newest train station, West Tarneit, opened last month in Melbourne's booming outer west. The station's 400 car parking spaces rapidly fill up on weekdays.
The RBA isn't trying to stop inflation. So don't expect prices to fall
ABC News Australiaby Gareth Hutchens·2d ago
What is the Reserve Bank trying to achieve by raising interest rates? In recent days, a video has done the rounds on social media of someone asking for help to understand what the RBA is up to.
What your favourite book says about you
ABC News Australiaby Shakiba Barghi·2d ago
ABC Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books asks readers to nominate up to 10 of their favourite literary works produced by Australian writers.
Patients hiding use of peptides or weight loss jabs face 'serious' surgery risk
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie Dalzell and Paige Cockburn·2d ago
Weight loss GLP-1 jabs like Ozempic and unapproved peptides pose 'serious' surgery risk, doctors warn In short: Anaesthetists are warning patients to disclose the use of GLP-1s or unapproved...
Experts question viability of billion-dollar deep-sea mining gold rush
ABC News Australiaby Kyle Evans·2d ago
Few people on Earth have seen a polymetallic nodule 4 kilometres under the ocean, but Rob McCallum is one of them.
AI digital human Yuri has 100,000 fans and now a Chinese ID card
ABC News Australiaby Bang Xiao·2d ago
In short: A pilot program in Beijing is issuing identification cards for AI digital humans. The ID states a name, birthday, address and facial features, and allows the digital human to own a...
Taylor concedes aged care workers would be hit by migration plan
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong·2d ago
In short: The Coalition is being warned its migration plan would worsen skills shortages and damage the economy.
Golfers battle to win $500k for youth mental health
PerthNowby Sophie Gannon·2d ago
$500,000 hole-in-one prize up for grabs as golfers tee off for youth mental health research A $500,000 hole-in-one prize is up for grabs at Wembley Golf Course this weekend as golfers swing into...
Mandurah’s hit list: Cats, pigeons, foxes, rabbits, galahs
PerthNowby Rachel Fenner·2d ago
City of Mandurah puts out tender for years-long feral animal cull program targeting cats, foxes and rabbits The City of Mandurah is looking for a contractor to take down its hit list of feral...
Crew missing after drone sinks ship in Black Sea off Bulgaria
ABC News Australia·2d ago
In short: Drones have attacked two merchant vessels in Bulgaria's Black Sea. A rescue operation is underway for the missing crew. What's next?
NZ’s next government could be a four-party coalition. Get used to the new normal
The Conversation Australiaby Grant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau·2d ago
Going by recent opinion polls, the combined votes of National and Labour in the coming election may be the lowest ever – below 60%.
Russia says no plague, locals play down scare
PerthNowby Staff Writers·2d ago
Russia says no plague, locals play down scare Russia's health watchdog says no cases of plague have been detected among anyone who has come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory...
Business sector blasts coalition's migration policy
PerthNowby Allanah Sciberras, Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Jacob Shteyman·2d ago
Business sector blasts coalition's migration policy Sweeping cuts to migration proposed by the coalition have been blasted by the business sector, while farming leaders back the approach that would...
Hipkins edges first New Zealand election debate
PerthNowby Ben McKay·2d ago
Hipkins edges first New Zealand election debate New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins has earned another chunk of momentum after undecided voters declared him the winner of the first election...
Tech companies fight to convince Aussies of benefits
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Will Nicholas·2d ago
Tech companies fight to convince Aussies of benefits Australia cannot afford to wait before it develops its own artificial intelligence capacity, data centre companies have warned.
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