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3 Interest Rate cuts spark biggest Home Loan rush since the Pandemic

Australia’s housing market is experiencing an unprecedented surge in home loan applications, driven by three consecutive interest rate cuts in 2025 that have significantly boosted buyers’ borrowing power. According to recent data from Commonwealth Bank and PRD Nationwide’s Time to Buy a…

22 August, 2025

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

Australia’s ski resorts celebrate snowfall by opening early

Source: 9news Ski resorts in Australia’s alpine regions are kicking off the winter season early after a polar front brought heavy snow and icy temperatures to the country’s south-east. It’s been a lean couple years for the ski business, with COVID-19 restrictions,…

3 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA

Why does this iceberg lettuce cost $11.99 and how long will Australia’s high vegetable prices last?

Source: The Guardian A Queensland shopper this week spotted iceberg lettuce selling at a supermarket for $11.99. The photo quickly went viral as evidence of the cost-of-living pressures Australians are facing. Iceberg lettuce previously cost about $2.80 each, making it somewhat of…

3 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·SPORTS

Dangerous Precedents And Hypothetical Threats: The Deportation Of Novak Djokovic

Australia’s treatment of Novak Djokovic, the tennis world number one, has been revelatory. Unintentionally, this has exposed the seedier, arbitrary and inconsistent nature of Australia’s border policies. The approval by the Australian Federal Court of the Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to…

21 January, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TECHNOLOGY

Government commits to expanding electric vehicle charging stations but no subsidies to increase uptake

Source: ABCnews The federal government will partner with the private sector to fund 50,000 charging stations in Australian homes, in a bid to encourage more people to buy electric vehicles. The long-awaited Future Fuels strategy does not include subsidies, tax incentives, sales targets…

9 November, 2021

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

18,000 overseas Aussies could have their tickets home torn up, thanks to new caps on returning travelers

Source: Business Insider Australia • The federal government’s decision to halve the number of incoming travellers from 6,070 to 3,035 a week could see 18,000 overseas Australians lose their seats by the end of August. • Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald,…

8 July, 2021

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Statement from the Premier

This week I had another round of scans and a meeting with my care team at the Alfred and got some good news. The broken vertebra has almost fully healed and they’re letting me take off the back brace that I’ve had…

16 June, 2021

AUSTRALIA·Corona Virus

What is the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine? Will it be available in Australia soon? And does it use mRNA?

Source: abcnews The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been found to have more than 90 per cent efficacy, paving the way for it to be available later this year in Australia. The successful results from the phase 3 clinical trial of more than 30,000 volunteers…

16 June, 2021

AUSTRALIA·WORLD

‘Signal to the world’: Singapore ready and waiting for Australian travel bubble

Singapore’s so-called “Cruises to Nowhere” have been a big hit since being given the green light last November, with more than 120,000 passengers. “They’ve made something that sounds tacky actually quite fun and enjoyable,” said Arv Sreedhar, a Singapore-based Australian investment banker…

29 April, 2021

AUSTRALIA·WORLD

Flights between India and Australia suspended until May 15

Flights to and from India into Australia have now been suspended, amid increasing concerns over the nation’s escalating COVID-19 situation. Flights to and from India into Australia have now been suspended, Scott Morrison has announced, amid increasing concerns over the nation’s escalating…

27 April, 2021

AUSTRALIA·Corona Virus

Trans-Tasman travel bubble: The big difference between Australia and New Zealand

Stepping foot on-board one of the trans-Tasman bubble flights was a cause for celebration. But the surprise came on the journey home. A year in the making, it was the flight Australia was itching for. After the Federal Government closed international borders…

23 April, 2021

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

Qantas sticks to international travel plan despite COVID vaccine delay

Despite the majority of Australians unlikely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 until next year, Qantas is holding firm on their plan to fly overseas by October 31. Australia had been aiming to open its international borders beyond New Zealand from the end…

13 April, 2021

AUSTRALIA

Wild winds to smash popular camp spots in final days of school holidays

The final days of school holidays will be wild and windswept, with these popular tourist spots set to cop a battering. Popular holiday spots are among the locations bracing for wild wind, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a severe weather warning.…

13 April, 2021

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AUSTRALIA- Page 24

3 Interest Rate cuts spark biggest Home Loan rush since the Pandemic

Australia’s ski resorts celebrate snowfall by opening early

Why does this iceberg lettuce cost $11.99 and how long will Australia’s high vegetable prices last?

Dangerous Precedents And Hypothetical Threats: The Deportation Of Novak Djokovic

Government commits to expanding electric vehicle charging stations but no subsidies to increase uptake

18,000 overseas Aussies could have their tickets home torn up, thanks to new caps on returning travelers

Statement from the Premier

What is the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine? Will it be available in Australia soon? And does it use mRNA?

‘Signal to the world’: Singapore ready and waiting for Australian travel bubble

Flights between India and Australia suspended until May 15

Trans-Tasman travel bubble: The big difference between Australia and New Zealand

Qantas sticks to international travel plan despite COVID vaccine delay

Wild winds to smash popular camp spots in final days of school holidays

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