Patrick Hannaford

Australia’s former deputy chief medical officer has hit out at the Albanese government for driving smokers into the arms of organised crime.

Triple zero operations in Victoria suffered a major power outage overnight, forcing dispatchers to co-ordinate emergency response operations using pen and paper.

A new report has highlighted the “dire” state of Victoria’s jobs market, with the vast majority of new jobs being reliant on taxpayer funds at a time of record government debt.

Travel on Victorian trains, trams and buses will be free every weekend from early December until February 1 next year in a move designed to coincide with the opening of Melbourne’s new metro tunnel.

Hundreds of thousands of Australian workers are getting a pay increase as a result of a recent Fair Work Commission decision.

Hundreds of thousands of Australian workers are getting a pay increase as a result of a recent Fair Work Commission decision.

Premier Peter Malinauskas has hit out at “eco-purists” who oppose the use of natural gas, warning they should be “careful what they wish for”.  

Australia’s cost of living crisis is having a major impact on healthcare decisions, with a new study showing an alarming number of people are cancelling doctors visits and skipping medication for financial reasons.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has warned Australia risks committing “national economic suicide” if it pushes ahead with Labor’s emissions reduction targets, arguing the Coalition will be rewarded by dumping net zero.

Nuclear power looks set to remain a part of the Coalition’s energy policy, after the shadow minister for energy and emissions reduction warned the current ban risked Australia being “left stranded”.