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Job offer worth $200k pulled at last minute

An Australian trading firm – that paid starting salaries of up to $200,000 – has slashed 11 per cent of its workforce, including recently hired graduates. Akuna Capital has cut…

Kmart responds to Australia Day drama

Kmart has explained why it does not sell Australia Day merchandise. The company has explained that it does not stock Australia Day-specific products to ensure it is “inclusive and respectful”…

Calls for Aussies to be taxed $814 million

Doctors are calling on the Federal Government to slug Australians with a sugar tax on soft drinks, which would rake in $814 million annually. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is…

Woolies boss: Hated grocery trend ending

The boss of Australia’s largest supermarket chain has some good news for cash stressed shoppers – rocketing food inflation may finally come down to earth. But there’s a catch: Woolworths…

Text that scammed couple out of $100k

Texts from a sophisticated scam that fleeced a young Melbourne couple out of almost $100,000 have been revealed. The messages, which came from a seemingly legitimate Westpac number initially told…

Supermarket’s major Australia Day move

Woolworths has become the latest employer to allow staff the option of working and taking the Australian Day public holiday on another day. Following in the footsteps of Channel 10…

Key word missing from Albo transcript

Anthony Albanese’s office has released a transcript of one of his radio interviews that leaves out a key part of an incorrect answer about legal advice on the Voice to…

Update to Australian unemployment rate

The nation’s unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5 per cent in December despite nearly 15,000 jobs disappearing from the economy. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal the…

Couple’s heartbreak after being scammed $100k life savings

A young couple has revealed how one single text cost them their entire life savings after scammers targeted them in a vile banking scam. James Green and Sarah Gerendarsi, from…

Aussie company burned through $13m in 12 months

A well-known Aussie instant grocery delivery service that suddenly collapsed had burned through $13 million in just 12 months and may have been trading while insolvent, administrators have revealed. Voly…