‘Buy now’ pay later’ schemes are the most common form of debt, the Salvation Army says. Photo: stock. The Salvation Army says people need take a fresh look at their finances now, at the start of a new year. And it says ‘buy now’ pay later’ schemes are the most common form of debt, even…
South African Airways is adding a fifth service between Perth and Johannesburg this month. Photo: stock Perth Airport has declared 2024 to be a bumper year with a record 16.9 million passengers passing through its terminals. The airport there was an extra 1.6 million passengers last year due to a surge in international travellers and…
The SA Government is proposing a vehicle parking fund targeting developers. Photo: stock The SA Government wants to link larger garages to bedroom space in new Adelaide residential buildings to reduce on-street congestion. The government’s draft Vehicle Parking Scheme bill specifies that one-bedroom dwellings must have one car park; dwellings with two or more bedrooms…
NATO ships trained with two Japanese naval ships in the Eastern Mediterranean last August. Photo: NATO China and North Korea’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted NATO to meet with Korean and Japanese officials. NATO Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Boris Ruge, met last week with senior officials in Seoul…
The Commercial Hotel at Bega … the name “Commercial” remains the second most popular choice of name for a NSW pub. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Royal, as it turns out, is the king of NSW pub names. The most popular names have been revealed in new data from Liquor & Gaming NSW. It shows that 73…
Applications for this year’s Sydney Marathon have come in from an extra 55 countries, the NSW Government says. Photo: stock The Sydney Marathon’s elevation to World Marathon Major status has attracted an eight-fold increase in applications from overseas runners for this year’s event. The NSW Government says a first-ever ballot for the August 31 marathon…
Australia is one of the world’s largest producers of bauxite. Photo: Australian Aluminium Council The federal government’s announcement of a $2 billion Green Aluminium Production Credit has been welcomed by smelters and climate groups. On a visit to the Tomago Aluminium Smelter in the Hunter, NSW, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that such a scheme…
The couple’s garden in Kilsyth after the works were completed. Picture: Mining Remediation Authority (UK). An elderly Scottish couple’s garden was saved from sinking as a historic coal mine shaft collapsed about 120 metres beneath it. The UK’s Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) says the garden started to sink in the elderly couple’s yard of their…
Singapore Alines is boosting its services to Brisbane with four flights a day. Photo: Brisbane Airport Singapore Airlines is to fly four times a day between Changi and Brisbane airports in a return to pre-pandemic levels. From June 16, the airline’s number of weekly services will rise from 25 to 28 a week, says Brisbane Airport…
Northern Beaches Council in Sydney has been re-opening its beaches after the debris balls were collected. Photo: Northern Beaches Council The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is expanding its investigation into the origin of debris balls found on NSW beaches after more were found early last week. EPA Director of Operations, Adam Gilligan says technical…