‘Increased risk’: Firies’ bleak warning for spring bushfire season

‘Increased risk’: Firies’ bleak warning for spring bushfire season

Leaders of Australia’s frontline firefighters have warned a record-breaking warm winter could bring new risks for millions of residents this coming fire season. Swathes of the country woke up this week under threat from fires and an early bushfire season as blazes raged across the Northern Territory and outside Sydney. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded … Read more

Warning to parents after toddler crushed by freestanding oven

Warning to parents after toddler crushed by freestanding oven

Parents are being urged to secure freestanding ovens and supervise their children at all times after a 19-month-old girl was crushed under an oven in New Zealand. The inquest of Kendra Paisley Ann Scanlon found the oven was unsecured when it fell on her on April 28, 2022 at her family home in Rotorua, on … Read more

Woolworths under fire for excessive use of single-use plastics in Melbourne store

Woolworths under fire for excessive use of single-use plastics in Melbourne store

Supermarkets have come under fire for a “depressing” amount of plastic used on produce. A Melbourne man shared a photo online of the packaged fruit in Preston Woolworths, writing alongside it: “Genuinely made me feel like they are actively trying to make Australia a living hell.” It feels like positive steps are being negated by … Read more

Australia’s most painful suburbs for renters revealed in new report

Australia’s most painful suburbs for renters revealed in new report

The Australian suburbs being crushed under the weight of “extreme rental stress” have been highlighted in sobering new data. A September Rental Pain Index (RPI) report by property research and analysis firm Suburbtrends shows 35 areas at breaking point. The RPI score is calculated using a number of factors including rent changes over the last … Read more

‘Take the first flight’: Government upgrades ‘do not travel’ warning for Lebanon

‘Take the first flight’: Government upgrades ‘do not travel’ warning for Lebanon

The Australian government has upgraded its warnings for travel for Lebanon, urging people to leave immediately while commercial flights are still available. The official warning about Lebanon has been “do not travel” since October, but on Friday the Australian government warned that a flight out could soon no longer be an option. “Australians in Lebanon … Read more

‘Take the first flight’: Government upgrades ‘do not travel’ warning for Lebanon

‘Take the first flight’: Government upgrades ‘do not travel’ warning for Lebanon

The Australian government has upgraded its warnings for travel for Lebanon, urging people to leave immediately while commercial flights are still available. The official warning about Lebanon has been “do not travel” since October, but on Friday the Australian government warned that a flight out could soon no longer be an option. “Australians in Lebanon … Read more