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Australia will remove a controversial tax on female sanitary products following years of campaigning by women’s groups. Currently, tampons and sanitary pads are sold with a 10% goods and services… Continue reading ‘Tampon tax’ scrapped in Australia after 18-year controversy
A $19 Billion rebuilding of the regional railway network will introduce fast trains to Victoria if the Opposition wins November’s state election. Under the radical Coalition plan for 200kmh train… Continue reading Matthew Guy to reveal $19b plan for 200kmh regional Victoria super trains
A Busy corridor in Melbourne’s north has been named the most dangerous road in Australia, with new statistics revealing the city’s car accident hot spots. Research from AAMI’s annual crash… Continue reading AAMI Crash Index reveals worst roads for car accidents in Melbourne
Australia will become the first country to effectively eliminate cervical cancer if vaccination and screening rates are maintained, researchers say. The disease could be eradicated as a public health issue… Continue reading Cervical cancer: Australia ‘to be first to eliminate disease’
Abuse and misconduct within Australia’s banks and financial institutions were driven by a culture of greed, a landmark inquiry has said. A royal commission this year, the country’s highest form… Continue reading Australian banking inquiry: Misconduct ‘driven by greed’
Australia’s cane farmers says they are devastated following the India government’s decision to dump five million tonnes of subsidised sugar onto the world market. The New York sugar futures price (October ’18… Continue reading Indian sugar subisdy leaves Australian farmers gutted
The chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has resigned following allegations of political interference. Justin Milne resigned from the national broadcaster amid reports he had asked for journalists to… Continue reading ABC chair resigns over Australian political interference claims
British endurance cyclist Mike Hall died almost instantly when he was hit by a car during a race in Australia last year, an inquest has heard. Hall, 35, had been… Continue reading Mike Hall: UK cyclist died instantly in race collision, inquest told
Pilot error was responsible for a small plane crash which killed five people in Melbourne last year, Australian authorities say. The plane hit a shopping centre after take-off, killing pilot… Continue reading Melbourne plane crash: Pilot error in fatal shopping centre incident
An Australian filmmaker who was sentenced by a Cambodian court to six years in prison on spying charges has been granted a royal pardon. James Ricketson, 69, was arrested in… Continue reading James Ricketson: Jailed Australian filmmaker pardoned in Cambodia
Animal welfare authorities in Australia are investigating a video which appears to show a motorist deliberately running over several emus. The footage has drawn widespread anger after being shared online.… Continue reading Australia emu video investigated for ‘horrific cruelty’
Woolworths has pulled sewing needles from its shelves amid ongoing cases of fruit contamination. In a statement, the supermarket giant confirmed it had taken the precautionary step of temporarily removing… Continue reading Strawberry needle contamination: Woolworths dumps needle sales after fruit-spiking cases
