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“Battlers using the safety net, hopefully for the foreseeable future, won’t be treated as dole-bludging cheats, and they’ll be given the benefit of the doubt. I hope it means that the better angels of our nature will … recognise there, but for the grace of God, goes any of us at any time in our lives.”The $587 million in compensation – $112 million from 2020 and the new $475 million settlement – for robo-debt victims eclipses the $500 million awarded to victims of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires by power distributor SP AusNet and asset managers Utility Services Group in…
LoadingDomino’s Pizza rose 1.4 per cent after revealing its executive chairman and biggest investor, Jack Cowin, of Hungry Jack’s fame, spent some $5 million buying more shares in the pizza chain.The laggardsEnergy stocks were mixed as oil prices weakened amid reports OPEC+ was considering raising production later this year. Oil and gas giant Woodside fell 0.7 per cent, while Santos recovered from losses earlier in the session and closed up 0.3 per cent.IAG dropped 0.4 per cent after the ACCC flagged concerns the insurance giant’s planned $1.35 billion purchase of the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia’s insurance operations could…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce fans excitedly await the wedding announcementTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift are onto the next step on their agenda – getting married, and fans are excited to see the couple tie the knot.The 35-year-old NFL star gushed about planning his wedding with the pop superstar, 35, during his latest New Heights podcast episode with brother Jason Kelce. The retired athlete, 37, told his brother, “I cannot wait to hear more of the planning and everything that will take place. Travis, you’re about to embark on the wedding planning phase of a relationship,” during the September 3…
Video: Woman allegedly set on fire by husband testifies in courtWoman allegedly set on fire by husband testifies in courtWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerA Perth mother who was allegedly set on fire by her husband told a court it felt like her skin had been ripped off.September 3, 2025 — 8.43pm
Messi didn’t just inspire Argentina to a long-awaited World Cup, joining Diego Maradona’s 1986 world champions, he also helped provide Argentina’s elite athletes with a vision of what is possible.”I think that every athlete in their country wants to leave a mark like Messi has,” Vivas said. “Lionel is leaving his legacy through everything he has done and what he’s still doing nowadays. I think that for any person it can be an inspiration and it is.Los Pumas celebrate their historic victory over the All Blacks in Buenos Aires last month.Credit: AP“He is one of those people who until the…
Wearing a suit in the style of those worn by former leader Mao Zedong, Xi earlier greeted more than 20 leaders on the red carpet including Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who, facing widespread protests at home, made a surprise appearance. Xi’s wife, Peng Liyuan, could be heard saying “Nice to meet you” and “Welcome to China” to several of the guests in English.Also among them was former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews, who shook hands with Xi – pausing briefly to exchange pleasantries with the Chinese leader – at the ceremony’s red carpet and later posed in a group photo with…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the figures showed a “substantial pick-up” in growth, noting that GDP was running equal to or faster than every major developed nation.He said the most positive aspect was the shift away from government spending towards the private sector.The Australian economy grew faster than expected in the June quarter.Credit: Dion Georgopoulos“This is the private sector recovery that we were planning for, preparing for and hoping for,” he said.But shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien said numbers showed the economy was “certainly not out of the woods yet” and that Australians continued to feel cost of living pain.“The Australian economy…
The latest discoveries have sparked a sampling blitz of the more than 6350m of untested core, and Advance has 3500m of high-potential core in the lab.Gavilanes rounds out the resources with 2.8Mt at 246g/t silver equivalent for 22.4 million ounces, plus some minor copper, lead and zinc credits for byproduct potential.All three projects sit in the Sierra Madre Volcanic Belt, a region renowned for hosting world-class deposits such as Newmont Mining’s Zacatecas project, which hosts well over a billion ounces of silver equivalent.Advance is crafting detailed exploration programs to unearth its bounty of high-grade silver-gold zones, ensuring a steady pipeline…
Liam Payne passed away last year on October 16 in ArgentinaOne Direction singer Niall Horan has become a part of an important venture following the death of his close pal Liam Payne. The 31-year-old pop star, who publicly once confessed that he struggled with depression and substance use, passed away on October 16, 2024. Earlier today, news came out that the Slow Hands hitmaker has teamed up with human performance company named WHOOP, an American wearable technology company that sells out health trackers to measure strain, recovery and sleep. The device majorly tracks the overall health and even helps in…
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