By Lincoln Humphries, Imogen Knowles The Australian Council of Trade Unions is pushing to increase the minimum wage by 74¢ an hour. Australians earning the minimum wage are currently taking home $569.90 a week, but with the proposed increase, this …
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The carbon tax back-flip fuelled Tony Abbott’s right of reply to the federal Budget. He says Labor’s Budget shows a government out of touch with every day Australians. Sarah McVeigh reports.
The Queensland Government has proposed a string of changes to electricity pricing, which it says will benefit up to three quarters of households. The move follows repeated criticism by the LNP of the Government’s lack of action on the rising …
by Diminique Wiehahn and Camille Bianchi Woolworths is the first Australian supermarket to change its labeling of mixed-origin fresh produce and consumer experts say it will not be long before the other big chains follow suite. The “local and imported …
By Camille Bianchi Many flood victims are being refused funds from insurers on technicalities such as the way paperwork has been filled, according to Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale. “The insurance companies know what they’re required to do they know what …
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We were warned of a tough budget but some critics say it’s not tough enough. Conservationists say polluters are being subsidised while our climate is suffering. Sarah McVeigh reports
There were mixed reactions to the budget in Brisbane today. Individuals thought some of the funding went to the right areas in the wrong way. Kieran Rooney reports.
By Andrew Cook and Jin Kok The Queensland Government says it will introduce a peak and off-peak method for charging electricity to ease pressure on the state’s ailing power grid. The new system will allow people to pay less if …
The Federal Budget is about to be released, but the Opposition says it won’t be a real snapshot of what Australians can expect. They say the government has not included the carbon tax so the numbers will not add up. …
Four Queensland regions will be happy to hear their water prices are decreasing. But, Brisbane City Council residents are not among the lucky few, instead their prices will rise. Ella Feinberg Large reports