Today’s national news includes RBA leaving rates unchanged at 4.1 per cent, Australia’s largest pension fund hiring more staff for its London office, Australia Education Union pushing for full funding of public schools, and Australia being the top go-to country for Filipino students studying abroad.
Today’s national news includes the government is investing $1.2 billion of additional funding to protect the Great Barrier Reef, Prime Minister Albanese hinting at an early election due to a housing impasse, Australia’s house price growth down for July, and Beatles legend Paul McCartney is coming to Australia for a concert tour.
Today’s national news includes Australia’s luxury fashion-linked croc farming industry to be scrutinized, stronger US-Australia defence ties to counter China announced, army grounds Taipan helicopters after a crash during a military exercise, and Australia’s university sector to be overhauled.
Today’s national news includes ACT appointing the first Indigenous female SC judge, China’s trade curbs having almost no effect on Australian GDP, and Uluru is the best place in the world to watch a sunset.
Today’s national news includes the alcohol excise tax is expected to top up to more than $100 per litre, the housing market implodes on Aussie homebuilders, giant telecom company Telstra to cut 500 jobs, and airlines could ditch flights to Australia in the future.
Today’s national news includes TikTok may face a legal penalty in Australia, Japan to fire an advanced ship-killing missile on Australia’s shores during Exercise Talisman Sabre, Qatar Airways being denied extra capacity into Australia, and ACEN taking on Australia’s largest IP-led RE projects.
Today’s national news includes wind and solar are still the cheapest new build electricity generation in Australia, ACEN ties up with Australia’s Aboriginal group to develop renewable energy, Australia’s Bonza airlines makes first network cuts months after launch, and Victoria will no longer host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to expanding costs.
Today’s national news includes cocaine cartels cashing in on sky-high prices, and the unemployment rate going up as the global economy slows. Also in the news: more affordable Honda hybrids are coming to Australia, Victoria to introduce the strongest gambling harm preventions, and South Australia to ban ‘no cause’ evictions.
Today’s national news includes Australia worried over China-Solomon Islands’ new Pacific deal, EU-Australia trade deal fails, Coca-Cola to change Sprite bottles in Australia, and Qantas announces U.S. to Australia flight sale.
Today’s national news includes Sky News Australia launching a new channel dedicated to covering Indigenous voices, mortgage interest payments doubling to $22 billion, Australia deploying surveillance aircraft to assist Ukraine, and an Australian retiree accused of terrorism freed from prison in Vietnam.
Today’s national news includes Australia’s cafe industry facing a downturn amid inflation, a domestic gas code finalized to control prices, a $1 billion defence agreement with Germany seen to boost jobs and industry, and visas for Indonesian business travellers extended to five years.
Today’s national news includes Voice to Parliament ‘Yes’ campaign is struggling, Trade Minister Farrell off to Brussels for Free Trade Talks, and Beef Australia partners with Commonwealth Bank for next year’s Beef Australia event. Also in the news are more tourists to Gippsland as Victorian tourism hits high, and giant US pickup sales surges in Australia.
