Sydney : A terrace in Surry Hills that is only slightly wider than a queen-sized bed fetched almost $1 million auction on Saturday. It was one of 750 properties scheduled to go under the hammer in Sydney on Saturday.By Saturday evening Domain had collected 608 results and put the clearance rate at 84.2 per cent, […]
Sydney: Atul Gawande is thinking about death. Which is a funny thing, really, because he’s the type of doctor who gives you the feeling he would definitely save your life. The 49-year old surgeon and New Yorker staff writer has spent much of his adult life thinking about how we can better improve the medical […]
Sydney : International full-fee paying students are studying at some of the most over-crowded schools in Sydney at the same time as the NSW Department of Education clamps down on out-of-area enrolments.Thousands of students, some as young as 13 and predominantly from Asian countries, are finishing their studies at public schools, with a 25 per […]
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has conceded suggesting employers “try before you buy” when hiring the long-term unemployed may fall foul of the “canons of sensitivities” but has stopped short of apologising for the remark. Appearing on ABC radio in Adelaide on Thursday, Mr Abbott was challenged about his choice of language when describing the revamped […]
Australia has a responsibility to address the humanitarian crisis in the Bay of Bengal because it is a signatory to the UN Convention on Refugees, according to the Indonesian government. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to offer resettlement to Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar on the grounds it would encourage people smuggling. Asked earlier on […]