Sidney : Thousands of NSW motorists are having their cars captured by tow truck operators and affiliated crash repairers as part of an elaborate, hostage-style racket worth tens of millions of dollars. A Sun-Herald investigation has found that sections of the accident towing industry are exploiting distressed, not-at-fault drivers at crash scenes by convincing them […]
Sydney :It can be hazardous for politicians to offer opinions about incomes. But Tony Abbott boldly went there on Sunday when he said a family income of $185,000 “isn’t especially high” in a city like Sydney.”Certainly it’s not going to give you a particularly lavish life by any means,” he said while defending a key […]
Sydney : A 17-year-old arrested by counter-terrorism police on Friday was planning on using a homemade explosive device at a public event, Victoria’s police commissioner has alleged. The teenager, who was arrested at his Greenvale home, could also face an adult court after being charged with two terrorism-related offences. Victoria Police’s acting Chief Commissioner Tim Cartwright […]
Sydney : Almost 80,000 new mothers will lose some or all of their government parental leave payments in a move slammed by a key consultant for the paid parental leave scheme as “the mother of all insults”. Treasurer Joe Hockey made the surprise announcement on Mother’s Day, as the Abbott government revealed its new childcare […]
Sydney: Motorists will pay as much as $11 a trip when the completed West Connex motorway opens, after the Liberal government decided to increase tolls on new Sydney motorways faster than the rate of inflation.The rate of increase means if WestConnex is built as planned in 2023, someone driving from Sydney’s outer north-west suburbs to […]