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Melbourne bus strike called off, ending 24 hours of commuter chaos
A 24-hour bus strike has been called off at the last minute after the Victorian government intervened to stop a day of...
NSW Airbnb guests, hosts face two-strikes-and-you’re-out ban
Airbnb guests and hosts will be banned from short-term rentals for five years if they repeatedly disrupt neighbours in New South Wales....
Surprising reason Melbourne is more ‘liveable’ than Sydney
What makes Melbourne more liveable than Sydney? A heatwave made all the difference in The Economist‘s Global Liveability Index. The cities tied on every category...
Horse racing deaths in NSW revealed for the first time
Sixteen horses died on Racing NSW tracks between January 1 and June 30 this year, The New Daily can reveal. Another 13...
Melbourne mayors speak out against ‘racist African gangs headlines’
Melbourne mayors have come out in solidarity with their South Sudanese residents after months of the inflamed African gangs debate. Darebin, Hume, Whittlesea,...
Frydenberg reveals who took $444m reef grant to cabinet
Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has claimed it is “not unusual” to hand over a lump sum without a tender process as he defended...
Infection fears: Sydney dental patients told to get tested
Thousands of Sydney dental patients may have been exposed to hepatitis B, C, and HIV after control breaches went undetected for more...
The Uber-style on-demand bus trial in NSW to expand
The New South Wales government’s on-demand bus trial will be expanded on Sydney’s northern beaches. Commuters have been ordering a bus, Uber...
Melbourne motorists hand over $2 million a day in CityLink tolls
Melbourne motorists handed over $2.14 million in tolls every day on CityLink, travelling from the north, east and southeast. Transurban on Tuesday...
Public dental wait lists in Victoria blow out
Scoring a general appointment with a public dentist will take 20.5 months in Victoria, and both sides are blaming the other for...