55+ min ago   (1067+ words) Some of Kiritika Deo's earliest experiences of life in Australia involved long walks if she wanted to catch a bus into the city. After migrating from India in 2020, she and her husband decided to live in Tarneit, an outer suburb…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (645+ words) September 15, 2026 — 5:00am Victoria is spending more than any other state on cost-of-living relief, but some of the government’s biggest schemes are delivering more than twice the savings to high-income households as the state’s lowest earners, a new analysis has found. New…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (901+ words) September 15, 2026 — 5:00am One of NSW’s top bureaucrats in charge of the local government watchdog and a council boss circumvented a process scrutinising how costs for a public synthetic oval project ballooned to more than $24 million. Text messages seen by the Herald…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (511+ words) September 15, 2026 — 5:00am The northern beaches skyline would be transformed under plans to send buildings skywards in Brookvale, boosting the number and height of residential towers in the largely industrial area. Buildings could soar to 25 storeys under the Northern Beaches Council’s draft…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (900+ words) September 15, 2026 — 5:00am A years-long fight for control of the owners’ corporation of a Carlton apartment block has left residents scrambling for cash to fund urgent maintenance for ageing lifts, cracked concrete and broken windows. Owners at the 18-storey Vic Apartments tower,…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (722+ words) September 15, 2026 — 4:00am Labor leveraged an invite-only $20 million fund to install CCTV networks across critical electorates, prioritising its own seats and high-value Coalition targets before the last election. The Coalition seized on the “Strengthening Community Safety” program as another example of Labor…...

13+ hour, 17+ min ago   (538+ words) Fireplace demolition can leave behind a pile of bricks that seem destined for disposal. When Jenae from @build.n.blooms removed the brick hearth from her home, she saved the old material instead. Months later, those bricks resurfaced in the front…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (550+ words) The man who left an indelible mark on Darwin and the Greek diaspora Staff writers 14 September 2026 3:33pm The memory and legacy of John Halikos (also known as Ioannis Chalikos) was recently honoured by the Northern Territory Parliament with a special Condolences…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (769+ words) streamlinefeed.co.ke The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption on Monday heard sworn testimony spanning from Lebanon to Sydney, exposing how property development money, covert surveillance, and factional pressure converged against public officeholders. Former Strathfield mayor Matthew Blackmore…...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago   (344+ words) Schools across the region are facing increasing financial pressures, leading to concerns about increased school fees. Goulburn Valley Grammar School is one school proposing to increase its 2027 fees in response to what it says are “several significant financial matters”. In…...