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Day: January 15, 2023
NSW stamp duty refunds expected to attract 2,500 applications as land tax scheme launches
Coalition’s program allowing choice of annual tax over stamp duty could exceed projection of 6,000 applicantsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAbout 2,500 people are expected to retrospectively apply for refunds t…
Not cool: push for insulation in all Australian rental homes as study shows dangerous heat levels
People in social housing often face hottest conditions and struggle to pay for air conditioning, advocates sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAdvocates are calling for insulation to be regulated in all Australia…
Federal Labor boasts about jobs growth while 90% of Australian bosses expect staffing shortages
Expansion in first six months of Albanese government beats record of Kevin Rudd and Bob Hawke administrationsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFederal Labor has boasted it has overseen the best jobs growth of any …
‘We’d love to be married in church’: C of E debates same-sex church weddings
Anglican bishops to discuss and vote on proposal to be put to synod in FebruaryFor 23 years, Jay Greene and the Rev Marion Clutterbuck have devoted themselves to each other and to the Church of England.Clutterbuck, 66, was one of the first female pries…
What to know about Biden’s income-driven student debt repayment plan
This new repayment plan would become a permanent fixture of the student-loan infrastructure and apply to both current and future borrowers.
Painful, invasive racing greyhound breeding technique should be banned, vets say
‘Horrific’ technique which involves removing the uterus is unnecessary and outdated, animal welfare activists sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVets want an invasive and painful greyhound breeding technique, wh…
‘I don’t want this to end’: runner hits Melbourne after covering length of Australia in 150 consecutive marathons
Erchana Murray-Bartlett reaches end of epic journey from ‘tip to toe’ of Australia – smashing women’s record for consecutive daily marathonsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMonths after starting out from the tip …
During in-flight emergencies, airlines’ medical kits can fall short
For every 20,000 passengers who take a flight on a U.S.-based airline, there is one medical event. Airborne medical kits often aren’t up to the challenge.
‘Lessons in Chemistry’ is the top national fiction bestseller
Bonnie Garmus’ novel is the top national fiction bestseller this week, as reported by Publishers Weekly.