Politically, it's a very bad time to be a baby boomer. It is not just that intergenerational equity has become, rightly, a priority for Labor. It's also that this government, which always has an ear cocked to public opinion, is fully aware of the resentment towards boomers from many people aged 25-45.
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer in his first public acknowledgment of the diagnosis. He said that roughly a year and a half ago he had prostate surgery.
The Queensland Government has taken control of the proposed Boral Resources quarry at Reedy Creek on the Gold Coast, following significant community feedback and calls for greater oversight. More than 2,900 submissions were received regarding the project, prompting the Government to "call in" the application.
Is Australia giving away its gas resources, virtually for free? That question is at the centre of this week's parliamentary inquiry into the taxation of gas resources. Over the last decade, Australia has become one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Just as the Senate prepared to launch into a late-night vote series, Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana went to the floor to vent.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has joined forces with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) to launch Operation Sandstorm, a coordinated safety campaign across key coastal hotspots during the Easter school holidays. The operation will focus on high-traffic areas including Noosa North Shore, Teewah Beach and Double Island Point.
David George Joseph Malouf AO, one of Australia's most accomplished, internationally renowned and beloved writers, has died aged 92. Malouf's novels are cherished by readers - from Johnno (1975), An Imaginary Life (1978), Child's Play (1981) and Fly Away Peter (1982) to Harland's Half Acre (1984), The Great World (1990), Remembering Babylon (1993), Conversations at Curlow Creek (1996) and Ransom (2009).
NEW YORK (AP) - A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what's next with the Iran war. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 79 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.6%.
Households and small businesses in regional Queensland are set to benefit from notable electricity price reductions under the Crisafulli Government's Energy Roadmap, with new projections pointing to meaningful cost-of-living relief.
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