Why Labor’s $1000 tax pledge hasn’t won everyone over
Millions of workers would be able to claim an instant $1000 tax write-off under a Labor election pledge, but accountants are not convinced it's a great idea.
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Canberra's not-for-profits have a chance to earn some extra cash, thanks to Qantas, reports aviation writer SCOTT MAYMAN.
A record-high 9.4 per cent of food service and hospitality businesses shut their doors in the year to March as cost pressures weighed heavily on households.
Australia's numeracy levels are at "crisis" point with a report suggesting trendy teaching methods are to blame, but teachers are hitting back at the claims.
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Some hybrid cars thirstier than their petrol peers
On-road vehicle tests show some hybrid vehicles are not saving as much petrol as lab tests promise and a two use more than standard cars on highways.
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PM dodges golf talk after polls put Labor back on par
The prime minister has sought to dodge comparisons with Masters golf champion Rory McIlroy but says he is not taking for granted his lead in the polls.
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Policy no quick fix with housing ‘too far out of reach’
An economist has warned election policies for first homebuyers risk pushing prices up when many aspiring home owners think they're already beyond reach.
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
Four teens aged between 14 and 15 have been charged overnight in relation to stolen vehicles in Weetangera and Nicholls. Three of them were on bail for previous similar offences.
An 85-year-old Sydney man has become the ACT's third road fatality for 2025 following a collision in Watson last month.
Despite promising good economic management, major parties have thrown billions at voters in pre-election sweeteners amid competing pitches for first homebuyers.
The company behind GLAD garbage bags has been fined more than $8 million after making misleading claims about a product being made from recycled plastics.
A teenage boy has been accused of having an unauthorised weapon after a nine-year-old was killed when he was accidentally shot in the neck.
Explosives, drugs and ammunition were found by police during a vehicle search in Wanniassa on Sunday.
People are being urged to take influenza and other respiratory diseases seriously and get vaccinated before cold weather arrives.
First-time home buyers have been offered two different pathways to crack the property market as election campaigning reaches a fever pitch.
Flowers have been left near the shopping centre where one of Australia's worst mass killings unfolded one year ago as loved ones commemorate six people killed.
Cost-of-living has been a key issue in the election campaign but major parties are being warned gender equality and women's rights remain important to voters.
Canberra have thrashed Parramatta 50-12 in Darwin, with five-eighth Ethan Strange impressing alongside Liam Hudson and Seb Kris in a red-hot Raiders left edge.
