Tax Office going after debts again in Victoria, NSW and the ACT

Public servants began hitting the phones again last week, with the ATO confirming that those with the largest debts would be first to get a call

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Every day, two sexual assault or misconduct complaints hit Uber

A driver offering free rides for sex and another touching their genitals were among allegations reported to Uber, which the company was failing to properly handle, a NSW audit has found.

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Algorithms at the auction: US startups use tech to shake up house buying

Previously an online search engine for property, New York-listed Zillow shifted to buying up and selling homes based on its own estimates of their value. But not everything went to plan.

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Struggling to find staff? Here’s why nobody wants to work for you

This isn’t about job snobbery. It’s more about bondage hesitancy.

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Rise in reports of sexual harassment in public service during lockdown

Sexual harassment, discrimination and disappointment with long grievance settlement procedures are among complaints from NSW public servants.

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‘You’ve got to send a message’: Kyrgios calls for Australian Open to be scrapped

The Australian used his podcast to declare the year’s opening major should be put on the scrapheap following two years punctuated by COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne.

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Foot sprain rules Hooper out of Wallabies’ clash with Wales

Scans have revealed the extent of the injury the Wallabies captain suffered in his team’s loss to Eddie Jones’ England at Twickenham.

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Wild and reckless: The cult of ‘disruption’ has wreaked enough havoc for investors

The puzzle for future business scholars to solve will be why the wild and reckless bets made by the likes of Masayoshi Son were indulged for so long.

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Duterte resists running against daughter in Philippines election Game of Thrones

After a frenetic few days Ferdinand Marcos Jr has emerged as the frontrunner ahead of a presidential election in which family dynasties are a powerful force.

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Race-by-race preview and tips for Wyong on Tuesday

Everything you need to know to find a winner on the Central Coast.

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Australia news LIVE: Victorian government agrees to change proposed pandemic laws; William Tyrrell search continues in NSW; total COVID-19 cases grow across the nation

Authorities are warning of flooding along NSW’s Lachlan River, the Victorian government has agreed to amend its controversial pandemic legislation and residents of Katherine in the NT are waking up to their first full day of a snap lockdown.

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Russian anti-satellite missile test creates debris field, space station astronauts shelter for safety

The situation had the debris coming uncomfortably close to the space station on subsequent orbits, and required the astronauts to close and then reopen several compartments.

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Beto O’Rourke to challenge Texas Governor Greg Abbott

As governor, Abbott has overseen a sharp turn to the right in Texas, including the nation’s most restrictive abortion law and new limits on voting rights.

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‘Jersey deserves better’: Queensland and NSW voice Giteau law fears

The Waratahs and Reds are worried about a player drain if the Giteau Law is watered down too much.

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‘Unprecedented’: EU to sanction travel agents sending migrants to Belarus-Poland border

Belarus’ borders with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are also the eastern borders of both the EU and NATO.

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The emotional toll of adult acne

Acne is usually considered an adolescent problem that should diminish by the university years but research points to it troubling people well into their 30s and beyond.

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What’s driving the phoney war over golf courses?

In our crowded cities, golf courses are precious assets and must be protected.

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ASX set to slide as Wall Street wobbles; Tesla keeps falling

Wall Street has made an unsteady start to the week, while another fall for Tesla has it in bear market territory.

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Why KeepCup’s CEO wants to charge you more for your coffee

Sustainability is high on the public agenda and KeepCup CEO Abigail Forsyth says ditching takeaway cups would be a good start, even if it hurts your hip pocket.

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Former ANZ boss Mike Smith takes a punt on fintech Yondr

A start-up backed by former ANZ Bank chief executive Mike Smith is eyeing the transactional banking market with a new payments app.

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Treasury under Labor to model climate change impact on economy and budget

It has been eight years since the federal Treasury has modelled the cost of climate change to the economy, while the government’s own modelling predicts gas developments will expand.

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Folau considers a higher purpose ... in politics

CBD has learnt that Folau has been considering a tilt at politics at the behest of billionaire Clive Palmer to stand on a ticket for Palmer’s UAP.

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‘A generation of children are going to miss out’ if leaders don’t plan for pandemic recovery: experts

Victoria’s decision to use rapid COVID-19 tests for childcare centres while NSW is still trialling them in schools is emblematic of the splintered approach to young people during the pandemic.

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More than 10,000 Australians have filed coronavirus vaccine injury claims

The federal government is facing a hefty bill for rare but significant coronavirus vaccine injuries, with at least 10,000 people planning to claim.

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Australia must make amends for the crimes committed in Afghanistan

No-one has been prosecuted despite it being a year since the Brereton inquiry reported on atrocities committed over the 20 years.

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Shell House: Suspended in time and place and now ready to go again

Since early European settlement, the site has seen American rock band The Beach Boys, the first “go-go” dancers, army parades, and a series of hotels, including the Menzies, come and go.

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Toxic Beaches Link construction waste to be shipped to Newcastle

Sludge containing a cocktail of toxic chemicals and heavy metals will be dug up from Sydney’s Middle Harbour and barged to Newcastle during construction of the Northern Beaches Link.

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Rupert Murdoch’s former right-hand man promoted at Aunty

News Corp at Aunty? You better believe it.

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Sydney warehouse arson to hide $34m cigarette heist, judge rules

A Sydney judge has ruled that a 2018 fire was deliberately lit to cover up the theft of imported cigarettes and alcohol valued at $34 million.

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Sports funding to extend beyond final lap

Retirement grants for Olympic athletes are part of a broad reform of AIS sports funding overseen by outgoing director Peter Conde.

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Australia calls for foreign investment to fund its clean energy target

Simon Birmingham says Australia must follow the rest of the world in its net zero commitment or risk being left behind economically.

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Australian businesses warn of supply chain crunch, stoking inflation fears

Businesses say supply chain problems that are causing widespread shortages and delays are unlikely to be resolved soon.

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A $1 million stitch in time for Australia’s fast fashion addiction

Australians are the second-largest consumers of textiles in the world and too often we are simply throwing our clothes away, says Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley.

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TV’s exciting switch from Burying Your Gays to marrying them

Lesbian weddings have been rare on TV, which is silly because they can double the returns on the most exciting parts of any screen nuptials.

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Small mortgage increase will hurt as outer suburbs struggle post-COVID

Low interest rates have fuelled the biggest lift in house prices in 30 years, but a new survey shows just a small rise in rates could hurt new buyers.

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News Corp eyes small-cap shares website Stockhead for next digital play

News Corp Australia is considering bringing an advertiser-led business publication into its fold.

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Literacy hotline hit with calls about ‘confusing’ vaccine information

A national literacy hotline is being hit with calls from people struggling to make sense of “confusing” public health messages, with doctors linking the problem to vaccination rates.

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How a disaster unfolded: Brief to Coroner sheds new light on St Basil’s deaths

Leaked documents from the police investigation provide graphic new details of the disaster, ahead of a six-week coronial inquest into 45 COVID deaths at St Basil’s aged care home in Fawkner.

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While children wait for their COVID jab, caution is still required

As Australia heads into a COVID-19 honeymoon period, keeping infection rates low in children remains important.

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Morrison’s new tactic? A pledge to return things to the way they were

Scott Morrison, politically wounded by a series of missteps, seems to have found within the pandemic a message for conservatives to rally around.

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The tiny border town cut off by Queensland, where there’s only one shop and no cash

The unvaccinated outnumber the vaccinated in Boggabilla and Toomelah, where only the fully jabbed are allowed over the border to shop for the bare essentials.

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Oil Search boss stands by value of $21b Santos merger as vote looms

The head of Oil Search is urging investors to consider the huge benefit of gaining greater access to capital as banks increasingly shun fossil fuels.

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Telstra’s rivals take aim at regional service payments worth billions

Australia’s biggest telcos are urging the government to reform the Universal Service Obligation scheme.

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Government says ‘more work required’ to boost Indigenous jobs in public sector

Employment data reveals fewer than a quarter of public service agencies have First Nations employment rates of at least 3 per cent.

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Victoria Police blowing its budget despite huge funding boosts

Only a series of hundred-million dollar plus funding bailouts has allowed Victoria Police to fund its crime-fighting operations as expenses exceed their budget.

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Meet J Capital, the controversial short sellers driven by ‘moral outrage’

J Capital has published critical research on a number of major ASX companies. But for any short seller, it’s tough making money in “markets that have gone vertical”.

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Protesters target MP’s home as government weighs up bill changes

The Andrews government is considering substantial amendments to pandemic legislation that has sparked weeks of debate and led to protesters turning up at a key crossbench MP’s home.

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Island nations rise up as their homelands start to sink

What happens to a nation if its territories disappear under the sea? Pacific Island nations are exploring legal and diplomatic paths to retaining statehood.

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Royal commission into veteran suicides must result in action

By the time the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide starts in two weeks, another two veterans are likely to have taken their own lives. That’s not good enough.

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‘Kids locked in bedrooms’: Delays notifying families about COVID-19 at school

Some students have received positive COVID-19 results two days before the rest of the school community was told to isolate.

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