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Disruption at Australian airports is set to continue as the winter school holiday rush takes hold. Australian travelers encountered more disruption at airports on the first day of the winter school holidays. Millions of passengers are expected to fly in and out of the country’s biggest airports over the next two weeks, with people warned … Read more
Disruption at Australian airports is set to continue as the winter school holiday rush takes hold. Australian travelers encountered more disruption at airports on the first day of the winter school holidays. Millions of passengers are expected to fly in and out of the country’s biggest airports over the next two weeks, with people warned … Read more
It was a sight that made Darrell Barba’s heart flutter—the blue-gray profile of Banjo Paterson, almost as if looking at him, on a $10 bill. “I was like, ‘I’m on it now,’” he told 7NEWS. Watch more in this story in the video above For more Human Interest news and videos, check out Human Interest … Read more
A bikini-clad model has learned her fate for defrauding a luxury hotel after making headlines for lying about a sexual assault. Nine years after she falsely accused a tuktuk driver of raping her in Thailand, a bikini-clad Sydney model has been convicted of defrauding a luxury hotel. Stevie Bamford, the daughter of former rugby league … Read more
In a first for Sydney, a hotel built using a new form of sustainable timber has changed hands as investors continue to rush into the downtown commercial property market. A new six-storey hotel in downtown Sydney has been sold for $30 million to a local hotelier. The hotel was built by Sydney-based Alessi Design and … Read more
Buy now, pay later Supplier Brighte ballooned in size last year, but has now downsized. Still, the company said it’s “sustainable” because it doesn’t fund “impulse purchases.” An Australian supplier who buys now, pays later, offers cash for home improvements and solar energy, has laid off 15% of its staff. Still, the finance company called … Read more
Protesters were evacuated by security after interrupting a speech by the Chinese ambassador to Sydney. Protesters crushed a speech by China’s ambassador to Australia to question Beijing’s human rights record. Several people interrupted Xiao Qian’s speech at the Institute of Australia-China Relations at the University of Technology Sydney on Friday. Well-known anti-China Communist Party activist … Read more
A woman is ‘non-functional with distress’ following an error by Qantas after flying to Sydney from London. A woman says her partner is ‘nonfunctional with distress’ after Qantas lost a bag containing her mother’s ashes. The couple flew from Heathrow Airport to Sydney on Saturday morning but were still waiting for the bag to arrive … Read more
A bikini-clad model has learned her fate for defrauding a luxury hotel after making headlines for lying about a sexual assault. Nine years after she falsely accused a tuktuk driver of raping her in Thailand, a bikini-clad Sydney model has been convicted of defrauding a luxury hotel. Stevie Bamford, the daughter of former rugby league … Read more
Believe it or not, despite recent rent hikes, there are places in Sydney where it is cheaper to buy than to rent. New research has found that less than 10% of homes in New South Wales are cheaper to buy than to rent – ​​far lower than the 27% of homes in Australia. The latest … Read more