An adventurous wallaby has been temporarily arrested by police in Victoria’s east after taking officers on a wild roo chase. The lost marsupial sprung away from officers who spotted him on the street before being herded through the gates and into the Ballarat police station. Acting Sergeant Tracey Atkins said the wallaby “was a lot…
In 2017, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found that half of the users who use fiber-to-node connections to NBN could not get the fastest two-speed. Eight vendors, including Telstra, Optus and TPG, acknowledged that they made false or misleading statements about the speed of connections that some users might use. The ACCC received…
A City of Melbourne-led transport discussion has yielded extensive feedback from Victorians, with pedestrians and public transport users reporting their top experience as feeling overcrowded. Transport portfolio chair Councillor Nicolas Frances Gilley said an unprecedented number of responses to the Walking, City Space, Public Transport, Cycling, Motor Vehicles, Parking, Emerging Technology and Transport Pricing discussion…
Moreland City Council has launched the Moreland Good Design Sessions, a series of workshops aimed at members of Victoria’s leading design and construction firms. Professionals be invited to assess the recently released new draft Good Design Advice Sheets to determine how the quality of medium density housing can be improved. The launch is part of Moreland City Council’s Medium Density Review, which…
Labor has claimed victory in the formerly safe Liberal seat of Hawthorn, defeating Liberal leadership aspirant John Pesutto. Key points: Sam Hibbins has retained the seat of Prahran, which he first won in 2014. The Liberal candidate, Katie Allen, won the most first-preference votes but was overtaken on preferences Independent Ali Cupper has won the formerly…
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Board of Directors decided for the 26th consecutive time to keep the cash benchmark interest rate unchanged at the historical low of 1.5%. The last change in interest rates was in August 2016, when the central bank cut interest rates by 25 points. Since then, although the unemployment rate has…
About 100,000 Australians live and work overseas, and one of the measures to increase housing affordability announced in the 2017 budget: If overseas Australians sell Australian properties, they will no longer have a capital gains tax (CGT) exemption for their primary residence. The plan is expected to increase the forward budget of approximately 581 million,…
Kangaroos are colliding with V/Line trains on a daily basis, causing services to be cancelled and forcing trains off the network for up to three days. Between March and October, V/Line trains hit kangaroos and some livestock about 60 times each month, resulting in long delays for commuters. The hotspots are along the Bendigo line…
On the eve of the Victorian election, according to opinion polls, Daniel Andrews will be appointed as prime minister, but the Labor Party leader said he will not take it for granted, and the result will be attributed to “a few votes in a few seats.” Polls show that the parties are in a leading…
According to the latest population data and growth trends, the population of Australia will increase by another five million in the next 11 years. On Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics predicts that between 2029 and 2033, the Australian population will increase to 30 million to 2066, and the Australian population will increase to 490…