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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, there was a strong case to cut immigration, which had run at turbo-charged levels for 15 years: First, Australian real wage growth had remained stillborn for nea
September, 2020
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15 September
Mystery surrounds shooting that led to death of Lara man
Mystery continues to surround the shooting death of a Lara man close to 12 months after he was fatally wounded.
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15 September
BHP adds 5,000 jobs in Australia
BHP increased its Australian workforce by more than 5,000 people to approximately 45,000 employees and contractors, predominantly in operational roles in Queensland,
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15 September
Annastacia Palaszczuk spends more than $528,000 on COVID-19 polling ahead of state election
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has spent more than $500,000 on coronavirus polling, despite repeated claims she relies solely on the Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young’s advice.
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15 September
Sarah Caisip’s heartfelt letter after her story was thrown into the spotlight
Sarah Caisip has sent Neil Breen a heartfelt letter, thanking him and the Prime Minister for paving the way for her to see her father one last time. The 26-year-old has described Scott
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15 September
Orange Entertainment options Shannon Molloy’s gay teenager novel
Kurt Royan and Dan Lake’s Orange Entertainment Co. has bought the screen rights to Shannon Molloy’s autobiographical book Fourteen, which chronicles one year of his life as a gay teenager in regional Queensland.
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15 September
South Asian migrant workers seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus
Nizar Kochery has been fighting for migrant workers’ rights in the courts for decades, but he has never felt so overwhelmed. As the coronavirus pandemic forced tens of thousands of South Asian migrants to leave the Gulf countries where they worked,
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15 September
Adelaide City Council cancels 9pm New Year’s Eve fireworks due to COVID-19 concerns
Adelaide City Council’s New Year’s Eve celebration is the latest event to fall victim to COVID-19. The continued uncertainty around restrictions has led to the cancellation of the Elder Park 9pm party and fireworks.
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15 September
Man caught hiking through outback to dodge quarantine
A man desperate to dodge quarantine in the Northern Territory has allegedly crossed the border on foot, ending up near Uluru before he was caught.
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15 September
Push for Pacific JobKeeper and JobSeeker
Australia should help the Pacific develop social security systems during the coronavirus pandemic, a parliamentary inquiry will be told. The inquiry looking