The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates amid greater confidence that the inflation battle is won, and will remain won, even if borrowing rates fall further from here. Forecasts in the RBA’s latest quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy (SMP) offer good news for borrowers, by suggesting that market pricing for a 3.2 per cent cash rate by early next year …

Anthony Albanese has unveiled his rearranged second-term ministry, naming former communications minister Michelle Rowland as attorney-general after Mark Dreyfus was dumped from the frontbench due to factional negotiations. West Australian and Muslim MP Anne Aly will also be promoted to cabinet, after fellow Muslim MP Ed Husic was sensationally sidelined along with Mr Dreyfus last week. Ms Aly will take …

Two senior cabinet ministers have been dumped from Anthony Albanese’s new-look ministry as factional heavyweights meet in Canberra to carve up the 30 frontbench positions. Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic has been pushed out because of an over-representation of New South Wales right, while Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has been dumped by the Victorian right to make way for second-term …

Last night was a big one in Australian news, with the federal election being called, so here’s a quick recap of what happened. Let’s get up to speed on the results. Who won the election? The Labor Party. While counting is still underway, Labor has won enough seats to rule as a majority government. Who is the prime minister? Anthony Albanese. Anthony Albanese …

Anthony Albanese has entered the Labor pantheon. While the count is still preliminary, Labor looks to have beaten the two-party preferred result of Kevin Rudd in 2007 (52.7 per cent), of Bob Hawke in 1983 (53.2 per cent), Gough Whitlam in 1972 (52.7 per cent) and Ben Chifley in 1946 (54.1 per cent). Rudd, Hawke, Whitlam, Chifley. A list of …

The budget bottom line would be worse in the first two years of a Dutton government than under Labor, according to the Coalition’s own costings, despite sweeping cuts to the public service to fund the party’s election promises. The costings, released two days before the federal election, show a deterioration of $7.9 billion over the next two financial years, compared …

House prices are on track to continue rising across the country as interest rates fall and supply continues to remain tight. As voters head to the ballot box prepared to cast votes on the issue of housing affordability, data from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) shows that house prices trended higher in April. Its national Home Value Index recorded a third straight …

In a significant show of community engagement, Al Minia Charitable Association held a well-attended public meeting on Monday, April 21, 2025, at its Chester Hill Centre, welcoming prominent political figures and members of the wider community to discuss key issues facing local families and the future of children in the area. The event, part of the association’s ongoing commitment to …

The Good Friday service at St Charbel’s Monastery in Sydney is recognised as the largest of its kind in Australia, drawing thousands of worshippers each year. The solemn Maronite hymns, prayers, readings, and homilies offer a deeply moving experience, leaving a lasting spiritual impression on all in attendance. This year’s service was held in the presence of Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, …

This year marks a special Easter for Australia’s Christian community, with Catholics celebrating a Jubilee Year and both Western and Orthodox churches sharing, rather unusually, the same dates for the religious holiday. And of course, it wouldn’t be Good Friday without a seafood feast. Good Friday on a Catholic Jubilee Year In the City of Churches, Catholic parishioners gathered at …