Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of peddling porkies after claiming people on the dole secure $130 a fortnight on average in extra payments. The New Daily asked welfare groups, the Department of Social Services and the Australian National University to crunch the numbers. The Department’s figures show a majority of people on Newstart – 51 per cent – …

Challenges have been lodged against two sitting Victorian MPs in the High Court, claiming dirty tricks during the May 2019 federal election campaign. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and newbie member for Chisholm, Gladys Liu, are both facing allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct, over Chinese language posters displayed in their electorates on polling day. Meanwhile, Frydenberg is also facing a second …

Owners of units in Sydney’s Opal Tower are seeking millions of dollars in compensation from the State Government in a class-action lawsuit. In documents lodged with the NSW Supreme Court late on Friday, owners of the western Sydney apartment tower are suing the Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA), the owner of the land on which the Opal Tower sits. The …

Three convicted terrorists will spend more than a decade each behind bars for firebombing a Melbourne mosque in an attack motivated by hate, intolerance and malevolence. Ahmed Mohamed and Abdullah Chaarani attempted once to burn the Imam Ali Islamic Centre at Fawkner in November 2016, before succeeding in a second attempt a month later, helped by Hatim Moukhaiber. Mohamed and …

A woman who threw an egg at the Prime Minister’s head during an election campaign event has been sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order and will have to complete 150 hours of community service. Amber Holt, 25, was sentenced at the Albury Local Court on Tuesday. Magistrate Rodney Brender said it was unacceptable for citizens to be subject to …

Labor has demanded the Morrison government reveal how many teenagers could be temporarily banned from returning to Australia after fighting with Islamic State overseas. New laws to temporarily prevent foreign fighters from returning to Australia will be debated in Parliament this week. Children as young as 14 could be banned from returning. Labor’s deputy Senate leader Kristina Keneally has called …

HWPL and partner organisations IWPG and IPYG, extensively volunteer in community services to commemorate the UN Public Service Day 2019 Sydney, June 23, 2019 – Over the month of June, HWPL Sydney has been volunteering extensively in a series of community services initiatives across NSW, to commemorate the United Nations Public Service Day on the 23rd of June 2019. The …

National Australia Bank modelling has cast doubt on the belief the tax refunds that will soon start flowing into taxpayers’ bank accounts will stimulate the economy in a meaningful way. The Government’s tax cuts passed through Parliament last week, with stage one soon to be seen in bank accounts as people lodge their tax returns. On past behaviour, UBS economists …

Qatar has agreed to buy “tremendous amounts of military equipment” and Boeing planes from the United States following a visit by Gulf Nation’s Emir to the White House, according to President Donald Trump. The weapons and commercial deals are tipped to cost tens of billions of dollars, as Mr Trump touted agreements with Qatar — a nation that is regarded as …

The United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch, has quit his post a day after US President Donald Trump labelled him “wacky”, “pompous” and “very stupid”. Sir Kim came under fire from Mr Trump after the leak on Sunday of official documents he had sent back to the UK Government that described the White House as “dysfunctional” and …