Carlos Alcaraz has stamped his favouritism for the French Open after taking down Stefanos Tsitsipas to win back-to-back titles at the Barcelona Open. With doubts surrounding Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz now appears to be the red-hot favourite to take the title at Roland Garros. Alcaraz produced a near-flawless display in Barcelona on Sunday to claim his third title of 2023, crushing …

Australia’s weather is influenced by many climate drivers. El Niño and La Niña have perhaps the strongest influence on year-to-year climate variability in Australia. They are a part of a natural cycle known as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and are associated with a sustained period (many months) of warming (El Niño) or cooling (La Niña) in the central and eastern tropical Pacific. The ENSO …

Wages for temporary skilled migrants in Australia will be raised by about $16,000 from July 1, and thousands will be eligible for permanent residency by the end of the year. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil announced the major policy reforms in her National Press Club address on Thursday as part of her overhaul of the  migration system. “These two changes …

The Sydney Royal Easter Show returns this April, continuing its run as the largest ticketed event in Australia. Welcoming over 850,000 attendees on average each year, the Sydney Royal Easter Show celebrates Aussie culture with a host of activities on offer for all ages. When and where The Sydney Royal Easter Show runs for 14 days at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park. …

A mother has been awarded $1.1 million after staff at a Chicken Treat franchise accidentally put caustic soda instead of salt on the hot chips she bought to share with her nine-year-old son. Karis Louise Pringle was airlifted to a Perth hospital in May 2013 after eating the chips at a Western Australian store in Bunbury, which was operated by Tabloid. She suffered caustic burns …

Tanya Plibersek’s daughter has revealed the harrowing reason her mother abandoned plans to challenge for the Labor leadership after the 2019 federal election. In the days after Scott Morrison’s victory, Ms Plibersek was widely tipped to run as party leader after Bill Shorten’s electoral defeat, and the media was anticipating her announcement. But she surprised the political world by instead …

The NSW election race has ramped up with millions promised for struggling essential services and Anthony Albanese weighing in with plenty of invective. Appearing at the official Labor campaign launch on Sunday, the prime minister took direct aim at the coalition government with the claim that change is overdue. “A government falling apart before our eyes, cracking like an imported …

Padstow Park is set to become an exciting football hub for the Canterbury-Bankstown community, with the opening of a brand-new all-weather synthetic field. Junior football players, the elite and those just wanting to kick some goals will be able to play all year-round at the Padstow Park Synthetic Field. The multimillion-dollar facility is the third of its kind in Canterbury-Bankstown, …

Renting and buying in the Harbour City has never been less affordable, but the solutions to the deepening crisis could be staring us right in the face. The world’s largest cities all tackle high housing costs and land shortages, but urban planners say Sydney is stuck in the past and unwilling to try proven solutions. Rents are at record highs, …

At a well-attended Annual General Meetingon 8 February 2023,Members of the Australian Arab Business Council (AABC) elected a new Board led by Mr Radwan Hamdan as the new President. On assuming his position as President, Mr Hamdan praised the Outgoing Board, headed by MS Genan Issa as President and Mr George Bousamra as Vice President, for their tremendous leadership during …