Emma McKeon has won two more gold medals in Tokyo, taking her medal tally at this Games to seven — the equal most by any woman in any sport in Olympic history. The dual golds came in the 50m freestyle and the women’s 4x100m medley relay. McKeon has now won gold in the women’s 4x100m relay, the 100m freestyle, 50m …

Australia has garnered enough international support to defer for two years an attempt by the United Nations’ cultural organisation to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status because of damage caused by climate change. UNESCO had recommended that its World Heritage Committee add the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem off the northeast Australian coast to the World Heritage in Danger list, mainly …

If the Queensland capital gets the backing of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it’ll be the third time an Australian city has hosted an Olympic Games after Melbourne in 1956 and, of course, Sydney in 2000. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is in Tokyo for the final pitch, which will be delivered in front of the IOC later today. Here’s everything you need to …

Lismore City councillors have agreed to hand over council-owned land on the North Lismore plateau to its traditional owners. Mayor Vanessa Ekins moved the motion to transfer the 37 hectares,  which was supported by the majority of her fellow councillors. The land is valued at $5 million and includes an area of environmental conservation and an old quarry site. “Handing the …

More than one third of Australian properties are cheaper to buy than rent, with loan repayments lower than renting in nearly all regional areas of the Northern Territory. In a new report, CoreLogic found repaying a home loan is now cheaper than paying rent on just over 36 per cent of Australian homes because of record low interest rates. However, it also …

NSW Labor has announced that former Deputy Mayor George Barcha will be its Mayoral candidate for Fairfield Council at the upcoming Local Government Elections in September. Mr Barcha was elected unopposed by the local Labor rank and file party membership. Having previously served as a Fairfield City Councillor from 2012-2016 and as Deputy Mayor from 2013-2014, Mr Barcha will bring …

Top-ranked Ash Barty is set to lead Australia’s 11-member tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics. The Australian squad was announced on Tuesday, hours before Barty’s scheduled first-round match at Wimbledon against Carla Suárez Navarro. Former US Open champion Sam Stosur was selected to play singles and doubles in her fifth Olympics, while Nick Kyrgios, Alex de Minaur and John Millman were …

In a Sydney pub with her colleagues, Cathy Ngo thought it would be a normal Friday night out for after-work drinks. Instead, to her shock, she was approached by a male colleague at the company, who picked her up and swung her over his shoulder. Ms Ngo said her now former co-worker shouted to the pub, “I love Asian women!” He later told Ms …

Wendy Lindsay MP The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) have approved Canterbury-Bankstown Council’s request to increase council rates by 36.34% over 5 years. During this time of stress for the community, I am very disappointed that Canterbury-Bankstown Council have applied to increase our council rates by so much. It is taking money away from hardworking families when they need …

The 2021-2022 Federal Budget was handed down by the Treasurer on 11 May 2021 with so much hype about the quick economic recovery in progress and the booming consumer and business confidence. Economic News On the economic news, the budget deficit for the year ending 30 June 2021 will come $50B below the earlier forecast but the budget deficit will …