The federal government is threatening to intervene amid ongoing industrial action at Port Botany.  The union is seeking to replicate a deal struck with Hutchison Ports where up to 70 per cent of new hires will be sourced from employees’ families and friends. Industrial Relations Minister Michaelia Cash told Ben Fordham the government has been […]

Ben Fordham has slammed Australian politicians for “embarrassing” behaviour in parliament. A Liberal senator has apologised after being accused of making derogatory growling noises while Jacqui Lambie was speaking in parliament. Liberal Senator David Van has apologised “unreservedly” for interjecting but does not “accept the characterisation” of his remarks. “Senator, if you weren’t making growling […]

A fifth case of the Omicron COVID variant has been confirmed in NSW. The asymptomatic woman visited multiple locations before the instruction to self-isolate was announced. Ray Hadley defended the traveller against criticism of her movements around the Central Coast and greater Sydney, and turned the blame back on the NSW government. The lifting of […]

Author of Great Australian Outback Yarns Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh has his own tales to spin, sharing with Deborah Knight one particularly awkward childhood moment. As a young child, Swampy was ready to welcome home a war hero after his father sent home a note from the hospital. “Well you could’ve guessed how I felt – I […]

The world’s first digital assistant has been launched to help save people from skin cancer. Scott Maggs, also known as Jimmy Niggles, had been growing his beard since losing his friend to melanoma, only shaving it off when he raised $1 million. As founder of Skin Check Champions, he worked to design SPOT to help […]

The state’s Transport Minister is assuring northern beaches residents a Beaches Link will be built. The future of the tunnel looks uncertain with Premier Dominic Perrottet reportedly lacking enthusiasm for the project and Labor pledging to scrap it if it gets into power. Minister Rob Stokes told Ben Fordham the government will keep its promises. […]