Image: Nine The Ovation of the Seas cruise ship has docked back in Sydney after a number of its passengers were killed in the White Island volcano disaster. The ship pulled into the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay just before 6am this morning, ending the 12-day cruise where most of the victims of last Monday’s eruption […]

Sydney’s new CBD light rail is facing its first peak-hour testing this morning after a rocky start on the weekend. The $2.9 billion light rail project, which operates between Randwick and Circular Quay, was marred by construction delays and a huge budget blowout. Its long-awaited opening on Saturday wasn’t without issues, with one tram breaking […]

In the past three months, enough water has flowed out to sea from South Australia to support regional NSW for a year, according to NSW’s water minister. The NSW government has threatened to pull out of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, which they say is sending billions of litres of water out to sea while NSW […]

A children’s hospital has come out in defence of its controversial gender clinic treating young children who identify as transgender. Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital has defended its gender clinic which allows children as young as 10 to use puberty blocker drugs. The Australian reports the clinic is expected to reach a ­record 300 referrals this […]

The chaos will continue this week at airports around the country as Jetstar staff plan for further strikes on Thursday. Over 100 Jetstar flights were cancelled over the weekend, as pilots, baggage handlers and ground staff stopped work at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns and Adelaide airports. Trade Workers’ Union (TWU) National Secretary Michael Kaine says […]

Property owners in NSW are being left with no one to sue for building defects due to a practice called ‘phoenixing’. Industry experts say phoenixing, where companies are deliberately wound up to avoid paying debts such as tax or GST, is rampant in NSW. The practice of deliberately liquidating a company means unit owners are […]