Consumer advocacy group Choice has done its homework on home and contents insurance, naming the Australian insurers with the most eye-watering price hikes in the past year. Where the average home insurance premium has gone up by 16% in the last 12 months, Kogan, RAC and Honey’s average prices have risen by more than 30%….
Indigenous communities and allies will mark Invasion Day, or Survival Day, on 26 January with marches, rallies and gatherings for ceremonies and festivals across the country. Here’s a guide to what’s happening in each state and territory. New South Wales Sydney At 5.20am, the Sydney Opera House sails will light up with an artwork by…
My boyfriend and I moved in together last April. To be more precise, my boyfriend, my dog and I moved in together. Cleo and I had already spent seven years living together, supporting each other through several cross-country moves, napping together and cuddling when one of us felt sad. Cleo loves my boyfriend very much,…
Vladimir Putin on Wednesday achieved his most significant diplomatic breakthrough yet in a three-year war that, at times, seemed to threaten his regime. During a 90-minute call with Donald Trump, Putin felt his long-sought vision taking shape: two great powers determining Ukraine’s fate over Kyiv’s head – and that of its European allies. “A direct…
Convenience has always been the big promise of robot vacuums. Don’t clean your house yourself — instead, push a button and have a little robot putter around your home, sucking up all the dirt and debris in its path. Indeed, they are convenient, but they haven’t fully replaced a manually operated cordless vacuum. Chances are,…
Rupert Lowe has accused Reform UK of suspending him for being a “tall poppy” who threatened to overshadow Nigel Farage in the latest escalation of the bitter row that is tearing the party apart. Lowe said it was highly unlikely he would be allowed to return to the party, which he accused of trying to…