Category: News
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House prices surge through end of 2016
Last year finished with a sharp increase in house prices in capital cities around Australia. Although the growth in prices had been modest for November, December saw an 1.4% rise in residential property prices on average. Melbourne and Hobart led the gain, although prices Melbourne and Sydney surged the most throughout the year. In 2016,…
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What’s new in Apple iOS 10.3
It is rumoured that Apple is testing its brand new iOS 3 software update, and trials could begin as early as January 10th. One of the most interesting features, as reported by The Sun, is a new cinema mode. It will appear in the control centre and will be pretty easy to recognise as the…
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5 Habits Unsuccessful People Have
2017 is almost here, and with it, the prospects of change, a new start and a lot of resolutions that are bound to be broken. Especially if you follow this list of habits unsuccessful people have. We’ve collected this list so you know what not to do in the new year to make this year…
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NSW $360m cocaine bust
A crime syndicate operating out of the Sydney Fish Market has been busted with 1.1 tonnes of cocaine worth about $360 million seized. Around 500 kgs of cocaine was found in Australia and an additional 600 kgs bound for Australia from Tahiti. The Australian Federal Police and the NSW Police have charged 15 men with drug importation…
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Alcohol banned at Coogee for the rest of summer
Alcohol has been banned at Coogee beach for summer after 10,000 party goers absolutely trashed it on Christmas day. 15 tonnes of garbage was left behind forcing the Randwick City Council to declare the beach alcohol free. Council workers were left to clean up the mess from broken bottles, leftover food and wrapping paper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYBhKWRU31Y Mayor,…
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How to be more creative
There is a myth that left handed writers have more creative bones in their body than their right handed counterparts. Apparently, left handers are more suited to the arts subjects including history, english and anything practical. Right handers are the scientific, mathematic kinds and our brains are wired differently. We are supposedly predisposed to 30% of our…
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The high cost of living in Sydney
We know Sydney is one of the most expensive places to live in the world; and prices continue to escalate through the roof with demand at an all time high. There just simply aren’t enough properties to meet demand, and the apartments that do arrive the market are quickly snapped up by overseas investors. Sydney is the second fastest…
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Underpaid writer exploitation
Writers and transcribers are being exploited at an all time high, according to Australia’s Community and Public Sector Union. 10 years ago, an experienced journalist could get a $1 a word. Now it’s less than 5 cents, if that. Unpaid internships have sadly become the norm for students at university. Junior Journalists in their first few years out…
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New Legislation Blocking Torrenting Sites In Australia
The Federal Court has recently passed new legislation blocking torrenting sites including The Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents, two of the most popular illegal downloading sites available. A Federal Court order mandated that more than 50 internet providers such as Telstra, Optus and TPG be given 14 days to ban the sites. This can be done by using…
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Nurofen fined millions for misleading consumers
The manufacturers of the popular painkiller range Nurofen will be fined $6 million for misleading customers. Today the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) won the court case against pharmaceutical giant Reckitt Benckiser over the targeted pain range. The Federal Court found that the Nurofen targeted pain relief range was misleading because they all had…