Rex Widerstrom

On the weekend it was revealed Australia would now receive 2nd-hand Virginia-class submarines from the US.

A lack of coordination between states and territories and the federal Office of War Graves means veterans’s graves are being overlooked.

The lowest wage rate in the modern award system will be $1,004.90 per week or $26.44 per hour.

The bulk of the latest tranche of money will be spent on drone systems, critical ship maintenance and work to replace the country’s aging naval fleet.

The airline sector cited examples from the EU and Canada where airfares increased following the introduction of consumer protection schemes.

Money is pouring into technology infrastructure, with spending on equipment jumping 96 percent on the March quarter.

The chiefs of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation faced a range of questions during an Estimates hearing.

The bank failed to respond to more than 200 online financial hardship requests within the required timeframe between 2017 and 2023.

‘We now have a commission in which staff are terrified of making any mistake of fact or law,’ Paul Brereton told the Committee.

‘We saw protest activity—which is a legitimate part of functioning democracy—turn into violent protests,’ said AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt.