AUSTRALIA

It was meant to be the country’s first-ever concrete dome silo, but workers inside Adelaide and locals were left stunned today as the 42-metre structure popped right in front of their eyes. The dome, erected by the Hallett Group, was meant to hold the first large concrete Domesilo in Australiawith steel reinforcements due to be … Read more

9News understands a 16-year-old was ambushed when he was leaving Condell Park High School yesterday afternoon. The violence played out in front of other students. The same teenagers were also in Monday’s brawl at Bankstown Central shopping centre, which involved their mothers. The 16-year-old who was attacked and his mother have made a statement at … Read more

The federal health minister will push for a “rapid review” after Four Corners shared details of an investigation into sexual misconduct by registered health professionals. Key points: Many practitioners who have been sanctioned for sexual misconduct involving patients are still registered The health minister says if the system is “falling short”, governments must strengthen it … Read more

Health Minister Mark Butler has ordered a rapid review of attempts to reform the national health regulator, following reports in this masthead of widespread dysfunction in how complaints are investigated. Butler said he would write to the chair of the Health Ministers’ Meeting, a national group that meets to discuss health matters of national significance, … Read more

Jim Chalmers likes to say we need national “conversations” about the economic issues facing the country. Now, just as the new parliamentary year is set to begin on Monday, Chalmers has bought himself a doozy of a conversation, with his essay advocating we embrace “values-based capitalism”. Values-based capitalism might sound more like a topic for … Read more

Three people have died in separate crashes during a horror day on Melbourne’s roads, leaving policy pleading with drivers to remain safe. Acting assistant commissioner for road policing Justin Goldsmith said the current road toll is a “really awful start to the year”. Since the start of 2023, 35 people have died on Victorian roads, … Read more

Andrews and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet say the country’s healthcare system needs an overhaul and are pushing to reform the “broken” Medicare system. In Victoria, the wages a business pays its employees can be assessed for payroll tax, which is 4.85 per cent on Melbourne businesses. In limited circumstances, amounts paid to contractors can be … Read more