Hamas militants have launched dozens of rockets at Israel after Israeli air strikes killed senior commanders and felled a multi-storey building in Gaza. The escalation of the fighting, which began on Monday, has prompted the UN to warn of a “full-scale war”. The conflict has also triggered a wave of street violence in Israel between...
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Demons’ Sam Weideman gets his AFL chance
Melbourne supporters will finally get their first look at a Ben Brown-Sam Weideman forward line in the AFL. Young ruck-forward Luke Jackson’s finger injury has opened the door for Weideman to play his first AFL game in 2021 when the Demons face Carlton at the MCG on Sunday. After kicking 19 goals in 2020 and...
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Scott Morrison draws fire for ‘One Country Two Systems’ comment in relation to China and Taiwan
Labor has slammed the Prime Minister after he created a flurry of confusion over Australia’s position on one of the world’s most fraught geopolitical questions: China’s claim over Taiwan. Australia maintains a one-China policy on Taiwan, which means it does not recognise the self-governing island as a state. But it only “acknowledges” Beijing’s position that...
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Moderna signs deal with Australia to supply 25m doses of Covid vaccine
Scott Morrison has confirmed that Australia has bought 25m doses of Moderna’s vaccine, set to be the fourth Covid-19 vaccine in the Australian rollout and its second mRNA vaccine. In a statement overnight, Moderna announced it could supply 10m doses to Australia by the end of the year and a further 15m would arrive in...
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Telstra fined $50 million over unconscionable treatment of Indigenous phone plan customers
The Federal Court has ordered Telstra to pay a penalty of $50 million, plus costs, for its treatment of Indigenous customers in rural and remote parts of Australia. The decision comes after the telco admitted it had acted unconscionably towards 108 customers who were customers at five Telstra-branded stores, by selling phone plans people could...
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How Investing in Cryptocurrency Impacts Your Tax Return
So, you made some money off crypto investments this year. That’s exciting news. But what do you do come tax time? That’s the question a whole lot of Aussies are asking at the moment, and seeing as we have tax tips on the brain right now, we in the Lifehacker Australia office thought we’d seek...
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ASX sets record close as iron ore surges
Australia’s share market had a record close and one fund manager said it could go much higher, thanks to the surging iron ore price. BHP and Rio Tinto shares set a record as the price of the steel-making commodity soared above $US200 per tonne. BHP shares fetched a record $51.82, then closed higher by 3.11...
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Joel Pimentel to leave popular Latin boyband CNCO
Joel Pimentel is leaving CNCO. In a statement shared to the Latino group’s social media on Sunday, CNCO announced that Pimentel, 22, will be departing the group following a livestream performance scheduled for May 14. The remaining four members — Richard Camacho, Zabdiel De Jesús, Erick Colón and Christopher Veléz — will continue as CNCO....
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Rival clubs urge NRL to punish Parramatta Eels
Rival clubs want the NRL to punish Parramatta for ignoring a warning not to play fringe first-graders in NSW Cup matches at the weekend – a move that leaves the Eels facing the prospect of having just 16 eligible players for Magic Round. The NRL has been backed into a corner by the Eels, who...
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India COVID travel ban challenge suffers blow in federal court
The controversial India travel ban, criminalising Australians’ return home from the COVID-stricken nation, has stood up to its first legal challenge. But it may face a constitutional challenge in coming days. Lawyers for a Melbourne man stuck in India had argued Health Minister Greg Hunt’s order was invalid. Their reasons included that the minister hadn’t...