The cost-of-living payment for South Australians will be deposited into the bank accounts of concession card holders by the end of this week. The state budget allocated $243.90 for low-income earners, concession card holders, and Centrelink recipients. The payment will be deposited automatically into the accounts of people who are signed up to the state government’s existing concession payment program. It is only made to a single household member. Previously, seniors and renters who are not homeowners received less than the homeowners. From August, the annual payment for concession card holders will be increased to $255.60. They will also receive…
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This week, Olivia Newton-John’s social media platform was flooded with messages of hate after a post about the LGBTQ community was posted. The late actress and singer died in 2022 due to breast cancer. Although she was an advocate for the community, her fans felt that the post was too far. The post featured a photo of the star wearing a multicolored jumper, which is associated with the LGBT community. It was captioned “Happy Pride Month!” and included several heart emojis. Unfortunately, the post was met with homophobic comments. One person stated that the actress was no longer here on…
Deputy Premier Cameron Dick of Queensland visited the site of a fatal house fire that claimed the lives of an elderly woman and her son. The incident happened in the Woodridge suburb of Brisbane. Emergency services were called to the scene after the house caught on fire at around 6 pm. As the local member for Woodridge, Dick visited the house to pay tribute to the woman. He noted that she had been a very helpful individual who had become frail in her later years. He described the incident as a tragic loss for the community. The woman had been…
On Monday, a federal court in Queensland ruled that the Kabi Kabi people have the rights to over 365,345 hectares of land and water near the Sunshine Coast. This marks the end of a decade-long legal battle for recognition. The Indigenous group first made a claim in 2013. The court ruled that the non-exclusive rights granted to the Kabi Kabi group to the area, which includes some of Australia’s best-known tourist spots, should be granted to them. Justice Collier noted that the group had always been aware of its rights to the land and had maintained ties with it since…
The people of Western Australia are mourning the loss of three of their friends who were killed after their car crashed into a light fixture on June 10. The car, which was carrying five men, was traveling on the Wallwork Rd at the time of the accident. It happened around 9.20 p.m. that evening. The three men, identified as Brandon Krakouer (24), Jermayne Smith (25) and Harley Corbett (22), died following the accident. Corbett was rushed to a hospital after the car he was riding in hit a pole. His life support was cut off on Sunday. Krakouer had been…