Brendan Radke

Just about everywhere you look, there are worsening signs that Australia is no longer the lucky country.From record-high rents to skyrocketing mortgages, a cost-of-living crisis to the alarming emergence of a ‘working poor’ population, the…

Frustrated truck drivers have ripped into the government for increasing the Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge, saying the extra fees will put even more pressure on their stretched finances. The charge, which is a tax truckies pay for using…

It is a beloved ANZAC Day tradition which dates back decades — and it’s only legal to play on one day of the year.Two-up is a game long associated with the annual public holiday and you can bet your bottom dollar there’ll be a game of…

In another hit to the freezer aisle, thousands of frozen products could be destined for the bin following the collapse of refrigerated logistics company Scott’s, sparking major grocery shortage concerns. The fate of more than $500 million…

More than a dozen National Australia Bank customers have fallen victim to the same scam in the past few months, losing anywhere between $4000 and $80,000 each, and leaving them distressed after being fleeced of money they had spent years…

Franchisees of Michel’s Patisserie and Gloria Jeans will be repaid or have debts erased as part of a $10 million settlement with their owner for being sold stores that were loss-making.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission…

Australia’s largest wholesale food distributor has sounded the alarm about rising inflation, warning food costs jumped by 8.8 per cent in November alone.Metcash, which supplies products to supermarkets including IGA and Foodland, has…

A Melbourne musician has described the terrifying moment he thought he would die after eating a toxic batch of poppy seeds.Andy Jordan is one of 32 Australian adults who have been hospitalised in the last month. He has been mixing poppy…

One in 10 Jetstar flights was cancelled and less than 60 per cent of planes departed on time in the past month as customer complaints pile up. Jetstar‘s cancellation rate (9.5 per cent) was nearly four times higher than Qantas’ at 2.5 per…

A teacher has shared a grave warning after an ominous find on her husband turned into a potential health nightmare. Katie Lolas and husband Scott Grant were on holiday when she found an unusual “solid” lump behind his ear, prompting him to…