Weekend Times

This City of Museums is Deserve to be Put on Your Wishlist, Especially if You Are a First-Timer to Australia

Sydney is a multicultural city that has a lot of art in it. You can find street art on the city's outskirts and world-class art galleries. Sydney museum are countless, some of which can be visi...

All the Things You Need to Know Before Flying to Cairns

Cairns is the gateway to Queensland, offering a tropical climate and a relaxing atmosphere, making it an ideal destination for outdoor activities. The city has iconic destinations, charming caf...

The Role of Ride-On Sweepers in Disaster Cleanup

Disasters, whether regular or man-made, can unleash devastation on networks, abandoning a path of obliteration and flotsam and jetsam. Compelling catastrophe cleanup is fundamental to reestabli...

How to cook tender chicken breasts perfectly, every time

Celebrity chef, Manu Feildel, reveals his fail-safe, easy process to cook delicious, juicy chicken breasts – every time. How often have you cooked chicken breast only to discover it’s dry...

How pool putty can be a lifesaver when it comes to pool repairs

Pool putty is a great way to repair your pool. It works well for all types of repairs, especially when you need to patch up a hole in the liner or skimmer. Pool putty can also be used as a ba...

Australians missing out due to digital inequality

Get Online Week 2022 (17-23 October) is addressing the issue of the digital divide, with a quarter (28%) of Australians classified as digitally excluded1. Australians are considered ‘digita...

Farmers Calling on Aussies and Restaurateurs to Help Save the Sydney Rock Oyster

The future of Sydney Rock Oyster farming in NSW is under extreme threat and a group of NSW farmers are urging restaurateurs and chefs to support the native Australian Sydney Rock Oyster befor...

5 Things You Must Do in Australia

If you are setting sights on Australia as your next holiday destination this year, then you are about to embark on a life-changing adventure. The country offers an exciting and unique to-do l...

Australia Day isn't the commercial winner it used to be
Australia Day used to be an obvious and uncontroversial occasion for brands to endear themselves to Australian consumers. No longer.There has been a decided shift over the past decade in…
The paradox of going contactless is that we're more in love with cash than ever
Ann Kosolapova/ShutterstockCOVID has changed you, right? You use less cash, perhaps a lot less.In the first two months of the pandemic, cash withdrawals from automatic teller machines halved. Even now…
Rent freezes and rent caps will only worsen, not solve Australia's rental crisis
ShutterstockAverage housing rents across Australia have increased by about 10% per year to February 2023 for new rentals, and just a bit lower than that for existing rentals.Combined with rapidly…
GDP is V-shaped, but not yet good. These three graphs tell the story
There’s one graph that sums up both the good and not-yet-as-good detailed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at Wednesday’s national accounts press conference.It’s a graph of the level of Australia’s gross…
Telstra's carve-up plan comes 23 years too late for competition and customers
Telstra’s plan to split into three entities is the most radical shake-up of Australia’s largest telecommunications company since the Howard government began privatising it in 1997.But as David Hetherington, a…
in 49 Australian industries the major firms are owned by common investors
Novikov Aleksey/ShutterstockIn more than a fifth of Australia’s industries, the two biggest firms control at least half the market. Think of telecommunications, supermarkets, department stores, packaging, airlines, hardware, service stations…
the surprising way restricting immigration can turn out to hurt the working poor
US Library of CongressPoliticians around the world tout immigration restrictions as a way to fight wage stagnation and boost the job prospects of low-paid or unemployed locals.The Trump administration pushed…