The department has alerted Victorians to be mindful of the possible extra time required for their journeys in the next 7 days starting Friday, 4th April. Works taking place Disruption Travel advice Run for the Kids event New Road closures will be in place on and around CityLink and the West Gate Freeway from 10pm Saturday, 5 April to 1pm Sunday, 6 April for the Run for the Kids event. Impacted roads include parts of: Footscray Road, West Melbourne Harbour ...

Run for the Kids is back this Sunday, with 30,000 people expected to hit the streets of Melbourne in support of the 2025 Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Those participating and supporting are encouraged to take advantage of public transport to get to and from the event, with 20 extra train services running to Southern Cross Station. Many roads will be closed, and parking will be extremely limited. Those driving around Melbourne on Sunday morning are encouraged to plan ...

Neha Kakkar show in Melbourne on 22 March – was a financial disaster, if the organizers BeatsProduction are to be believed. It has been reported that the show almost did not happen, the organizers allegedly, as per Neha’s claims, were nowhere to be seen to provide logistics and hospitality to her and her crew for the show to go ahead. When she arrived to perform three hours late, she was booed by the ‘tired and sick’ fans who were irate ...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action alleging workers in the P’Nut Street Noodles chain in Sydney, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast were underpaid almost $1 million. Facing the Federal Circuit and Family Court are Sabcha Pty Ltd, which employed staff to work across 11 P’Nut Street Noodles restaurants, and one of the company’s managers and directors, Ankur Sehgal. The Fair Work Ombudsman alleges Sabcha Pty Ltd underpaid 118 workers a total of $976,463. Alleged individual underpayments range from ...

On March 15, Education Minister Jason Clare, in a post on his Facebook page wrote that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Labor will support the establishment of the first Hindu school right here in Western Sydney. He was visiting  the site of a new Hindu temple at Kemps Creek to celebrate Fuldol and Holi with BAPS Australia and His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj. There are more than 684,000 Hindus in Australia and it’s about time their vision to have ...

Finally election 2025 is on. Australia is going to polls on Saturday, May 3. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Governor-General Sam Mostyn’s residence in Canberra early in the morning today. At approximately 8.00am, he called a press conference and addressed the nation to inform that the government was in caretaker mode. Not entirely unexpected move, this early morning announcement will drown anything appealable to Australians in last night’s reply by the Opposition leader Peter Dutton. Although a lot has already ...

Last month Opposition Leader Peter Dutton told news.com.au that he was considering a pledge to hold a referendum next term on deporting criminal dual nationals as part of the Coalition’s plan to toughen the requirements for Australian citizenship. The idea was put to him this morning by Sunrise host on Channel 7 Nat Barr. He chose not to retract rather endeavored to cement his argument, laboring hard to make Australian community’s safety a top priority for the coalition. As would ...

The Allan Labor Government is making it easier for more Victorian families to cut their energy bills by switching their home to modern, efficient, electric appliances like solar power and electric heat pumps. Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio today opened applications for the Community Electrification Engagement Program – which supports local community groups to help locals switch from gas to electric and save. “We’re making sure more Victorians can access rebates and discounts on efficient electric appliances and save ...

Today, on International Day to Combat Islamophobia, the Allan Labor Government reaffirms our steadfast commitment to standing up against hate, discrimination and racism in all their forms. Sadly, Victorian Muslims have experienced an alarming increase in hateful, Islamophobic incidents. Hate which goes against the fibre of the proudly diverse and multicultural state that we are. There is no place in Victoria for racism or discrimination of any kind. It’s why we are helping to support victims and bystanders of Islamophobia ...