Naziya Alvi Rahman

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The FSC found that if the threshold were indexed annually at 2.5 percent, the number of people hit by the tax at retirement would plummet to just over 64,000. 6/5/2025Updated: 6/5/2025More than 500,000 Australians currently in the workforce—nearly half of whom are under 30—will be affected by Labor’s proposed superannuation tax hike if it’s not indexed properly, new analysis shows.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Naziya Alvi Rahman

The incident took place in Tasmania when a ‘dust devil’ lifted a jumping castle at a school event, killing six children and seriously injuring three. 6/5/2025Updated: 6/5/2025A Tasmanian court has acquitted the operator of a jumping castle involved in the deaths of six children, ruling that workplace safety charges were not proven beyond reasonable doubt. The tragic event occurred at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport in December 2021, during an end-of-year celebration.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Naziya Alvi Rahman

The decision comes after Western Australia’s first pedestrian death by e-scooter collision on May 31. 6/5/2025Updated: 6/5/2025The City of Perth has suspended all e-scooter hire services following the death of a 51-year-old man who was struck by one of the devices on May 31. The incident, which occurred at the busy intersection of Murray and King Streets in the CBD, marks Western Australia’s first recorded pedestrian fatality involving a rented e-scooter.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Naziya Alvi Rahman

The no-confidence motion passed 18-17, with Speaker Michelle O’Byrne casting the deciding vote. 6/5/2025Updated: 6/5/2025Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has lost the support of the state’s lower house after MPs backed a no-confidence motion, triggering a political crisis that could lead to a snap election. The motion, tabled by Opposition Leader Dean Winter, passed by 18 votes to 17 after a two-day debate involving all 35 members.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Naziya Alvi Rahman

Senior Liberal leader Alan Stockdale said women in the party were now ’so assertive' that men may need special rules to get preselected, sparking backlash. 6/5/2025Updated: 6/5/2025Federal Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has responded to remarks by former Liberal Party President Alan Stockdale, declaring there is “nothing wrong with being an assertive woman.”During a recent meet of Liberal Party in NSW, Stockdale suggested the party might need “special rules for men” to secure preselection.