Yashee Sharma

3 days ago | 9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma

Dendy Cinema, which is owned by Hollywood A-lister Mel Gibson, has been slugged with a $19,800 fine for allegedly failing to display the total of movie tickets. The cinema chain paid the fine after it was issued an infringement notice by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The consumer watchdog alleged Dendy Cinema had failed to prominently display the total ticket price customers had to pay, including all the unavoidable fees, until the final stages of a purchase.

3 days ago | 9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma

Three workers have been fined over footage of a pigeon being bashed with a golf club at a minesite in Western Australia. A 24-year-old man and two 30-year-old men have all pleaded guilty to animal cruelty over an incident while the trio were working at Pantoro Gold's Norseman Gold Project in June 2023. A Snapchat video showed the two older men holding up a pigeon before the younger man used a golf club to hit it, sending the bird flying for more than a metre.

3 days ago | 9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma

Sydneysiders could soon require a permit to leave their bins out on the kerb as part of a crackdown against bad waste behaviour. City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling moved a motion at Monday's council meeting after he noticed dozens of bins left out on the footpath and street long after collection day. He said the bins created an odour, were a hazard for drivers and pedestrians — especially those with mobility issues — and they became an environment for vermin.

4 days ago | 9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma

The NSW government has unveiled a record $1.2 billion investment in child protection reforms, delivering the first foster care allowance increase in two decades under this year's state budget. Treasurer Daniel Mookhey made the announcement as he handed down the state's budget papers this afternoon, touting it as the "biggest investment in child protection in New South Wales history". "The first major investment in nearly two decades," he added.

4 days ago | 9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey's restrained third budget delivers no new cost-of-living relief for residents and instead prioritises investments into broader economic reforms. Housing and essential services were at the heart of today's budget, followed by a history-making billion-dollar investment into child protection reforms. Mookhey continued to deliver a reduced deficit of $3.4 billion, down from $5.7 billion in 2024-25 and $15.3 billion inherited in 2021.