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News by Diana Jenkins 17th May 2021 5:18 AM Millions of Australians face the threat of hunger this year, as the lasting impacts of coronavirus, drought and bushfires force people who have never previously needed help to reach out for food relief. Charities in the sector fear that despite a positive budget, the next 12 months will be a time of enormous uncertainty, with children and single-parent families doing it especially tough. "It's one of the toughest times we've faced in the modern era for food relief," said Feed Appeal C...

Inside the world of our outlaw bikie gangs From patches to presidents, codes of honour to cruelty, this is an inside look at the ugly underbelly of our outlaw bikie gangs. Crime by ANTHONY DOWSLEY Premium Content Subscriber only They're the "big six" Australian outlaw bikies gangs, the members of which fascinate but strike fear into ordinary Aussies. Because of their trademark secrecy, little is known publicly about the ugly underworld workings of the Bandidos, Hells Angels, Comanchero, Mongols, Rebels and Finks bikies gangs. Until now that is. Her...

Business by Sophie Elsworth Premium Content   More than one in two small businesses are still suffering from significant cashflow issues and fears remain many will fold in the coming months after JobKeeper ends. New independent analysis recently compiled for Small Business Australia analysed the impacts of the pandemic on 600 operators from more than 25 sectors nationally. The SBA data found nearly all of the nation's 2.2 million small businesses, many had to either close or change the way they operated because of the pandemic. It also showed when Job...

Business by Clare Armstrong Premium Content   Car manufacturers who abandon Australia after years of raking in billions of taxpayer dollars will be forced to fairly compensate family-owned local dealerships and face fines up to $10 million for wrongdoing. The federal government will today (FRI) unveil changes to franchising laws to address the current power imbalance between multinational car manufacturers and Australian business owners, who have been repeatedly pushed into financial ruin when big brands, like Holden, leave the country. The changes inc...

Why ‘cool’ Greek star has Kyrgios’ respect Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas is a rare beast on the tennis tour and that’s just how he likes it Tennis by Marc McGowan Premium Content When other tennis stars whined about quarantine, Stefanos Tsitsipas got creative. Tsitsipas knows no other way - calling the lockdown period "entertaining and fun" - as one of the rare members of the Australian Open-bound tennis circus not obsessed with only what happens on court. The Greek pin-up's left-field thinking long ago drew praise from Australia...