Union workers who shut down chicken plants across Australia over a pay dispute with a major poultry supplier are back at work after voting up a new labour contract. The United Workers Union and Inghams, a major supplier to brands such as Woolworths and McDonald’s, reached an in-principle agreement on a new enterprise agreement after … Read more

Collingwood is preparing for a blockbuster Grand Final showdown against the Brisbane Lions, but they’re keeping just as busy off the field. While the footy world’s attention focuses on the big game, it’s the upcoming AFL Trade Period that is starting to build in momentum. Watch Fox Footy’s massive Grand Final Day coverage on Kayo … Read more

A home in one of Australia’s most exclusive suburbs is up for sale with a price tag of $50 million. The house in Toorak, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, along St Georges Road, has just hit the prestige property market, with expressions of interest closing next month. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion is open to … Read more

Outgoing AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says he is surprised by Collingwood chief executive Craig Kelly “pointing the finger” at the league over Magpies supporters’ grand final ticket woes. McLachlan said Collingwood opted to allocate its tickets to members via a ballot rather than the on-sale system more frequently used by grand finalists. It came as … Read more

Daniel Andrews will walk away with an eye-watering annual pension of at least $300,000 a year under a lucrative scheme available to fewer than 20 state politicians. The timing of the Victorian Premier’s shock retirement announcement on Tuesday, after nine years in the top job and more than two decades in parliament, may have been … Read more

Gillon McLachlan has made a last-ditch plea to Lance Franklin to be part of Saturday’s grand final motorcade so the goalkicking great can receive a final farewell from the MCG. The departing AFL boss said he “hoped” to see the Hawthorn and Sydney legend at the pre-game ceremony on Saturday, with Franklin expected to be … Read more

Households could be served with another rate hike before the end of the year after surging petrol prices pushed inflation higher, defying a broader easing of cost pressures since December last year. Annual inflation rose to 5.2 per cent in August, up from 4.9 per cent in July, as price pressures intensified, the Australian Bureau … Read more

We’re just two short days away from the 51st edition of the Koori Knockout with a huge crowd expected to descend on Tuggerah. Held at The Central Coast Regional Sport and Recreation Complex, the four-day carnival gets underway on Friday. Someone with a special connection to the event is NITV’s Over The Black Dot host … Read more

A 71-year-old woman living with a broken shower and faulty heating was evicted from her home of 11 years after asking for basic repairs, and an 82-year-old woman was forced into a nursing home when her husband died due to a $638 rent increase. These were among the horrific calls for help made to a … Read more

Outgoing AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has labelled Chris Scott and Ross Lyon’s criticism of the league’s concessions to North Melbourne “disingenuous”, standing by the suite of picks given to the embattled side. The Kangaroos were given three end of first-round draft picks over the next two seasons and a continuation of two extra rookie spots … Read more