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Australia’s National Debt Hits $1 Trillion

Australia’s National Debt Crosses $1 Trillion: What It Means for Taxpayers and the Economy

Australia’s Commonwealth gross debt crossed $1 trillion for the first time on August 20, 2026, a symbolic milestone that has renewed debate over federal deficits, borrowing and rising interest costs.…

Chetan Sharma August 20, 2026

Australia News

Coles and Woolworths Test Facial Recognition: Will Shoppers Be Scanned?

Coles and Woolworths have tested facial recognition technology as Australia’s biggest supermarket groups explore new ways to tackle retail crime, aggression and threats against workers. But for shoppers wondering whether…

Chetan Sharma August 17, 2026

Australia News

Australia Gig Worker Minimum Pay 2026: Uber Eats, DoorDash Drivers Get Up to $32 an Hour

Article Preview Australia’s first minimum standards order for on-demand delivery workers is now in force, giving eligible app-based couriers a legally enforceable earnings floor of A$31.30 to A$32 an hour…

Chetan Sharma August 17, 2026

Victorian teachers and Australian Education Union members gathering during industrial action in Melbourne.

Australia Education News

Victoria Teacher Strike Called Off: New Pay Rise, Salaries and $2,000 Bonus

Victorian teachers pay deal update Victoria’s long-running public school pay dispute has moved closer to settlement after Australian Education Union (AEU) members backed the state government’s revised offer, cancelling the…

Swikblog News Desk August 17, 2026

Canberra cafe and restaurant during a food safety inspection

Australia Business News

Hundreds of Canberra Cafes and Restaurants Issued Food Safety Warnings

Hundreds of Canberra Cafes and Restaurants Issued Food Safety Warnings Latest Update — August 18, 2026 Canberra's food-safety crackdown remains in focus after the latest reporting showed warnings issued to…

Chetan Sharma August 16, 2026

Australia News

Mastercard Outage Australia: Card Payments Declined as Global Issue Hits Shoppers

Australian shoppers were caught in a widespread payment disruption on Saturday afternoon after problems affecting Mastercard left card transactions being declined at stores across several states. The August 15 outage…

Chetan Sharma August 15, 2026

Dust Off and Dish Up cookbook celebrating 70 years of Broken Hill School of the Air

Australia Education News

School of the Air Turns 70 With Dust Off and Dish Up Cookbook

School of the Air Turns 70 With a Cookbook Celebrating Food, Family and Outback Life Broken Hill School of the Air is marking 70 years of remote education with a…

Archana August 15, 2026

Australia News

Mount Pleasant Coal Mine Gets Six-Year Extension Until 2032 as High Court Battle Continues

MACH Energy's plan to keep the Mount Pleasant coal mine operating beyond 2026 remains under assessment in New South Wales, while a separate High Court battle continues over the company's…

Chetan Sharma August 15, 2026

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