The Australian
Former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty has cautioned that Labor's proposed living wage must be phased in sensibly and responsibly, and be linked to productivity gains, or it could risk a wages blowout and a "cost spike" for the economy.
The National Disability Insurance Agency spent more than $430 million on contractors and consultants in the last calendar year, including millions of dollars in one month to a major firm to resubmit a botched review for which it had already been paid.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned that the "idiocy" of a renewed fight over coal-fired power among federal MPs is damaging the chances of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian as she fights the knife-edge state election.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has promised to start planning over the next four years on a major expansion of metro train lines in Sydney's west but has not specified where the tens of billions of dollars needed to build them will come from.
The Herald Sun
Karen Ristevski's killer husband Borce has been blasted by her aunt for remaining silent about how he ended the beloved mother's life. Patricia Gray told the Herald Sun of her relief Ristevski had finally admitted killing his wife.
The Courier Mail
As thousands of Aussie school children march out of classrooms demanding climate action today, regional parents are worried the stunt is ignoring the needs of youngsters in the bush.
The Advertiser
One of Adelaide's most prominent mining executives has had tens of millions of dollars in assets frozen as part of a federal police investigation. Dr Keith Robert "Bob" Johnson has been named as a suspect in a case under the Proceeds of Crime Act, brought by the Australian Federal Police.
The West Australian
Perth kids will skip classes today to join a climate change protest they say is "more important than school". Matilda Lane-Rose was among a group of teens who spoke out yesterday in support of the rally against accusations they had simply been "indoctrinated" by "green ideology". "No one here has been brainwashed," she said.
