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Former Labor leader Bill Shorten could be in for a bumper pay rise after it was revealed what his predecessor in his new gig earned last year.

Shorten has quit politics after nearly two decades and will take up a role as the University of Canberra's vice chancellor next year.

Paddy Nixon earned $1.8 million in the role in 2023, the university's annual report states, according to news.com.au. That figure is nearly triple what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earns, who takes home a base salary of $607,500.

While it is unclear what Shorten will be paid by the university, it said it would not be as much as Nixon.

Placing limits on how much a player loses on the pokies is being pushed after the country's dire gambling problem was laid bare in daunting new statistics.

Data from the Grattan Institute shows adults lost on average $1,635 in 2022, $400 more than second on the list Hong Kong and more than double those in the US.

Twelve billion dollars of the $24 billion lost in the year prior to gambling was on the pokies.

The new plan would require players to have a limit card granting them access to the machines, where a pre-determined limit was set based on what they could afford, and could only be changed 24 hours after a request to do so.

A man working at a massage parlour has been charged over the alleged sexually assault of a female client.

The 38-year-old worked at the business in Perth's Northern suburbs before allegedly sexually assaulting the woman during a massage session in May.

The man was charged with sexual penetration without consent in July and faced court last month. He is due to front court again in October.

Ok well this is not the news struggling Aussies with a punishing mortgage want to hear.

RBA governor Michele Bullock, speaking after the news the economy grew a tepid 0.2 per cent in the June quarter, says we can't be thinking about rate cuts anytime soon.

Posturing on future interest rate moves was little changed from communication since the August board meeting.

She said the board was still of the view it was "premature to be thinking about interest rate cuts", provided the economy evolves as it expects.

Read more about the concerning mortgage stress nearly half of the country are facing here.

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Look at the size of this catch.

Fisherman Kurt Donald has shared this 4.2-metre hammerhead he reeled in while fishing for Spanish mackerel off K'gari.

He says the shark was released unharmed shortly after but has attracted some criticism online, with conservationist Lisa Jane Hills suggesting its chance of survival after release was slim.

Donald said his trip to the island had been "plagued" by sharks, the ABC reported.

A fair few Aussies have managed to secure tickets to Oasis' sold-out reunion tour but the iconic British band are looking to "make amends" for the chaotic scenes over the weekend in the UK where millions struggled to access ticket sites.

Many faced hours-long waits and when some eventually got through, the price of tickets had risen to more than double what they were initially advertised for.

The Britpop group have now released two extra dates to make up for the difficulties on Saturday.

“Applications to join the ballot will be opened first to the many fans who were unsuccessful in the initial on sale with Ticketmaster,” the band said.

It also promises to be “far smoother for fans by reducing the stress and time it takes to obtain” tickets.

The band also said it was unaware of the rise in ticket prices due to demand and that was a decision by its promoters and management.

Beloved Australian fashion label Sass & Bide has revealed it is closing 10 stores across the country by the end of the year.

The Australian-born fashion label owned by Myer will now have just four stores open, with an aim to shift focus to online sales.

The remaining stores which will remain in operation are located in Victoria, Western Australia and two in Queensland.

The stores which have been impacted by the closures include: Bondi, Paddington, Miranda and Chadstone in New South Wales, Rundle Street in South Australia, Doncaster and Emporium in Victoria and Karrinyup in Western Australia. A store in Newmarket in New Zealand will also be closed.

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Bill Shorten has confirmed his retirement from politics and will leave his role as NDIS Minister in February to become vice chancellor of the University of Canberra.

“Education is the modern means of taking someone from disadvantage to advantage in a way that no other method can,” Shorten told a media conference.

Shorten was the leader of the Labor party for six years and quit in 2019 after losing the federal election to Scott Morrison.

Well that's not a bad look for 55.

Hugh Jackman has shown off his incredible physique in a new Instagram post where he said he was in the best shape of his life thanks to a gruelling workout regime and diet plan.

"I had to turn up and I had to do those deadlifts and I had to eat those meals, but I had an incredible team that helped me,” he said.

The star is riding high off the success of his latest film where he reprised the role of Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Frontbencher Bill Shorten, the former leader of the Labor party, is set to quit politics.

The Maribyrnong MP, who is NDIS Minister, is due to make the announcement in the next hour, The Age reported.

He has been the MP of the Melbourne electorate since 2007 and was leader of the Opposition from 2013 to 2019.

A teary-eyed Melbourne man still decided to head to work yesterday despite landing an impressive $15 million on Tuesday's Oz Lotto draw.

“I can’t believe it. I woke up and scanned the ticket online, and then just went to work but it’s all I could think about," he told lottery officials.

“I don’t know what to do from here – maybe get a bodyguard!"

So what did you make of Raygun's tell-all interview?

She opened up about the hatred aimed towards her which forced her to take a break from social media.

Raygun also explained the process of how she qualified for the Olympics and reiterated she was Australia's best option.

There's still plenty of negative commentary swirling online after last night's interview, so is it time for Australia to move on from her divisive performance? Have your say below.

The parents of Callum and Jake Robinson, the two brothers killed during a surfing trip in Mexico, have opened up about their family's ongoing struggle months after their deaths.

“We had these dreams, as every parents do, for their children,” Debra Robinson told Nine News.

“And I just wanted them to have a good life. Now, they’re not going to happen and we have to readjust to that, that fact we don’t have a family anymore,” Martin Robinson said.

The couple said friends, family, and strangers had rallied behind them following the brothers’ disappearance, donating some $500,000 in memory of the pair. Those funds will now be used to set up a charity in Australia and the US.

Aldi has had a surprise win over Australia's big dogs when it comes to home coffee.

The supermarket's Expressi Coffee Capsule Machine has beaten Nespresso and De’Longhi to claim Canstar Blue's best Coffee Pods Machine in its Most Satisfied Customer Awards.

“We know how much Aussies love their coffee, and we are proud that our Expressi Coffee Capsule Machine has been recognised as the best, by the most important people to us – our customers," Aldi's Daniel Quinlan said.

"Aussies deserve great value for money and satisfaction when shopping for everyday appliances, and our Expressi range allows them to experience a quality coffee at home while also saving money."

The Expressi machine can be purchased for $78.99.

There's plenty of chat this morning about Raygun after her tell-all interview on The Project last night.

The Australian breakdancer apologised for the backlash the sport's community has received and that was big news over in the US, the country where breakdancing originated.

Raygun has been criticised by some in the US, and has been accused of bringing bad publicity to the sport.

CNN and NBC were featuring Raygun high up on their websites in the wake of her interview.

It's a sad end for Alex de Minaur at the US Open after the Aussie no.1 went out in straight sets to Britain's Jack Draper.

De Minaur admitted after the match he wasn't at full fitness after recently recovering from a hip injury that forced him to pull out of Wimbledon. But de Minaur wouldn't let his fitness take anything away from his opponent with a classy response after the match.

"Jack is never easy to play in the best of times, and the way he can spread the court, being a lefty and really move you around the court, it takes a toll on the body," he said.

"Accumulation of matches takes a toll as well. But he played well. He deserves the win. He moved me around the court, and served great. In the few chances that I had, I wasn't able to execute."