Readers are not all happy about the election funding reforms which advantage the ALP and the Coalition over independents.

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The Laos government has refused to meet with the families of a group of tourists who were killed in a mass methanol poisoning ...

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Japan’s capital is the second best-value destination for a long-haul holiday, according to the Post Office Travel Money’s cost of living barometer.A weaker yen against the pound has seen the city’s ...

But, of course, there’s nothing to restrict businesses from giving their employees additional “Public Holiday perks” even if they aren’t officially entitled to it. This may include half-days on the ...

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The town of Athboy and the wider community, as well as his native Mayo, are mourning the untimely death while on holiday in Portugal last week of retired pharmacist, Padraic Staunton. Mr Staunton, of ...

Fears are growing for the safety of tourists to Tenerife after shocking graffiti appeared on the wall of a house on the popular holiday island. The slogan read "kill a tourist" and was painted on ...