Tip your delivery drivers:Treasurer’s plea for gig economy workers

Tip your delivery drivers:Treasurer’s plea for gig economy workers

People relaxing on their time off work should offer a generous tip to delivery workers,who do not have the luxury of a short break,NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said.

  • byAmber Schultz

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Sydney’s Mayflower has a 15% public holiday surcharge. But it’s still losing money

Sydney’s Mayflower has a 15% public holiday surcharge. But it’s still losing money

Many cafes and restaurants that trade during public holidays aren’t making money from customer surcharges – far from it.

  • byJessica Yun andPatrick Hatch
Victorian faith leaders share their messages as Easter,Passover and Ramadan coincide

Victorian faith leaders share their messages as Easter,Passover and Ramadan coincide

Christian,Jewish and Muslim Victorians will celebrate over the weekend as Ramadan continues while Easter and Passover begin.

  • byLachlan Abbott
‘Pain to come’:Chocolate maker enjoys Easter boom,but braces for downturn

‘Pain to come’:Chocolate maker enjoys Easter boom,but braces for downturn

Australians will treat themselves with sweets and travel this long weekend,but small business operators are wondering how long the festive cheer will last.

  • byJessica Yun
Victorians to freeze through coldest Easter in 80 years

Victorians to freeze through coldest Easter in 80 years

A wintry blast is set to hit Victoria,bringing rain,storms and an especially chilly Easter Sunday – tipped to be the coldest since 1943.

  • byNajma Sambul,Eliza Sum andLachlan Abbott
Sydney’s rap music ban is counterproductive,racist and absurd

Sydney’s rap music ban is counterproductive,racist and absurd

NSW Police and the Sydney Royal Easter Show have banned hip-hop music,arguing that it has been used to lure young people into a life of crime.

  • byOsman Faruqi
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From classics to the new and cool:10 of Melbourne’s best hot cross buns

From classics to the new and cool:10 of Melbourne’s best hot cross buns

Try coffee or vegan hot cross buns from up-and-coming bakeries. Or see why one bakery’s traditional buns draw queues every year.

  • byEmma Breheny
Battle of the bunnies:14 classic Easter eggs ranked from the sickening to the sensational

Battle of the bunnies:14 classic Easter eggs ranked from the sickening to the sensational

The definitive ranking of eggs,rabbits and the odd Humpty Dumpty this Easter.

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Bunned out

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EV owners warned to plan ahead to avoid Easter charging queues

EV owners warned to plan ahead to avoid Easter charging queues

Electric vehicle infrastructure has failed to keep up with soaring sales,which could mean a repeat of the long queues seen at Christmas.

  • byJennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Most Australians don’t have double demerit weekends. Do they work?

Most Australians don’t have double demerit weekends. Do they work?

Victoria won’t strip residents of double demerits for offences in NSW,while Queensland rejects only applying double demerits during holiday periods.

  • byAndrew Taylor