The Socceroos are still chasing their first win over Japan since 2009 but a gutsy performance in Saitama earned Australia a 1-1 draw against the Samurai Blue on Tuesday night.

Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia can be afforded by the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker.

New parking meters in the coastal NSW town of Brunswick Heads have been vandalised as tensions rise over Byron Shire Council’s polarising new decision to introduce paid parking.

Oasis are making a comeback next year and fans in Sydney and Melbourne have been scrambling to get tickets this week.