Woolworths’ loyalty changes threaten to erase Qantas Frequent Flyer points

Woolworths’ loyalty changes threaten to erase Qantas Frequent Flyer points

MILLIONS of Qantas frequent flyer points amassed by Woolworths shoppers could be lost as a result of the grocery giant’s decision to end its partnership with the airline.

From the start of next year, Woolworths will issue its own loyalty dollars to Everyday Rewards card holders rather than Qantas points after undertaking research into the arrangement.

Drop in amount of time patients spent in hospitals, despite winter flu season

Drop in amount of time patients spent in hospitals, despite winter flu season

SOUTH Australia’s winter of medical discontent — chronic hospital overcrowding, ambulance ramping, record presentations and a horror flu season — actually saw the average time spent by patients in emergency departments cut by about half an hour.

Figures out today also show the public took heed of an advertising campaign urging them to go to GPs and pharmacists, or even just stay in bed, for minor ailments rather than clogging EDs.

The Sherpa service that will deliver anything and everything in 2 hours

The Sherpa service that will deliver anything and everything in 2 hours

FROM the Sunday morning Macca’s run, to a late night condom collection — if you need it, but you’re not in a position to go and get it — well, just call a Sherpa.

Promising to have ‘almost’ anything in your hands within 2 hours, Sherpa is the courier service that’s taking personal delivery to the next level — and some employees are making a killing.

“We have a few full timers who are earning around $1,500 a week, then we have part timers who get $500-$700 a week,” Ben Nowlan, co-founder of Sherpa said.

Funeral service for WA media mogul Sir James Cruthers at St George’s Cathedral

Funeral service for WA media mogul Sir James Cruthers at St George’s Cathedral

FAMILY, friends and members of WA’s media and business community gathered on Monday to farewell media pioneer Sir James Cruthers at Perth’s St George’s Cathedral.

In an emotional tribute to a great man who helped “shape WA in the post-war period”, Sir James was remembered as a media giant, a visionary, a dedicated philanthropist and a beloved father and grandfather.

Jose Mourinho faces the sack if Chelsea lose against Liverpool after disastrous start to the season

The Blues hierarchy are said to be increasingly concerned about the conduct of the manager following his dismissal at West Ham

Jose Mourinho will be clinging to his job if Chelsea lose to Liverpool on Saturday.

The Stamford Bridge club on Sunday insisted the Blues boss still enjoyed their support despite a fifth league defeat of the season

Owner Roman Abramovich is believed to have been out of the country this weekend celebrating his birthday.

Asylum seekers reportedly flee Indonesian immigration detention, after a failed bid to sail to Australia

Asylum seekers reportedly flee Indonesian immigration detention, after a failed bid to sail to Australia

ELEVEN asylum seekers have reportedly fled Indonesian immigration detention, where they were held after a failed bid to sail to Australia.

The 11 Bangladeshi men were among a group of 18 people, also from Pakistan and India, found floating off Cianjur, West Java, on September 23.

They had set out for Christmas Island but were hampered by big waves, and they floated for three days without fuel before local fishermen found them.

A New York student has been running the hottest restaurant in town ... from his dorm room

A New York student has been running the hottest restaurant in town ... from his dorm room

NEW York is famous for its culinary scene, but the hottest reservation in town right now is not a proper restaurant at all, but a university dorm room.

Last month uni student Jonah Reider, 21, decided to open a “restaurant” in the small living area of his campus accommodation at Columbia University. Now he’s booked out through Christmas.

What began with him cooking for a few friends who would all chip in for groceries, has become a foodie phenomenon.

New video purportedly shows US-Kurdish raid against ISIS

The Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq released a video Sunday purportedly showing the joint raid of a prison by U.S. and Kurdish peshmerga forces in which they released 70 hostages held by the Islamic State group.

The helmet camera footage allegedly shows the Thursday raid of the prison which was controlled by Islamic State militants in the town of Huwija, 9 miles west of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk.

Europe refugee crisis hits sickening low with children forced to engage in ‘survival sex’

Europe refugee crisis hits sickening low with children forced to engage in ‘survival sex’

EUROPE’S refugee and migrant crisis has hit a sickening new low with children forced to prostitute themselves just to survive.

The office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees said it had received “credible testimonies” of sexual violence and abuse against women and children on the move in Europe.

Warhammer: Vermintide developer promises DLC but no microtransactions

Warhammer: End Times—Vermintide, despite my low expectations, is by all reports a pretty decent game. And now that it's out, developer Fatshark Games says it has big plans for the future, including both free and paid DLC. One thing that's not on the menu, however, is microtransactions.