Power bill increases of upwards of 9% have been locked in for some Australian households as energy regulators make a final call on safety net prices. Caps on what retailers can charge households and businesses in NSW, South Australia, south-east […]
A 17-year-old girl has gone missing after failing to board a flight, sparking an investigation into her “suspicious” disappearance. A carwas seized and a property declared a crime scene as the search continued for Pheobe Bishop in southern Queensland. Bishop
Persistent and heavy rain that has brought significant flash flooding to New South Wales is showing no signs of stopping, after forcing a stack of emergency calls and evacuations. Much of NSW’s mid-north coast and Hunter region has copped the
More than a tonne of cocaine has been seized off the east coast of Australia and five men arrested after police raided a suspicious motorboat. Detectives said they were tipped off about the purchase of a 13-metre-long boat with a
A man booked an airline ticket to Japan in the two hours between fatally stabbing his mother and his arrest at Brisbane airport’s international terminal, police allege. Emergency services were called to a residence on Chestnut Place about 4.20pm on
An 18-year-old has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a man by an alleged machete-wielding group amid plans to ban the weapon. Timothy Leek was stabbed to death near the Marriott Waters shopping centre in Melbourne’s south-east
Melbourne teenager charged with murder after machete attack | Melbourne Read More »
A body has been found during a search for a missing six-year-old girl. The girl was last seen in North Nowra, in southern NSW, on Sunday afternoon. Police were notified when the girl could not be located, with officers from
Body found in NSW bushland believed to be missing six-year-old girl | New South Wales Read More »
A well timed sprinkling of rain has come to the aid of firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed a home on the outskirts of Melbourne. The blaze swept through rugged terrain at Montrose in the city’s outer east on Saturday
Criminal charges against Richard Boyle, who blew the whistle on aggressive tax collection practices, have been dropped but advocates want the prosecution ended. The Commonwealth prosecutor on Friday dropped five charges including three counts of attempting to disclose protected information
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Former Australian Test cricket star Stuart MacGill might still be jailed, but he has been spared a potential life sentence over his role in a $330,000 cocaine deal that led to his violent kidnapping. The former legspinner, whose post-cricket life
