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Defence Minister Richard Marles is under renewed pressure to publicly release an under-wraps review into the military justice system, with Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie “begging” the government to do right by veterans and Australia’s Defence community. The crossbench and Coalition sided with the firebrand senator on Tuesday after she passed a motion calling on Mr […]

Weatherman Sam Mac has launched his new book about fatherhood, revealing his life as a father-of-two was “hectic” and he was “aching” after his young family recently expanded. The Sunrise personality and his partner Rebecca James earlier this year welcomed their second daughter Mabel. But it was their eldest daughter, Margot, 2, who was the […]

Australia has inked a new free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates. Trade Minister Don Farrell made the announcement in Canberra on Tuesday, saying the deal would eliminate tariffs on more than 99 per cent of all Australian products entering the UAE. “This is the first trade agreement with the Middle East,” he said. […]

The diabetic driver accused of killing five people through negligence in a beer garden crash has “no memory” of the fatal moment, his lawyer has told a court. William Swale, 66, returned before the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for the second day of a committal hearing to decide if the case heads to trial. […]

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has demanded stubborn crossbench senators pass Labor’s signature housing reform policy, leaving the door open for a double dissolution. Labor’s shared equity Help to Buy scheme is up for a second round of debate once the Senate resumes at 12pm Tuesday, however it continues to lack support from the Coalition or […]

A Qantas flight has been forced to divert course and make a sudden landing following a “depressurisation issue”. QF1871 from Townsville to Brisbane diverted and landed safely in the Central Queensland town of Rockhampton on Tuesday morning, with pilots bringing the plane down after making a squawk 7700 – or a general emergency – call. […]

Ticketless parking fines will soon be banned in NSW after local councils were called out for the unfair system. Local government will be forced to issue on-the-spot fines, or note to immediately alert drivers who incur a parking fine, instead of posting notification of the penalty in the mail. NSW Finance Minister Courtney Houssos will […]

Three men have been arrested after allegedly attempting to import $400m worth of meth hidden in a consignment of juice bottles in a joint operation with Canadian police. The AFP launched an investigation into an alleged transnational crime syndicate after Canadian police identified 1.2 tonnes of liquid meth in a shipment from Brazil in May. […]

A system loved by revenue-hungry councils but slammed as unfair and lacking in common sense by critics is set to be outlawed. For four years, a growing number of councils across New South Wales have adopted a ticketless parking fine system, instead of leaving a physical infringement notice on windscreens. The dramatic changes meant many […]

Australians have expressed outrage over the price of Tim Tams after the beloved biscuit was snapped selling for an eye-watering price. The Arnott’s biscuit is currently selling in-stores and online for $6 per pack, a price blasted as being excessive and “un-Australan”. The price hike was lamented by users on Reddit, where an image of […]