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A disability advocate says he “can’t live his life”, as he’s left waiting hours for a wheelchair accessible taxi in NSW. Declan Lee, who has used a wheelchair since the age of 18 due to cerebral palsy, has been advocating for more wheelchair accessible taxis (WATs) for more than a decade, attending various meetings and […]

Three people have been killed after a small plane was spotted circling the sky then crashed into a paddock before catching fire in Victoria’s East Gippsland. Emergency services were called to Hayfield-Upper Maffra Rd at Tinamba West shortly before 6pm on Saturday. The pilot and two passengers, who are yet to be formally identified, died […]

Never-before-seen footage of Cyclone Tracy will feature in a new documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of one of Australia’s worst natural disasters. Sixty-six people were killed and hundreds more were seriously injured when Tracy landed a direct hit on Darwin on Christmas Day in 1974. Ian McLeod, an amateur cinematographer from Adelaide, was in […]

NSW Health is urging patrons of a popular bar in Sydney’s Inner West to be on the look out for symptoms of measles after a recently returned traveller visited multiple venues while infected. Anyone who visited Philter Brewing Public Bar in Marrickville between 6.30pm and 10pm on November 7 was being warned to monitor for […]

An investigation is underway after four kangaroos were shot or run down and a joey left orphaned in what activists have called an horrific “thrill kill” at a reserve southeast of Melbourne. Police and wildlife services were called to Cardinia Reservoir, an hour from the Melbourne CBD, on November 4 after reports four kangaroos had […]

Cost-of-living threatens to wallop Aussies at Christmas this year, but a simple hack could save Christmas lunch from breaking the bank in December. Retailer IGA recommends a staggered purchase plan, in which families spread out their expenses to prevent a concentrated hit to the hip pocket as the Christmas season crescendos. With six weeks to […]

The young man who allegedly held a father and a toddler hostage in a random home in Melbourne’s west this week has fronted court on multiple serious charges. The 26-year-old Snake Valley, appearing at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday evening following the shock siege on Leon Drive in Weir Views on Tuesday, is facing two […]