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The family of a 15-year-old boy allegedly murdered during a camping trip south of Sydney has described him as a “bright, kind-hearted” teenager whose life was cut tragically short. Isaac, who had set off with friends for an overnight stay in the bush at Wilton on Friday evening, died after an alleged altercation with 32-year-old […]

A surge in demand for risky and unsecured financial products that could absorb someone’s entire pay packet indicates the cost-of-living crisis is much worse than anyone thought. Data from credit agency illion shows 45 per cent of Australians have relied on personal loans to cover day-to-day expenses in the past three months. At the same […]

A troubled former Australian actor will not spend another day in jail after he appealed a seven-month term of imprisonment for two “disturbing” assaults. Orpheus Pledger, 31, on Tuesday appeared in the Victorian County Court where he was instead placed on a two-year community corrections order with treatment, monitoring and 150 hours of unpaid work. […]

The opposition has blamed the Albanese government after four foreign nationals were found on a remote island off the Northern Territory coast by traditional owners. The ABC reported the men were discovered on Crocker Island about 250km northeast of Darwin on Monday. They had told the traditional owners they had paid money to come to […]

A rare flower that smells like “rotting flesh” has bloomed at the Geelong Botanic Garden, with thousands turning out to get a whiff of the stinky plant in full bloom. The corpse flower, also named the titan arum, blooms about once a decade and lasts between 24 to 48 hours. Geelong Botanic Garden coordinator Kellee […]

Anthony Albanese is under fire after he pledged tens of millions in fresh federal funds to boost the health of a key Tasmanian harbour home, with conservationists calling it a “government gamble”. The Prime Minister announced on Tuesday his government would spend $28m on efforts to improve water quality and environmental conditions at Macquarie Harbour, […]

A young carpenter and “pillar of the church” has made a desperate bid for release after allegedly bungling an attempted hit on Sydney night-life figure John Ibrahim. Siaosi Maeakafa Tupoulah, 24, appeared before Sydney’s Supreme Court on Tuesday in a bid for release on bail as he faces multiple charges over the alleged failed hit. […]

A Melbourne man who tricked his wife into travelling overseas before abandoning her has been jailed for exit trafficking. Mohamed Omer, 52, was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment in the Victorian County Court on Tuesday. The former food science lecturer was found guilty following a trial earlier this year on a charge […]