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“Lauren, you need to check your Facebook.” Those seven words still haunt former journalist turned author and content creator Lauren Dubois, who was doing her groceries almost a decade ago when a panicked friend delivered that warning. Ms Dubois had posted an image on social media of a Muslim bride laying her wedding bouquet at […]

From sweltering summer heats to wild winds and bushfire warnings, the rollercoaster weather of the first weekend of spring is set to continue. The Bureau of Meteorology forecast Sydney could reach a balmy maximum of 30C on Friday, well above the 19C reported on the same day last year. Conditions are set to ease into […]

Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan says she referred embattled ex-CFMEU boss John Setka to police after he gave an expletive-ridden address to workers on a site at Melbourne’s Footscray Hospital and attended another major worksite on Thursday morning. Ms Allan said Mr Setka, who resigned in July amid allegations his union was tied to criminal gangs, […]

Bindi Irwin has paid tribute to the late Crocodile Hunter on the 18th anniversary of his death. Steve Irwin, 44, died while filming the documentary Ocean’s Deadliest at the Great Barrier Reef on September 4, 2006. He was pierced in the chest by a stingray barb. On Thursday, Bindi shared a picture of her dad […]

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has acknowledged the bleak reality of households struggling with high interest rates, and conceded some may “make the difficult decision to sell their homes”. In a speech to the Anika Foundation fundraising lunch in Sydney on Thursday, Ms Bullock said the board was “very conscious” of how interest rates, currently […]

A Perth bodybuilder who collapsed in a gym shower – remaining undetected for 15 hours – has died in hospital. Giuliano Pirone, 33, was training for an upcoming bodybuilding competition at the Perth-based gym on August 20 when he began to feel unwell, making his way to a shower cubicle. He was reported missing by […]

Stage and television actress Christie Whelan Browne has settled her longstanding lawsuit against the production company behind The Rocky Horror Picture Show after she alleged she was sexually harassed by star Craig McLachlan. Ms Whelan Browne launched proceedings in the Federal Court last year, claiming Oldfield Entertainment had failed to provide a safe work environment […]

The family of a promising young basketball player who was stabbed to death in a random attack have called for his killers to face “nothing but justice”. Alier Riak, 23, was celebrating his recruitment to the Darwin Salties with friends and family in Melbourne when his life was tragically cut short on March 13, 2022. […]

Bill Shorten is quitting politics to become the vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra. News.com.au has confirmed details of the appointment were finalised recently but are yet to be announced. Mr Shorten said he was proud of what he had achieved during his political career and looked forward to making a new contribution to Australian […]

Federal minister and former prime ministerial hopeful Bill Shorten is retiring from politics, in a shock decision to become vice chancellor of the University of Canberra. He will remain in cabinet until his retirement from politics in February next year, when he will start a new career as vice chancellor of the University of Canberra. […]