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Some Gloria Jean’s stores are going cashless. From September 11, the company will no longer accept cash at the cafes it owns. “We believe that going cashless will not only create a safer environment for our staff but also streamline operations, allowing us to serve our customers more efficiently,” a spokeswoman for owner Retail Food […]

A man accused of shooting his wife and severing her spine allegedly drove at a security guard when attempting to flee his rehabilitation facility in the dead of night only to be found in his room an hour later, a court has been told. Kamal El Jamal, 33, appeared before Downing Centre District Court on […]

Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment two sailors who were stranded at sea overnight had to jump onto a rescue boat in “terrible” conditions. Emergency services on Tuesday morning made contact with a 60-year-old man and 48-year-old woman who were on-board the 19m Spirit of Mateship yacht, which began taking in water on Monday […]

Australia’s current accounts balance has fallen by $4.4bn to a deficit of $10.7bn in the June quarter 2024 in another worrying sign for the strength of the economy. According to figures for the June quarter released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, the balance on goods and services fell $3.9bn to $12bn. Exports […]

Within moments of logging onto social media from her smartphone, a 13-year-old girl is approached by a manipulative predator with sickening and unspeakable motives. The online space she has joined is popular among young people. It’s a place where they feel safe to engage with their peers in harmless fun, but countless monsters are lurking […]

Harrowing footage has captured the final moments of a teenage boy as he posed on rocks before being pulled into the ocean by wild waves. Mehdi Habibi, 16, was standing on a rock to have his photo taken by his brother on the southern side of Granite Island, at Victor Harbor, 83km south of Adelaide, […]

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has fended off pointed questions on whether his recent remarks describing interest rates as “smashing the economy” were a ploy to shift attention ahead of June quarter GDP figures. His comments were widely seen as a thinly veiled shot at the Reserve Bank. “Is this an attempt for you to shift […]

ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess has broken his silence on the row over visa vetting processes for Palestinians fleeing Gaza, saying “people have chosen to distort” his words. Mr Burgess, who was appointed by the previous Coalition government, said in August that “rhetorical support” for Hamas was not necessarily a deal breaker for granting visas but […]

Vision has captured the moment a pair of motorists clash on a busy Australian street after a bingle that even prompted an angry bystander to weigh in. Dash Cam Owners Australia shared the footage, comprising a parked car’s side camera and a mobile phone clip shot by a witness. In it, a white Volkswagen can […]