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Eagle-eyed Australians have spotted a royal error in a menu during the King’s visit to Australia, which some have labelled as “insulting” and “criminal”. On Monday evening, the Federal government hosted its Parliamentary Reception for King Charles III and Queen Camilla as part of their royal visit of Australia. During the event, which was held […]
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will wrap up their quick trip to Australia with packed day in Sydney, which will include a community barbecue and a traditional meeting of the public at the Opera House. The royal couple spent the day in Canberra on Monday, where they were largely warmly welcomed by the public […]
The one type of car that is taking over? Hybrids. Sales are through the roof, and it is not all good news. For a while there, it looked like pure battery electric vehicles were going to take over. This was as recently as 2023. EV sales in Australia had suddenly tripled, while hybrid sales had […]
Social media helped Sam Wood build a multimillion dollar empire. But the fitness guru and reality TV star knows for all of its plusses, there are minuses – indeed he has seen the “heartache” of the latter “first-hand”. Wood, who met his now wife Snezana on reality show The Bachelor in 2015, holds fears for […]
EXCLUSIVE WARNING: Graphic content A man who sexually touched two young girls at a church, telling one of them “not to tell anyone”, won’t spend a day behind bars after being ruled an “inappropriate vehicle” for general deterrence by a court. Jonathan David Kidby, 27, was sentenced in the NSW District Court after pleading guilty […]
New safety codes to protect children from exposure to online pornography and harmful content are being released for community consultation. The draft codes were designed by Australian communications, digital and video game industry associations which could become enforceable by the eSafety Commissioner if accepted for registration under the Online Safety Act 2021. The codes would […]
The grieving father of a young woman who tragically died after battling anorexia nervosa has told a court that hospital staff made deeply insensitive comments about her weight during her treatment, asking for “diet tips” and the “secret to being skinny”. Jennifer Michelle Matters, known as Jenni, was a brilliant nursing graduate and advanced biomedical […]
Senator Lidia Thorpe has been described as the “queen of irrelevancy” and Senator Murray Watt was called a “dick” on the ABC’s Q+A program on Monday. Host Patricia Karvelas took the show to Brisbane this week ahead of the Queensland state election on Saturday, which is expected to see Labor lose power after 10 years […]
Just how big a role did Australia play in supporting US B-2 Spirit stealth bomber raids on Yemen last week? The Australian Department of Defence has confirmed it provided “access and overflight for US aircraft in northern Australia” as part of the October 16-17 strikes against Houthi ballistic missile sites. But international analysts are unpicking […]
The mother who drowned with her two children in a Sydney river at the weekend suffered from bipolar disorder, her husband has said. The bodies of Mitchell Nguyen, 7, and Hazel Nguyen, 5, and their mother Hoai Doan, 32, were recovered from the Georges River at Lansvale in Sydney’s southwest on Saturday in what was […]
