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Victorian Police are looking to charge a notorious Australian neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant for “grossly offensive public conduct” after about 30 masked men descended on Melbourne’s Flinders Street station. Officers arrested the 24-year-old North Melbourne man at the scene on Saturday where he was interviewed for “grossly offensive public conduct”. Hersant, who in 2023 became the […]

Neighbours actress Janet Andrewartha, known for her role as Lyn Scully, has died aged 72. The sad news was announced online on Sunday by the Neighbours social media account, which paid tribute to her impressive “wide body of work”. “Everyone at Neighbours is deeply saddened by the passing of Janet Andrewartha,” a post from the […]

Women across Australia are marching for greater and more radical action against the country’s rolling domestic violence crisis, with at least one protester calling for offenders to be fitted with a “bright pink” mark of shame. Author and commentator Ashlee Donohue, speaking at a No More rally in Sydney on Sunday, asked the crowd when […]

Anthony Albanese is set to announce the biggest shake-up of his front bench in years, parachuting Tony Burke into the home affairs portfolio and demoting underperforming ministers. The Prime Minister is set to announce a complete clear-out of the home affairs and immigration portfolio ahead of the election. The shake up will turf Andrew Giles […]

Social media groups have popped up all over Australia to warn women about potentially dangerous men because dating sites don’t. Maro Kovo, not her real name, is an admin for a Facebook page used by more than 16,000 women across Australia. The page was created to help keep women safe. Having worked with victims of […]

Mobile manufacturing giant Samsung will prevent users from downloading apps from unauthorised sources as part of a new suite of cyber safety features. The South Korean tech company announced earlier this month it would ship its new mobile phones with the “AutoBlocker” automatically enabled. It comes as Google announced it would be cracking down on […]

Police claim an officer attacked with a knife seconds before a fatal shooting in Sydney’s southwest overnight was “very close to something that could have been fatal”. The 33-year-old senior constable was behind the wheel of a police vehicle when he was allegedly attacked twice on his shoulder by a man armed with a knife. […]

Australians have recalled how they made a lucky escape from Bali villas which burnt to the ground in a huge blaze on Thursday night. About 19 buildings at Villa Amaysa in Seminyak were destroyed when a blaze tore through thatched roof buildings about 9.30pm. Shirley Ventner told 9News she was sound asleep and completely unaware […]

Staggering amounts of Australia’s wealth comes from the plains of Western Australia, and the mining capital of Australia is leading its east coast cousins in a bevy of key economic indicators. Commonwealth Bank data released last month shows the Sandgropers out west lead the country in unemployment, private sector growth and internal economic activity; the […]

NSW Premier Chris Minns says new laws seeking to abolish “no-grounds” evictions will allow the state’s renters “to build a home and life on surer ground”, as historically low vacancy rates continue to worsen. Announced on Saturday, the laws seek to end the right of rental property owners to choose to end a lease “at […]