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An Adelaide mother with a severely disabled son has received advice from the public service to “manifest a house” and been given pointers on where to pitch a tent as the woman is forced to leave her rental. The state’s Acting Housing Minister said he would personally manage the case as the woman and her […]

Australian Federal Police officers have allegedly uncovered more human trafficking victims that were lured to Australia by a Perth couple. The pair previously charged with keeping an employee in debt bondage are now facing additional charges relating to six more foreign nationals. The man, 32 and woman, 37, from Ocean Reef in Perth’s north are […]

A handyman is facing decades in jail after he bashed a neighbour to death during a “burglary gone wrong”, a court has been told. Stuart Paul Anderson, 43, returned before the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday for a presentence hearing after a jury found him guilty late last year of the murder of Vicki Ramadan, […]

After months of criticism from advocacy groups, NSW Premier Chris Minns has finally announced the dates for a four-day Sydney and regional drug summit, alongside a $33.9m funding boost to create and support 12 drug and alcohol support hubs. Honouring Labor’s election commitment, the multi-day summit includes two days of forums to be held in […]

Anthony Albanese has announced Ali France as the Labor challenger to take on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at the next federal election. Ms France will battle Mr Dutton for the marginal seat of Dickson, her third tilt at the electorate that ropes in Brisbane’s outer northern suburbs. Mr Dutton beat Ms France in a close […]

Australia’s spy agency ASIO and the AFP have announced two Australians with Russian passports have been charged with espionage related offences that involve allegations of stealing defence secrets to share with Russia. Speaking at a press conference in Canberra, AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw said the case involved two people who had been in Australia for […]

Labor has been accused of ripping off an iconic logo while promoting their Future Made in Australia policy, with the Coalition branding the move as “pathetic”. A green triangle with a gold outline of Australia was shared by senior ministers, including Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell, to promote the Future Made in Australia policy. […]

An Australian Defence Force army private and her husband have become the first Australians to be charged with espionage after allegedly working together to leak state secrets to Russia. The Australian Federal Police will allege the couple worked together to access ADF material related to Australia’s national security interests. The woman was allegedly undertaking non-declared […]

An Australian couple allegedly murdered at a luxury hotel in the Philippines have been identified, as eerie CCTV emerges and police launch a manhunt for their killer. Australian David James Fisk, 57, his wife Lucita Barquin Cortez, 55, a Philippine-born Australian citizen were staying at The Lake Hotel, at Tagaytay in Cavite province, southwest of […]

First-time home buyers who have been locked out of the property market where they live are buying houses in other states and becoming landlords instead. Karen Nguyen, who is in her 20s, works full-time for a tech start-up and is one of those young Aussies who has gone interstate to get on the property ladder. […]