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The family of a Queensland man killed in Ukraine are remembering the volunteer foreign fighter as having as being “brave and strong” in his resolve to help others. Brock Greenwood, 24, had been a volunteer foreign fighter for the Ukrainian International Foreign Legion for the past 15 months. His family were informed on Saturday he’d […]

An Australian dad who has been skiing since he was a kid was “absolutely blown away” when he did some quick calculations to reveal how much more expensive it is to hit the slopes these days – and he is not alone in his thinking. Michael Atkinson, a keen adventurer who was a contestant on […]

Skyrocketing costs have claimed another popular eatery which has been forced to make the tough decision to shut its doors. Abbots and Kinney, a “cult” bakery and cafe with stores across Adelaide, made the decision to close its Croydon store as the lease was about to expire. Managing director Richard Wilson made the announcement on […]

A massive factory fire which broke out in Melbourne’s west following a large chemical explosion is expected to burn for several days. Fire and Rescue Victoria (FRV) confirmed 180 firefighters responded to the factory fire in Derrimut after a “large chemical explosion” earlier on Wednesday morning. Crews arrived at the Swann Dr scene about 11.20am, […]

Stage 3 tax cuts will fatten the wallets of all Australians, but an economist is warning the new taxation landscape contains dangerous inflation risks that could pummel mortgage holders with higher interest rates. It all hangs on how families decide to spend their uptick in wealth, Dr Nalini Prasad from the UNSW School of Economics […]

Locals in Sydney’s hip Newtown suburb are clucking with anger over the prospect of a KFC restaurant for the district’s famous King St strip, warning the beloved American fried chicken franchise could take away from the “character” of the area and degrade the earning power of rival retailers. King St, which snakes through Newtown from […]

A mammoth trial of 14 members of a cult-like religious circle who are accused of killing an eight-year-old girl by withholding her insulin medication will begin on Wednesday afternoon. More than two years after Elizabeth Rose Struhs was found dead in her home near Toowoomba, the group of eight women and six men who are […]

The man accused of murdering a woman whose body was found dumped at a waste management facility has been named in court. Stephen Fleming, 45, appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning after he was charged with the murder late on Tuesday evening. Sporting a shaved head and short mullet, he appeared flanked […]

Australian parents are overwhelmed and powerless to stop the harmful influences of social media, an eating disorder support expert and parent with lived experience says. “Parents need help,” Eating Disorders Families Australia executive director Jane Rowan told politicians in Canberra on Wednesday. “Government intervention, to set the rules that social media must abide by if […]

Qantas has unveiled a new “flexible” pass for its luxury airport lounges for a staggeringly cheap price tag – just months after announcing annual memberships would be hit with a 17 per cent price hike. The new Qantas Club Flexible allows customers to pay for 28-day access to the branded lounges, with the Flying Kangaroo […]