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A grieving mum turned accidental advocate says NSW must catch up to other states in implementing a pill testing program, unanimously stating: “It will save lives”. It’s been more than four years since NSW-woman Jennie Ross-King lost her 19-year-old daughter Alex after she overdosed on three MDMA capsules at Parramatta-based FOMO music festival. During a […]

Federal Jim Chalmers says he expects inflation will be tamed get, despite the May figure hitting 4 per cent and raising fears the Reserve Bank could be forced to hike the cash rate again. The Treasurer on Sunday was spruiking the stage 3 tax cuts and other federal government measures to come into effect from […]

A tax expert has revealed the items that Aussies might not realise they’re able to claim back at tax time. July 1 arrives on Monday, meaning people will be able to start submitting their returns with the ATO. CPA Australia provided a list of items which many people didn’t realise they may be able to […]

From tales of adventure and exploration to overcoming challenges and dealing with technology overload, this year’s Kids News short story competition entrants truly captured the spirit of the times. Renowned children’s author and competition judge Jackie French helped choose this year’s winners from 400 entries in the Kindergarten to Year 9 national competition, run by […]

Dramatic bodycam footage has captured the heart-stopping moment police officers chase down and arrest an armed suspect following an alleged early morning suburban home invasion. The footage, released by WA Police, shows police officers responding to the incident in Camillo in Perth’s outer southeast, which the police allege took place about 3.30am Saturday. The cop […]

A near one-hour delay in the police response time to a triple-0 call will form part of a “critical incident” investigation after a woman was found dead in a small town in NSW early Saturday morning. NSW Police attended an address in Casino, about 720km north of Sydney, at 2.27am for a welfare check, finding […]

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has shocked his followers by praising CNN for doing a “good job” of managing the presidential debate, in rare praise from the billionaire for traditional media. Musk took to his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to share his thoughts on the first debate between President Joe Biden […]

Anthony Albanese has been grilled about his salary ahead of his payrise on Monday. The Prime Minister’s salary will tick over $600,000, reaching a new height for our elected leader’s pay packet. He was questioned about the salary, which is about nine times the median Australian wage, while on Sunrise on Saturday morning. “Prime Minister, […]

It’s like something out of a Hollywood movie. A man, armed with a rifle and wearing a black balaclava, hits 11 banks in a 10-year robbery spree from 2004 to 2014. Justice finally caught up with him when he accidentally left some blood at a crime scene. He storms in, threatens violence against anyone who […]

The devastated girlfriend of one of the Australian brothers killed on a surf trip in Mexico has issued a heartbreaking tribute to her boyfriend just two months after his death. Brothers Callum, 33, and Jake, 31, Robinson were killed alongside their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, after they went missing in late April while […]