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Thousands of revellers have stripped down for an early morning dip to welcome the winter solstice. About 3000 people took part in the annual event held at Long Beach in Tasmania’s Sandy Bay on Friday morning, braving icy conditions for the swim, with temperatures reaching 7C. The solstice is celebrated around the world with festivals […]

The jury deliberating the double-murder trial of a former Jetstar captain have been sent home for the weekend after the presiding judge issued three reminders. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, is facing trial in Victoria’s Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to murdering Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, while on a March 2020 camping […]

The tradesman killed in an alleged road rage attack was on the phone with his best mate just moments before his death. Rhyce Harding, 27, died after being struck by a white ute on Jersey Road, Blackett, around 8.45am on Thursday, according to police reports. Mr Harding has left his red ute and approached the […]

Concluding his 13-year-run in NSW parliament, former NSW treasurer Matt Kean issued a tribute to his “great friend and mentor,” former premier Gladys Berejiklian, resolutely stating her exit from politics “denied the state of one of its finest premiers and leaders”. In a valedictory speech attended by Liberal luminary former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and […]

Peter Dutton says people will be “pleasantly surprised” when they finally see the price tag for the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan. The Opposition Leader on Wednesday released some details of the plan the Coalition had been flagging for months but did not put a price on it. He said again that would happen “very soon”. […]

After bashing his partner, a meth-addicted man left to go get pizzas while she lay dying or dead at their home. Robert Evan Rickerby, 30, showed no emotion but was blinking rapidly as he was jailed for 15 years and six months after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Jessica Geddes, 27, through unlawful and […]

The police officer who stopped the Bondi massacre will receive a special award for bravery at a police induction ceremony today. Inspector Amy Scott shot and killed Joel Cauchi at Bondi Junction after he had run through the shopping complex slaughtering shoppers with a knife. On Friday, NSW Premier Chriss Minns announced the hero officer […]

Labor frontbencher Jason Clare has jumped on reports that nuclear energy could send electricity bills soaring by up to $1000 a year as the government defends using memes with three-eyed koalas to attack the Liberal’s new policy. Liberal leader Peter Dutton announced this week he wants Australia to go nuclear, with a wishlist of up […]

I appreciate the opportunity today to talk specifically about the impact social media is having on the news industry, but to also touch on the broader issues your committee has been asked to confront. Social media has become a toxic force in our society – with online scams and blackmail; cyber-bullying and trolling; deep fakes […]

A Queensland public servant who was stood down for using a racist slur at the pub with workmates has failed to have the decision overturned after arguing it was “just a word” that was even used as a greeting by young people. Bryce Waite, 61, an agriculture officer with the Queensland Department of Environment and […]