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The remaining “hero” pilot of a horror Sea World chopper crash, which killed multiple people, has died of cancer. Michael James, 53, was praised for saving the lives of his five passengers when the helicopter he was piloting was involved in a mid-air collision with another joy ride chopper on Queensland’s Gold Coast on January […]

Former Archibald winner and Australia’s oldest working artist Guy Warren has died, aged 103. King Street Gallery on William in Sydney, which represents him, announced his death on Friday. Mr Warren died at 5am on Friday, June 14, following a short period in palliative care. “Our thoughts are with his two children, Paul and Joanna, […]

Just when you thought the property market could not get any worse, one real estate agent has listed a house he admitted is the worst presented home he has ever shown. The home, located at 19 Ryland Rd, Kelmscott, in Perth’s southeast, was described as “dirty” by O’Neil Real Estate residential sales consultant Ash Swarts. […]

About 2.7 million Australian workers plan to quit their job in the next six to 12 months with almost half the country’s workforce feeling fatigued and burnt out at work. The research was conducted by insurer Allianz Australia, which revealed that organisations across the country needed to invest in support for its employees. Allianz found […]

Health ministers across Australia have written a furious demand to Anthony Albanese, calling on him to fix the health system in Australia as it buckles under pressure. “This is a national problem that requires a national solution,” the letter to the Prime Minister said. In 2023, Labor agreed it would fund 45 per cent of […]

Almost 18,000 people have signed a petition calling for former Victoria Premier Dan Andrews to be stripped of his King’s Birthday Honour, less than two days after receiving it. The Labor leader was handed the nation’s highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia, for his service to Victoria, public health, policy, and regulatory […]

The Coalition has slammed the “scumbag behaviour” of a man who allegedly sprayed pro-Palestine graffiti at the Australian War Memorial. Police allege the man graffitied three areas at the popular Canberra monument about 1am on Friday with pro-Palestine slogans. The man is depicted in CCTV wearing a black jumper, black face covering and khaki pants […]

Independent MP Kylea Tink’s seat of North Sydney is set to be abolished at the next federal election under a draft proposal put forward by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). The AEC released its draft redistribution of NSW electoral boundaries on Friday, which include major changes to the regional seats of Hume, Riverina and Eden-Monaro. […]

An 80-year-old pensioner claims she was forced to hand over $2500 to an Uber driver who drove her to the bank and demanded she withdraw cash from an ATM for minor damage to his car. Judy Libby spoke about the ordeal on Melbourne’s 3AW Radio on Friday morning, saying she got into the row with […]

Lawyers for a former Gold Coast City councillor charged with the murder of his stepfather, allegedly sparked over a $25 lunch dispute, are seeking to subpoena the medical records of the deceased man. Ryan Donald Bayldon-Lumsden was not required to appear when his matter was briefly mentioned at Southport Magistrates Court on Friday. Mr Bayldon-Lumsden, […]