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Sydney will be plunged into 24-hours of commuter chaos, with the city’s light rail system shutting down for a 24-hour strike on Wednesday. The work stoppage comes as the Rail, Tram & Bus Union (RTBU) is attempting to secure workers a 23 per cent pay rise over four years, plus an additional five sick days, […]

A young Sydney woman who has spent half her life in Australia is pleading to be allowed to stay in the country, claiming she faces homelessness if she returns to Romania. Maria Duminica was just 10 years old when she arrived in Australia with her mother and stepfather, who is an Australian citizen. Ms Duminica […]

Disgraced NRL star Jarryd Hayne will learn his fate after arguing his conviction should be quashed because of critical Facebook messages from a woman he was found guilty of raping. The two-time Dally M winner was found guilty of sexually assaulting the woman at her Newcastle home in the NSW Hunter Region following the high […]

Lawyers acting for the man accused of murdering an elderly couple camping in the remote wilderness have urged his jury to find him not guilty, arguing the prosecution case rests on “half-baked theories”. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, will return to the Victorian Supreme Court on Wednesday as the fifth week of his double-murder trial enters […]

Aussies are being urged to be vigilant and stay across the latest scam trends, with new research revealing almost one in three people fail to recognise a scam. The research, conducted by YouGov, found while nine in ten Australians were confident they could identify a fake SMS or email, only 69 per cent of Australian […]

An elite school is facing a scandal after explicit images of female students were circulated online, resulting in the arrest of a teenage boy. Police are investigating after dozens of girls at Bacchus Marsh Grammar, northwest of Melbourne, reported fake AI nude images had been created and shared on social media. Up to 50 students […]

Singapore Airlines has sent out offers of compensation to passengers who were injured when severe turbulence hit flight SQ321 last month, leaving a 73-year-old man dead and 80 people injured, including with life changing injuries. The May 20 flight, which left London bound for Singapore, was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after […]

Anthony Albanese will host Chinese Premier Li Qiang next week in a four-day visit, which the Prime Minister says is an opportunity to continue to build relations with Australia’s biggest trading partner. This is the second visit from a senior Chinese official to Australia this year, after China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit in March. […]

Three bottles of inexpensive Aldi whiskey have been awarded major gongs at the 2024 Spirits International Prestige (SIP) awards that were judged by more than 300 spirit enthusiasts. The award winning scotches are available exclusively at Aldi, and were recognised with six awards in total at the extremely competitive award’s show. Experts assessed more than […]

D-Day has arrived for Chris Dawson once again. The former rugby league star and teacher will soon learn whether his conviction for murdering his wife Lynette will be overturned when the Court of Criminal Appeal hands down its judgment. Dawson was jailed in August 2022 for the murder of his wife Lynette Simms, who vanished […]