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Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously said in 2019 that electric vehicles would “end the weekend”. “[An EV] won’t tow your trailer,” Mr Morrison told reporters. “It’s not going to tow your boat. It’s not going to get you out to your favourite camping spot with your family.” But one Perth family is on a […]

A NSW state government department has turned to goats to help it in a bid bring weeds under control. Sydney Metro has hired 20 Boer goats to graze their way through grass and vegetation surrounding the Eastern Creek Precast Facility west of the city. The goats will be used to control weeds around the site, […]

EXCLUSIVE Katie Lees was a fit and healthy young actor who “didn’t need the vaccine”, but took it to “do her bit” to end NSW’s brutal lockdown which she feared was wreaking havoc on people’s mental health. Thirteen days after her first dose of AstraZeneca, Ms Lees’ family gathered around her ICU bed at Royal […]

Primary support for the Coalition has risen to the highest point in three years as Peter Dutton closes in on Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister, new polling has revealed. A damaging two weeks for Labor dealt a blow to the party, the most recent Newspoll revealed, with primary support for the Coalition rising two […]

Former premiers Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan have been awarded the nation’s highest honour, despite their controversial handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Both have received the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for their significant contributions to public health. Mr Andrews was recognised for his health policies and infrastructure development in Victoria, and Mr […]

Shoppers across Coles Supermarkets have been limited to buying two cartons of eggs due to supply chain issues caused by an outbreak of bird flu detected at five farms in Victoria. The limitations have been placed at all stores with the exception of Western Australia. Signs placed in-stores say: Due to a shortage of supple […]

Peter Blunden was in bed when the call came. It was about 11pm. He had just finished another marathon day as editor of the Herald Sun. “Have you got the TV on?” the caller asked. Blunden didn’t stop to think. He threw on clothes – over his pyjamas – and rushed back to the office […]

Divisive pandemic premier Daniel Andrews has been given the highest honour in this year’s King’s Birthday honours list. Either revered or reviled for keeping his decision to keep his state locked down for 262 days, and locking Melbourne into a “ring of steel,” his controversial decisions still led to Victoria’s Labor Party cementing a landslide […]

Australia’s first national anti-vaping advertising campaign will urge users to kick their daily habits through a suite of unsettling new ads that warn users vaping addiction can “creep up on you”. On Monday, the federal government will launch a $63.4m advertising blitz aimed at curbing vaping and smoking use as it prepares for a nationwide […]

A defiant Adam Bandt has pushed back against alleged “slander” directed at Australia’s pro-Palestine movement and Greens party, telling protesters “we are going to prevail”. It follows a bruising week in federal parliament in which both Labor and the Coalition accused the Greens of stirring up social division over the Israel-Gaza war. Speaking to rallygoers […]