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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 […]

Jewish leaders have welcomed the return of four hostages taken captive by Hamas militants following a rescue operation carried out by the Israeli military. Local officials reported more than 200 Palestinians were killed and more than 400 were injured after Israeli forces heavily bombarded Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Saturday. The exact death […]

Queensland Premier Steven Miles, who is facing a crushing election defeat later this year, has announced another major spending measure in Tuesday’s state budget. The Labor government is increasing the stamp duty discount for Queenslanders buying their first home, saving them up to $17,350. “I want young Queenslanders to have more opportunity than their parents […]

Peter Dutton’s vow to axe Australia’s 2030 climate emissions target has been attacked, with a senior government minister warning the Opposition Leader was a ‘real risk’. Mr Dutton said he would scrap Labor’s legislated target for 43 per cent emissions reduction by 2030 at the federal election due by May next year and focus on […]

Shoppers have blasered “terrible” temporary metal staircases which have popped up at a busy Westfield shopping centre, labelling them a “headache” for wheelchair and pram users. The temporary staircases, which are still under construction, are being installed in Westfield Eastgardens in Sydney’s southeast, while the centre works to replace six existing travelators over the coming […]

Attendees at Vivid Sydney’s drone show have taken to social media to express concerns about crowd control after some festival goers were reportedly left “trapped” in large crowds at Circular Quay following the event. One social media post said that amid fears of the chance of a crowd crush, someone stepped in to remove some […]

Five people have been seriously injured in a crash between two cars, with speed being investigated as a factor. Queensland Police say a Mercedes-Benz travelling south along Forest Lake Boulevard and a Toyota LandCruiser collided at the intersection of Renoir Crescent in the Brisbane suburb of Forest Lake about 10.10pm on Saturday. “We don’t know […]

One in two Australian travellers has either lied to get an upgrade or is guilty of considering it. Almost 40 per cent said they have been tempted to tell a fib, while 12 per cent have no qualms about claiming it’s a special occasion such as a wedding anniversary or birthday in a bid to […]

A mammoth $25 million settlement is being offered to more than a thousand women who say their lives were “ruined” by a clinic that offered “boob jobs for the cost of a cup of coffee a day”. The NSW Supreme Court signed off on the settlement against the Cosmetic Institute this week, led by 12 […]

Elle Edwards was meant to be wrapping Christmas presents with her dad. But her phone pinged with a text. The 26-year-old’s mates wanted her to come out for a drink. It was Christmas Eve. They were at the Lighthouse Pub in Wallasey Village, on the Wirral peninsula, just across the water from Liverpool’s city centre […]