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A school bus driver who arranged to have four of his racing dogs killed may have face criminal charges after an investigation by a greyhound watchdog. Collin Wasson, from Wagga Wagga, pleaded guilty to 16 offences at the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GIWC) earlier this month, which included arranging for a third party to […]

A heartwarming display of support was seen at a Sydney shopping centre this morning which demonstrates just how far female sport has come in Australia. Fans lined up for hours at a Big W store at Westfield Eastgardens in Sydney’s south-east to meet and have books signed by Matildas goalkeeper, Mackenzie Arnold. The 30-year-old goalkeeper, […]

The alarming rise in alpha male culture continues across the country, with one expert seeing Australian boys as young as 11 becoming heavily influenced by the content being promoted on social media. The “alpha male” is defined by its followers as someone who takes charge, is hyper masculine, with everyone wanting to be him and […]

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was on Friday “hit” by a man on a Copenhagen square, her office said, with EU chiefs quickly condemning the attack. The Danish prime minister’s office said in a statement to AFP that Frederiksen was “shocked by the incident”, but did not provide further details. “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was […]

Queensland kids will have better access to organised sport with the state government promising families a $200 voucher for every child aged between 5 and 17 years to participate in junior sports. The Fairplay program has been allocated $40m in the 2024-25 State Budget, expanding from the current program that provides eligible families with $150 […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed Australia’s first human infection of the avian influenza virus case, or bird flu, likely came from India. WHO alerted health authorities in Australia that a suspected case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus was detected in Melbourne, which was later confirmed by the Victorian health department. A WHO […]

A woman has died and a four-month-old baby boy is fighting for life after a car smashed into a tree. The pair had been travelling together in Upper Caboolture, north of Brisbane, about 2.30pm on Friday when their car crashed into a tree. The woman, who police say was driving the vehicle, was declared dead […]

Residents of Sydney’s outskirts are under evacuation orders as flood waters continue to rise due to days of heavy rainfall. Emergency warnings were issued overnight, with evacuations ordered for several places along the Hawkesbury River. These places include parts of Agnes Banks, Cornwallis, eastern part of Richmond Lowlands, Pitt Town Bottoms, northern part of Pitt […]

Realising his plan to disappear after two elderly campers vanished in Victoria’s remote High Country was unravelling, a former pilot “steeled” himself and set out a plan to eliminate the last remaining evidence, a jury has heard. This week, the double-murder trial of Gregory Stuart Lynn heard his account of the deaths of Russell Hill, […]

The Reserve Bank of Australia will not be influenced by recent rate cuts abroad, freshly appointed deputy governor Andrew Hausen has signalled, after Canadian and European central bankers lowered interest rates this week. In his first public remarks since his appointment to the position in November, Mr Hauser, who was formerly a senior official at […]