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NSW Premier Chris Minns will make a formal state apology to people who convicted under historic laws made homosexuality a crime up until 1984, when the discriminatory laws were abolished. Mr Minns will address the lower house at 12.15pm on Thursday, where he will “unreservedly” apologise to people affected by the laws, and “recognise and […]

Tens of thousands of elderly Australians may still be using personal medical alarms that rely on 3G, less than two months before the network is shut for good and the devices stop working. Darren Steele from CareAlert SmartDialler said his firm was still struggling to contact thousands of customers with older models to warn them […]

Australian shoppers can score huge savings on a range of popular products in the end of the financial year sales. From technology to homewares, fashion and beauty, there are range of great deals on big brands including Apple, Dyson, KitchenAid and more. Take a look at the top deals on offer this week. Please note: […]

Anthony Albanese has accused the Greens of “deliberately and consciously” spreading misinformation about the war in Gaza, demanding MPs to condemn protests against parliamentarians offices. In response to a question raised by independent MP Sophie Scamps about voters’ concerns about social cohesion, Mr Albanese said communities across Australia were “distressed” about the events unfolding in […]

The career criminal who is at the centre of a political storm after his visa cancellation was overturned pleaded for mercy by telling a psychologist that he was traumatised after cradling bloodied gangland crime lord Tony Mokbel in his arms in jail until paramedics arrived. Kevin Farrugia, who remains in jail in Victoria, was spared […]

“If war broke out tomorrow, would you fight to defend Australia?” A handful of men were asked this question on the streets of Melbourne last week, with some admitting they would not stand at arms for the nation. In a video conservative journalist Fred Pawle posted to his social media feeds, the responses captured a […]

The Tech monopolies — especially social media networks such as Meta, TikTok and X — choose to operate outside our legal system. In the space of just one generation, we have gone from magic to madness. Remember when we first discovered search — when we learned we could find out anything we wanted to know […]

News Corp Australia’s executive chairman Michael Miller has used his National Press Club address to call on the government to enact stronger laws to control social media giants, with punishments that would block them from operating in Australia if they don’t comply. Speaking in Canberra on Wednesday, he said companies like TikTok, X, and Meta, […]

The online watchdog has dropped its legal action against Elon Musk’s social media giant X after it refused to remove content related to the Sydney church stabbing. eSafety launched proceedings in the Federal Court earlier this year after X, formerly Twitter, vowed to fight a global take-down order content from the attack. X Corp initially […]

Legendary radio and television star John Blackman has died age 76. The Hey Hey It’s Saturday star died on Tuesday after a heart attack, according to The Morning Show reporter Peter Ford. Blackman begun his career in the late-60s but rose to prominence because of his voiceover work with the Channel 9 series. He was […]