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Josh Frydenberg, the of the biggest losers of the 2022 federal election is reportedly considering a comeback to Canberra. The former treasurer in the Morrison government lost the blue ribbon Liberal seat of Kooyong in Melbourne to teal independent Monique Ryan. But following the announcement of the proposed redrawing of boundaries that pushes more Liberal […]

After receiving more than a month’s worth of rain in less than one day, Sydneysiders can finally put their umbrellas away and enjoy some sunshine. However, flood warnings remain in place around the Hunter area, with minor flooding on the Williams River and moderate flooding on the Wollombi Brook River, BOM senior meteorologist Dean Narramore […]

It was not a mistake for Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to issue a controversial ministerial direction which resulted in the deportation of some non-citizen criminals to be revoked, Labor frontbencher Murray Watt has said. The contentious order – known as Direction 99 – was issued by Mr Giles in early 2023 and required the Administrative […]

The number of domestic violence victims who ask for help with their pets when escaping perpetrators has more than doubled, with the RSPCA only able to help about a quarter of those seeking help. In the first five months of 2024, RSPCA NSW Domestic Violence Program has helped 148 people and 248 animals, the largest […]

A teenager has been charged after he allegedly attempted to smuggle more than $24m worth of methamphetamine, estimated to be enough for 260,000 street deals, into Australia. The 18-year-old US traveller was stopped by Australian Border Force officers at Sydney airport on Wednesday after flying into Australia from the US. Officers seized a total of […]

Australia needs “the most productive relationship” with China, Defence Minister Richard Marles has said, striking a cooperative tone a day after his first face-to-face meeting with his Chinese counterpart. Speaking from a security summit in Singapore on Sunday, Mr Marles signalled that the Albanese government was making further efforts to stabilise its relationship with China, […]

A 6-week-old baby who was sleeping in his crib was mauled to death by the family’s dog earlier this month. Ezra Mansoor succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, local time, six days after the seemingly tame husky attacked him in his home in Tennessee, the USA, the New York Post reported. The infant’s mother, Chloe […]

The federal opposition is turning the screws on Immigration Minister Andrew Giles over deportation rules, with fresh questions raised over a claim he made regarding former-detainees being monitored by drones. The Immigration Minister has been in a political quagmire over the resettling of detainees after the High Court of Australia deemed indefinite detention is unlawful. […]

An elderly woman in a wheelchair has been rescued after a western Sydney unit “exploded”, as firefighters desperately search for more people feared trapped inside. Emergency services were called to Waikanda Cres in Whalan shortly before 1pm on Saturday following reports the second level of the building had “blown out”. A Fire and Rescue NSW […]

Aussies have been delivered a fresh warning about how they “use the internet” after two major ticketing sites were hit by data breaches. Ticketek suffered a data breach earlier this week, with the personal information of a number of Australians exposed. Information such as full names, dates of birth and email addresses were stolen by […]