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A customer who sparked outrage after complaining online about a $1 surcharge at a cafe for heating his muffin has spoken out following critiscm for naming and shaming the business. Motivational speaker and podcast host Peter Williams recently dined at cafe Leaf and Vine in Ringwood, in Melbourne’s east, where he was charged $1 to […]

A phone found during the search for Samantha Murphy is understood to have belonged to the missing mum. Ms Murphy was going for a run in Ballarat East on February 4 when she vanished. Her body has not been located. On Wednesday a mobile phone was found on the bank of a dam during a […]

South Australian Police are investigating the sudden death of a five-year-old girl at an Adelaide home Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said authorities were treating the case “seriously,” and said authorities were trying to establish how the child died. “It’s obviously very tragic when anyone loses their life, more so with a young person,” he told […]

NSW Police say an umbilical cord which was recently found on the banks of a Sydney river belonged to a baby boy. Authorities continue to hold serious welfare concerns, and remain on the search for the baby and his mother, after an umbilical cord and placenta was found by a dog walker at the Cooks […]

The driver of a wedding bus that crashed in NSW’s Hunter Valley killing 10 people and injuring 25 more, in one of the worst ever road incidents will wait to learn his fate. Brett Button, 59, appeared before Newcastle District Court on Thursday morning after reaching a plea deal with the NSW DPP that angered […]

A crime expert has has revealed that a mobile phone found on the banks of a dam during the search for missing mother Samantha Murphy might be damaged to the point it is rendered useless. Ms Murphy was going for a run in Ballarat East on February 4 when she vanished. Her body has not […]

The mother of alleged killer Justin Stein has been called by prosecutors to give evidence against her son, who is accused of killing schoolgirl Charlise Mutten and dumping her body in a barrel. Justin Stein, 33, is facing trial after pleading not guilty to murder, but has admitted to disposing of the schoolgirl’s body. The […]

China has lifted punishing restrictions on five Australian beef exporters. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said the details were “still emerging” but confirmed on Thursday the trade tariffs would be removed “with immediate effect” for five cattle producers who were hit with a snap ban four years ago. “That is fantastic news for Australia’s cattle producers, […]

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has said he will investigate his department’s failure to brief him on a directive that allowed convicted criminals to stay in the country, after being forced to defend his job amid a blistering campaign to have him sacked him from his ministerial portfolio. Mr Giles said he was not told by […]

Melbourne police say they have busted a major eastern suburbs crime ring involving ringleaders and their child minions who allegedly nabbed $2 million of cash and cigarettes this year. Four adults who allegedly orchestrated a network of child offenders and onsold the smokes have been arrested and charged as well, after a string of raids […]