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Coles has announced a sweep of price cuts for the next three months, part of a price drop campaign to help Australians struggling with cost-of-living pressures keep warm during the winter. From today, the supermarket giant will cut prices on 200 products, from pantry staples to roast meat, bumping up the total number of products […]

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has been forced to defend Immigration Minister Andrew Giles after revelations his ministerial direction allowed serial criminal offenders to remain in Australia. A Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday heard Mr Giles was warned by his department that his ‘direction 99’ changes, which gave non-citizens with ties to Australia greater leniency […]

The mother of slain schoolgirl Charlise Mutten told a jury she lied to police to protect her former partner after he was charged with her daughter’s murder because she “still loved him” and “believed” his side of the story. Kallista Mutten, 40, faced tense cross-examination from Justin Stein’s barrister on Tuesday, asking “are you serious?” […]

A forensic anthropologist is set to explain to a jury the discovery of more than 2000 bone fragments linked to the disappearance of two elderly campers. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, is facing trial in the Victorian Supreme Court over allegations he murdered Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, while camping in the Wonnangatta Valley […]

Italian travel blogger Gabriele Cairo has pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of three members of the same family in a horrific car crash in South Australia in November last year. In a sombre session at the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday, Mr Cairo admitted he caused the deaths of Jacqueline Clark and her parents, […]

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has shed tears while interviewing a Jewish couple who were forced to close their family business after becoming victims of anti-Semitism. Mr Frydenberg, who is also Jewish, hosted a one-hour documentary on Sky News titled Never Again: The Fight Against anti-Semitism. “The words never again must actually mean something,” he said. […]

A Sudanese migrant with a criminal record who self-identifies as an Aboriginal man has been granted the right to stay in Australia. The man, known only as RCWV, was born in Khartoum and spent his first 20 years in Africa before relocating to Australia on a protection visa. RCWV’s visa was revoked after he amassed […]

Penny Wong has warned Israel “this cannot continue”, as she condemned the “horrific … death and destruction” left by a deadly Israeli attack on civilians in southern Gaza. In an opening statement to senate estimates on Tuesday, the Foreign Minister – representing the Prime Minister – made reference to Sunday’s air strike, which hit a […]

Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has added his voice to calls for a cut to company taxes, advocating for either a reduction in the taxation rate or via the establishment of an economy-wide investment allowance. Speaking at a business event in Sydney, Mr Husic argued that changes to the company tax rate should be […]

Tobacco sellers are reportedly choosing to cop council fines rather than risk being targeted by Melbourne’s underworld by refusing to stock illegal tobacco products. Victoria Police believe at least 60 tobacco and vape stores have been targeted by arson attacks in the past year, including in both Melbourne and regional Victoria. On Monday, officers unveiled […]