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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have taken to the streets of Melbourne and Sydney, condemning Israel’s war in Gaza and demanding the Albanese government take further action to sever ties with the Netanyahu government. The demonstrations on Sunday cap off a week of diplomatic blows for the Jewish state, after the United Nation’s two highest courts […]

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has encouraged all media outlets to “do better” in their management of internal complaints, after allegations surfaced that former Nine Network news boss Darren Wick had acted inappropriately towards a female staff member. Mr Wick, Channel Nine’s recently departed head of news and current affairs, quit the network on March 15 […]

Roger Cook has left the door open to further tightening WA’s already tough gun laws, in the wake of the “senseless, chilling and absolutely horrific” murder of a mother and daughter. Jennifer and 18-year-old Gretl Petelczyc were shot in their Floreat home by Mark Bombara on Friday afternoon, after he attended the address looking for […]

Australia’s “highly competitive” telecommunications sector is under “dynamic strain”, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has warned, after the country’s largest telco Telstra revealed it would slash 2800 direct jobs before year’s end. Announced by Telstra boss Vicki Brady on Tuesday, the telecommunications giant swung the axe in what is largest redundancy round at an ASX-listed company […]

Greens leader Adam Bandt says its not his place to publicly state whether there should be a two-state solution as the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip continues. Mr Bandt said it was essential the world supports Israel and Palestine as they try to find a workable solution to the continued tension and violence in […]

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has further confused the Opposition’s proposed cuts to the net migration intake, indicating a deeper reduction to the target than he previously outlined in a major speech just last Wednesday. Speaking to Sky News Australia on Sunday, Mr Taylor would not reveal the number the Coalition would target from mid-2026, but […]

Public transport fares across Queensland will be temporarily slashed to a flat 50c fee in a bid to ease cost of living pressures and traffic gridlocks for thousands of commuters. On Sunday, Queensland Premier Steven Miles revealed a 50c fare would apply for all Translink services across the state irrespective of the location or distance […]

Charlise Mutten, 9, was due to fly home to her grandparents in Tweed Heads after spending almost a month in Sydney with her mother over the school holidays. She was due to board a flight back on January 18, 2022. But on that day, the nine-year-old’s body was instead found in a barrel that had […]

Millions of Australians are turning to a second job to meet the rising cost-of-living pressures, amid concerns that job swapping has become too risky in the pursuit for a higher wage. Talent company Randstad has revealed the grim reality Aussies are facing in a new report. After surveying more than 6000 workers and companies, Generation […]

The killer who murdered a mother and her teenage daughter before turning the gun on himself has been identified as Mark James Bombara. The 63-year-old Perth man showed up at the Floreat home of Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc in a frantic search for his ex-wife at about 4.30pm on Friday. His ex was a good […]