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Dozens of women have been killed by violence in Australia this year with the latest incident involving a man who shot a mother and daughter in a double-murder suicide at their home in Perth. Jennifer Petelczyc, 59, was murdered on Friday alongside her 18-year-old daughter Gretl, at their Floreat residence by a 63-year-old man, who […]

A key union figure says there is appetite to shut down Australian wharves because of the Gaza conflict. Australian pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside major ports across the country on Saturday demanding an end to trade with Israel. The protesters are calling for boycotts of trade with Israel-based shipping giant ZIM. ZIM is owned by the […]

For most of their 50-year long marriage, Russell Hill’s wife believed Carol Clay was his cousin, even going on holidays together with their respective partners. In reality, they were childhood sweethearts whose teenage romance had rekindled into an affair later in life. This week, the trial of their alleged killer, former Jetstar captain Greg Lynn, […]

Half the number of Chinese travellers are coming to Australia than before the pandemic. The stark figures are a major concern for the tourism industry, given Chinese visitors injected more than $12 billion into the Australian economy in 2019. Qantas announced last week it would be scrapping its Sydney to Shanghai route because of low […]

In less than one week, the Australian Border Force has stopped almost 400,000 disposable vapes worth more than $12.47m from entering Australia. ABF officers uncovered the products in three separate sea cargo consignments, all originating from Asia, at Sydney’s container examination facility. Officers found 37,800 disposable vape products on Monday concealed within mixed declared goods […]

EXCLUSIVE When Ashley Yakimchuk arrived in Australia from Canada on a working holiday at age 18 in 2013, she expected the trip of her dreams. Instead, her backpacking trip quickly became a nightmare after posting an innocent ad for casual work on Gumtree. Ms Yakimchuk was the first victim to formally report Sydney artist and […]

Parents are being urged to keep baby products from a popular store away from their children after it was revealed that they pose the risk of choking, suffocation or death to young children. Product Safety Australia (PSA) issued a recall for 10 baby items from Romper & Co on Friday after it found they either […]

Anthony Albanese has questioned whether the isolation of Covid-19 exacerbated issues around social media and social cohesion, in a wide-ranging new podcast episode. Appearing on the Australian National University’s Democracy Sausage podcast with Mark Kenny to reflect on his first two years as Prime Minister, Mr Albanese spoke extensively about his concerns about social media […]

Moments after Melbourne body builder Sven Lindemann strangled, stabbed and dragged his ex-partner, Monique Lezsak, through their Melbourne home, the 52-year-old took out his phone, opened his banking app, and transferred $71,000 between two accounts to protect his assets. The day before, on May 29, 2023, Ms Lezsak had attempted to end her relationship with […]

The defamation trial involving Brittany Higgins and Senator Linda Reynolds could be expanded to include more allegations against the Senator’s former staffer. Senator Reynolds submitted a third application to the WA Supreme Court after a discovery order revealed a conversation that took place between Ms Higgins and her fiance David Sharaz. The conversation was a […]