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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 […]

The government is being urged to investigate setting up a publicly-owned bank to ensure regional and remote Australians have access to financial services as more and more branches close. Handing down its final report on Friday, a Senate committee investigating the effect of branch closures on consumers and businesses recommended making the existing Banking Code […]

A gang known as the “Bitumen Bandits” who allegedly ripped off dozens by doing dodgy work have been arrested. Queensland Police say the gang included two men, aged 34 and 41, and a 16-year-old boy have been in Australia illegally on overstayed visas from Britain. Detective Inspector Mick Searle alleged the group offered to lay […]

Owners of homes that sit vacant for more than six months in a year will be ordered to cough up extra tax, the Victorian Government has announced. From January 1, homeowners across the state will be liable for vacant residential land tax (VRLT) if properties are vacant for more than six months in the calendar […]

Renegade LNP Senator Gerard Rennick has launched legal action against his own party after he was booted off the senate ticket during an internal party ballot. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Nationals Leader David Littleproud and even Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner are among the prominent LNP figures named in Senator Rennick’s lawsuit, filed in the […]

Former NSW One Nation Leader Mark Latham “whipped up” a frenzy of hate against Sydney MP Alex Greenwich by posting a homophobic tweet which crudely describes a gay sex act, the Federal Court has heard. Hearings in a defamation proceeding launched against Mr Latham concluded on Friday, with Mr Greenwich’s barrister Matt Collins KC calling […]

A popular butcher given the chop by Westfield after 41 years for “no reason” says the shock decision will cost him up to $4 million. Craig Cook, who operates 12 Natural Butcher stores in Sydney and Newcastle, was unceremoniously booted from his flagship Bondi Junction location — where workers are this week on-site demolishing the […]

Businesses and households with solar power panels will soon be able to access cheaper batteries to store solar energy generated during the day. The new incentive aims to help reduce energy bills, allow around the clock access to electricity and increase the reliability of the statewide electricity grid. The NSW government’s announcement is part of […]

Illegible, incomplete and poor records mean Victoria Police will never truly know how many times their officers forcibly removed an Aboriginal child. The state’s Chief Commissioner of police made a formal apology to the Stolen Generations on Friday, acknowledging Victoria Police’s more-than-100-year role in removing Indigenous kids. “It’s vital for Victoria Police to face up […]

Labor Party stalwart Doug Cameron has unleashed on governments responsible for decades of poor policy decisions that have “failed the nation”, resulting in a dire housing crisis. And he called on powerbrokers in Canberra to ignore “scare campaigns by vested interests” to reform controversial tax perks like negative gearing and capital gains discounts for property […]