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More details have been revealed about the property where more than 500 slaughtered horse carcasses were discovered, with allegations the animals were being killed as part of an illegal horse knackery for pet food. Allegations of illegal horse slaughtering, the possession of firearms, the presence of sheep testosterone, and the theft of a horse had […]

Lucie’s day begins at dawn when the Sydney mother heads off to the first of three jobs that she juggles in a desperate and exhausting bid to keep a roof over her family’s head. Eighty per cent of her income is swallowed by ever-rising rental costs and she’s forced to rely on food banks to […]

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says the goverment had argued for cancelling the visa of a former immigration detainee weeks before he allegedly stabbed a man to death. Sudan-born Emmanuel Suki was released from immigration detention following an AAT decision despite having an “extensive criminal record”, before allegedly murdering Bosco Minyurano in a Brisbane park on […]

A man who mowed down the brother of a former NRL star in a “brutal and senseless” killing stole cash from the deceased man as he lay on the road, fleeing to the Sunshine Coast to avoid detection. The horrific detail surrounding the death of Jake Opacic – the brother of former Brisbane Broncos, North […]

Lawyers for Brittany Higgins have revealed she is getting married in June, as another matter involving the former political staffer gets underway in the WA Supreme Court. Legal teams for Ms Higgins and Senator Linda Reynolds returned to the David Malcolm Justice Centre for the second time this week as the senator seeks to find […]

Australia’s communications and media watchdog has launched legal action against Optus over the 2022 data breach, in the latest blow for Australia’s second biggest telco. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has filed proceedings in the Federal Court, alleging Optus “failed to protect the confidentiality of its customers’ personal information from unauthorised interference or unauthorised […]

Western Australian will introduce tough new laws to crack down on knife violence, giving the police “anywhere, anytime” powers to conduct searches for weapons. The laws would give officers the power to “wand”, or use handheld metal detectors to scan people in a designated Knife Wanding Area such as entertainment zones, bus stops, shopping centres, […]

A homophobic tweet by former NSW One Nation Leader Mark Latham targeting MP Alex Greenwich was “crass and vulgar” but not defamatory, his lawyers have claimed. The Sydney MP launched defamation proceedings against the controversial and newly-independent Mr Latham in May last year following a graphic and homophobic tweet. In a statement of claim, Mr […]

The mother of a toddler killed by his abusive dad in an “evil and cowardly” murder-suicide has been met with a flood of support from the community. Two-year-old Rowan was found dead in a unit in East Lismore on Sunday night alongside his dad James Harrison, after he failed to return to the boy to […]

Consumers across Australia’s eastern states are set to benefit from a fall in household power bills as a cut to electricity price caps and government energy rebates deliver hundreds of dollars worth of relief to cash strapped families. The Australian Energy Regulator’s final default market offer – a price ceiling to ensure customers receive the […]