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A man has shared the terrifying difference between healthcare in the United States and Australia, which was the catalyst for him and his Aussie wife relocating to Melbourne. Andrew Polino shared his experience on X about not being able to access the healthcare his wife needed when she was pregnant, despite having health insurance in […]

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has denounced a NSW Health director who sent an email describing the man suspected of killing his two-year-old son in a murder-suicide as a “wonderful colleague”. In an email obtained by The Daily Telegraph, NSW Health Clinical Excellence Commission’s Information Management director Andre Jenkins wrote to staff on Wednesday alerting […]

The mother of a toddler murdered by his own father has described his death as an “evil and cowardly act of violence”. 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 his mother following an access […]

Australians have been alerted to a rise in a new scam that offers fake bonus Centrelink payments in a bid to drive up web traffic and steal vulnerable users’ personal information. Services Australia said millions of customers are being targeted by fake social media posts and websites promising a new ‘one-off’ or ‘bonus’ government payments. […]

A homophobic tweet by former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham targeting independent MP Alex Greenwich “unleashed demons” and death threats, a court has heard. 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 Greenwich […]

The Coalition would implement caps on federal tax and spending measures if it came to power at the next election, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has said. Delivering his budget reply address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Mr Taylor pledged to reintroduce a 23.9 per cent cap on tax receipts as a share of […]

A heavily-tattooed man allegedly involved in the attempted shooting murder of another man at a 7-Eleven in inner-city Brisbane may have lured the victim into the vehicle to be killed, a court has been told. Shaun Kenneth Kirby is due to stand trial charged with the wounding of Anthony Ford, who was allegedly shot in […]

A neo Nazi nearing the end of his jail term is contesting the state’s application for an extended supervision order, setting up a showdown over if he should remain under close watch after his lengthy prison stint. Duncan Robert Cromb appeared before South Australian Chief Justice Chris Kourakis via videolink from jail on Tuesday, where […]

Killer bodybuilder Sven Lindemann will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to the fatal frenzied six-knife stabbing of his partner Monique Lezsak after she attempted to end their relationship. Lindemann, 52, will appear before Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth in the Victorian Supreme Court at 9.30am on Wednesday, where he faces a maximum life sentence for the […]

Australia could welcome its biggest-ever individual lottery winner this week if just one person takes home Powerball’s entire $150 million jackpot. The $150 million Powerball draw on Thursday is the third-biggest prize ever offered by an Australian lottery game. The jackpot has soared to these heights after there were no division one winners during the […]