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If one lucky Aussie takes home the entire $150m Powerball jackpot on Thursday night they would instantly become the nation’s biggest ever Lotto winner. The Powerball jackpot has soared to $150m and it is expected half of Australian adults will hold a ticket in this week’s draw. It will be the third-biggest prize ever offered […]

Australian radio stations should stop playing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ music after the American rapper admitted to physically assaulting his former girlfriend after security footage was released. Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said Australian businesses should “reconsider any activities they may be taking that may be financially benefiting Mr Combs”. “This should see Australian media companies […]

Australia’s top security boss says there has been a decline in the number of people who aspire to travel overseas to support terrorist groups since the height of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, but travel bans are a “necessary tool” to deter citizens from joining extremists. The federal government is looking at extending counter-terrorism laws, […]

Miss World Australia has recalled the “terrifying” moment she and a group of young pageant contestants were allegedly attacked outside a Gold Coast shopping centre. Jasmine Stringer and the group of pageant hopefuls were allegedly forced to fend off a female attacker outside the Southport Park Shopping Centre around 6pm on Friday. The group were […]

The grieving family of Tiffany Woodley sobbed in court as her former partner Peter Damjanovic pleaded not guilty to her murder. Ms Woodley’s body was found by police unresponsive and “severely injured” at her home in Perth’s east in August last year, Mr Damjanovic was arrested at the home. On Monday, Western Australia Supreme Court […]

Star Entertainment Group has entered a trading halt after confirming it had received a “number” of takeover bids. It comes as the casino operator – which has venues in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast – faces scrutiny from multiple state government inquiries in addition to sanctions. Star confirmed on Monday “confidential, unsolicited, preliminary and […]

Social media giants are becoming more reluctant to remove misinformation and other content that risks disrupting elections, Australia’s chief election tsar has warned. In an appearance before a parliamentary committee into adopting artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday, Australian Election Commission boss Tom Rogers said there had been a trend among social media organisations to moderate […]

A farmer on a overnight trip with his son had detailed the “alarming” moment they came across the burnt out campsite of a missing couple. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, returned before the Victorian Supreme Court on Monday for the start of the second week of his trial. The former Jetstar pilot has pleaded not guilty […]

An Australian university has delivered an ultimatum for pro-Palestine protesters occupying one of their buildings to pack up and leave, or face copping the bill for damages and police intervention. Staff at the University of Melbourne have formally demanded the sit-in protesters, who have taken over a large building at the Parkville campus, stop their […]

One of Queensland’s longest murder mysteries remains unsolved after the State Coroner was unable to determine who killed 20-year-old Sharron Phillips nearly 40 years ago. Ms Phillips vanished from Wacol in 1986, after her car ran out of petrol on Ipswich Rd – about 10km from her home – just before midnight on May 8 […]