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A woman has given up trying to remove a dangerous red-bellied black snake from her car after four snake catchers failed to finish the job. The snake has likely been stuck inside Lisa Kournelis’s car for more than a month and despite efforts to have it removed, the stubborn reptile refuses to leave. She suspects […]

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Australia’s decision to back increased recognition of Palestine at the UN after the Coalition accused him of breaching faith with the Jewish community. Opposition leader Peter Dutton demanded Mr Albanese explain his “captain’s call” to back Palestine’s bid for full United Nations membership, despite opposition from the US and […]

The NSW government has announced the details of a major overhaul to the state’s bail laws to better protect the victims of domestic violence. The reforms come after 28-year-old mum Molly Ticehurst was allegedly murdered by her former partner Daniel Billings, who was on bail at the time. Premier Chris Minns announced on Tuesday that […]

The winning lottery trends have been revealed ahead of Thursday’s $100m Powerball draw, which is the sixth biggest jackpot in Australian lottery history. There have been no division one winners in the past five Powerball draws, allowing the jackpot for this Thursday’s Powerball draw 1461 to reach a massive $100m, the third-biggest jackpot offered by […]

Qantas has been forced to can its Sydney to Shanghai route because of low demand. In place of the airline’s scuppered only direct route into China, the airline will fly Brisbane to Manila for the first time in 10 years, and fire up more flights to Singapore and India. Qantas International chief executive Cam Wallace […]

Australian airfares are tipped to fall following the mire of the pandemic and despite grinding inflation. The decreases are driven by airlines putting on more flights. Travel insiders say fares in, out and around Australia could come down on average about 13 per cent in coming months. Speaking on the Today show on Tuesday morning, […]

A Sydney neighbourhood is being plagued by reckless bike riders allegedly riding at high speeds on pedestrian walkways, prompting fears for local’s safety. “Fat bikes” – electric bikes with oversized wheels – have overrun the shared footpaths in the beachside suburb of Manly in recent months, with multiple reports of pedestrians being struck by bikes. […]

Prosecutors are expected to lay out their case against a double murder accused pilot in a high-profile trial on Tuesday. Gregory Stuart Lynn will return before the Victorian Supreme Court as opening arguments from both crown and defence lawyers are delivered to the 15-person jury. On Monday, the 57-year-old former Jetstar captain rose to his […]

The ex-wife of a former military lawyer possibly facing prison for leaking information has spoken of the immense cost his five-year legal battle has had on her family. Whistleblower David McBride will be sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to stealing and disclosing sensitive classified military information to ABC […]

People accused of serious domestic violence offences will either be kept on remand or be slapped with electronic monitoring devices in a suite of bail reforms proposed by the NSW government. The “long-awaited” measures, which will be introduced into state parliament on Tuesday, will reverse the presumption of bail for alleged offenders who commit serious […]