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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 […]

Respected pollster and former Labor strategist Kos Samaras has warned the federal government that without a bold and aspirational policy vision in Tuesday’s budget, an additional one million voters could ditch the major parties and shift to minors or independents. Mr Samaras delivered the stark warning during the ABC’s pre-budget Q&A panel on Monday night, […]

NSW women will be able to bypass their GPs and head straight to the pharmacy to get treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), following the completion of a successful trial. From June 1, the measure will be made permanent, with more than 1000 pharmacists and 16,000 patients using the service since June last year. […]

One of Australia’s top universities is moving to impose controls on pro-Palestine students, commencing disciplinary action for potential breaches of student conduct codes. Australian National University deputy vice-chancellor academic Professor Grady Venville has warned of further interventions if the behaviour of the students doesn’t change. In a letter to activist students connected to the university’s […]

Australians are spending more than ever on plastic as the use of cash plummets, prompting banks to close branches and some to eliminate the use of physical currency entirely. Analysis of transaction trends by the Australian Banking Association (ABA) for the year ending March 2024 found spending on debit cards hit $581 billion, while transactions […]

Chris Dawson’s lawyer has told a court it is “not inconceivable at all” that Lyn Simms abandoned her young daughters as she trusted her killer’s “capacity as a father”. Dawson, 75, appeared via AVL in prison greens at the NSW Supreme Court on Monday as he formally launched his bid for freedom. In August 2022, […]

A globally qualified Australian pilot with 60 years experience says the terrifying situation that unfolded at Newcastle Airport on Monday, where a plane was forced to land on its belly, is more common than you might think. About 12.20pm on Monday, a 13-seater commercial charter plane skidded to a stop on the wet runway at […]

A former Jetstar captain has pleaded not guilty to murdering two elderly campers, as a jury was told one was allegedly “shot in the head”. Police allege Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, were murdered while camping in the remote Wonnangatta Valley, in Victoria’s Alpine region, more than four years ago. On Monday, former […]