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Today Bruce Lehrmann will learn how much he will have to pay in the wake of his failed defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson. Justice Michael Lee said he had reached a “level of satisfaction” that costs would be awarded in Network Ten’s favour, with the amount to be revealed when the Federal […]

The luckiest winning lotto numbers and suburbs have been revealed ahead of this weekend’s draw where the jackpot has reached a staggering $503 million. Ahead of Saturday’s US Mega Millions draw, The Lottery Office studied the “luckiest” and “most overdue” numbers, along with the most fortunate locations so far this year. The number 58 was […]

The number of people sleeping rough in Byron Bay has spiked and it remains the NSW council area with the most people sleeping on the streets. The massive annual survey and count of people sleeping on the streets across NSW was carried out in February. World-famous Byron Bay hosted 348 people sleeping rough, up 16 […]

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hinted at measures to bolster Australia’s dwindling birthrate in the upcoming May budget, but has ruled out lump-sum payments akin to the Howard government-era baby bonus scheme. Australia’s recent surge in population growth, buoyed by a soaring migration intake, has become a hot button political issue, and has led to calls […]

Australia’s top court has dismissed a plea from an Iranian asylum seeker who has refused to return to his home country, a decision that will keep more than a hundred of immigration detainees behind bars. The High Court handed down its ruling on Friday in the case of an Iranian detainee, known as ASF17, who […]

Former NRL star George Burgess went to a woman’s house with the intention of being intimate with her while dropping off a jersey for a charity event, but did not grope her, a magistrate has found. George Burgess pleaded not guilty to a single charge of sexually touching another person without consent while at the […]

The jury tasked with delivering a verdict in the trial of a murder-accused pilot are set to hear how police allege Russell Hill and Carol Clay were killed — and the defence response to the allegations. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, will return before the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday as prosecutors prepare to deliver their […]

Brian Healy breathed in asbestos when he was barely an adult and 50 years later the cancer it caused is still in his body. The fitter and machinist worked for the Victorian State Electricity Commission and decades later received a confidential compensatory payment for his exposure to asbestos. With asbestos being found in mulch across […]

The Greens have called on the government to urgently expel the Israeli ambassador until the country cooperates with the International Court of Justice’s orders to prevent genocide, amid growing fears of a devastating invasion in southern Gaza. Anthony Albanese has directly written to Israel to convey Australia’s grave humanitarian concerns about the planned offensive in […]

Motorists in one of the most-tolled cities in the world have claimed about $10m in tolling rebates, with suburbs in Sydney’s west and northwest saving the most. The NSW government’s toll cap, which means private drivers will only pay a maximum weekly limit of $60 on toll roads was an election promise that began on […]