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Commuters in Australia’s most congested city spend 92 hours a year stuck in traffic, idly burning more than $200 of fuel, research has found. Going on a time-to-travel 10km yardstick, Novated Lease finds Melbourne is the most gridlocked. Melburnians typically need 21 minutes to drive 10km. Drivers in the Victorian capital spend 92 hours a […]

The father of two young boys fatally stabbed inside a Blue Mountains home has broken his silence, revealing his “unimaginable pain and distress”. The bodies of the boys, aged 9 and 11, were found inside their Faulconbridge home by their father, Nick Smith, on Tuesday afternoon, alongside their mother Trish, 42, who was taken to […]

Qantas has opened a cut-rate return flight sale to the major Asian tourist destinations. The sale applies for flights to Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Singapore and Bali from October 2024 to August 2025. Prices start at $519 and the sale runs until midnight Monday or until all 100,000 seats are snapped up. The sale is […]

The former vice-captain of a prestigious private school has walked free after beating an appeal to the punishment he received for helping his father cover up a gruesome alleged murder. Marco Yandle was sentenced to 20 months in prison at the South Australian Supreme Court in mid-July for helping his father escape apprehension or prosecution […]

The devastated father of two brothers killed in the Blue Mountains has spoken out after discovering his sons dead in their beds. Nick Smith raced to the property of his estranged wife Trish, 42, in Faulconbridge about noon on Tuesday after unsuccessfully trying to contact her. He discovered both boys Russell and Ben Smith, aged […]

Defence Minister Richard Marles has stripped distinguished service medals from up to nine serving and ex-serving military commanders in response to an inquiry’s findings that special forces personnel likely committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Announcing the move in Parliament on Thursday morning, Mr Marles did not reveal the identities of the commanders. “In accordance with […]

EXCLUSIVE Scott Morrison’s “inexcusable” secret ministry scandal that triggered new transparency laws is set to spark big changes to the rules that govern disclosure over ministerial responsibilities from next week. The bizarre ministerial arrangements – which included secretly asking the Governor-General David Hurley to appoint him to the Treasury portfolio without the knowledge of then-Treasurer […]

Legislation proposed by the Albanese government could give social media companies the power to decide “what is true and what is false”, Liberal senator James Paterson has warned. The government’s proposed misinformation laws are part of a broader pack of bills targeting social media firms set to be introduced to parliament on Thursday, the last […]

An ABC security guard has brawled with a protester live-on air during an anti-war rally in Melbourne. Protesters gathered on Thursday morning to rally against the Land Forces Defence Expo being held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. It is the second day of demonstrations and comes after wild scenes on Wednesday, which saw […]

Nine Entertainment chief executive Mike Sneesby will step down from his role at the end of the month, the network has confirmed. “Following the successful completion of the Olympics and the Paralympics, Mr Sneesby and the Board consider now is the right time for a transition of leadership to take Nine into the next phase […]