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Australians will need to get permission to enter the UK as of January. The move is an extension of a scheme that requires citizens of countries that do not require a UK visa to get an electronic travel authorisation form. By April 2025, all visitors who do not need a visa – except British and […]

Protesters have clashed with police, throwing poo and rocks while officers use pepper spray as thousands of people swarm the Melbourne CBD to protest a military expo. More than 25,000 people are expected to surround the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday, rallying against the Land Forces Defence Expo being held inside. On Wednesday […]

A bus driver behind the wheel when a wedding bus crashed, killing 10 people and injuring 25 more in NSW’s popular Hunter Valley, is expected to give evidence in court for the first time. Brett Button, 59, will appear before Newcastle District Court on Wednesday having pleaded guilty to 19 charges, including dangerous driving occasioning […]

An inner-Sydney council has been accused of attempting to “stop the invaders” after blocking a key exit on a busy road bordering another LGA, leading to kilometres-long traffic jams — all to benefit a handful of cyclists. Inner West Council installed the “no left turn” sign on the Dulwich Hill side of the Wardell Road […]

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a lightning visit to Australia next month in their first trip Down Under since taking the throne. The visit – the 16th to Australia for King Charles – was put into doubt when the King was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. But Buckingham Palace has confirmed […]

New laws aimed at strengthening laws which have allowed drug traffickers, organised crime groups, people smugglers and terrorists to launder dirty money through real estate, dodgy accounting and luxury goods will be introduced in parliament on Tuesday. The reform measures, which were first flagged by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in July and will be introduced into […]

The Albanese government has been accused of using universities as a “political pawn” and “wilfully weakening” Australia’s economy and worsening the skills shortage by slapping caps on international students. Chair of Universities Australia David Lloyd says the long-term damage of international student caps “remains to be seen,” warning the hit to Australia’s economy “won’t be […]

It is back to work for Australia’s globetrotting B-Girl Raygun, who returned home after her viral Paris Olympics performance and a European vacation partying with superstars. Raygun is lecturer and researcher at Macquarie University in the Department of Media, Communications and Creative Arts, and is expected to return to campus. The university confirmed Raygun will […]

Beloved Australian entertainer Marty Morton, best known for 1970s children’s show The Super Flying Fun Show, has died at 82 after a long battle with cancer. Morton leaves behind two sons, Anthony and Terry, who confirmed the devastating news on social media. “It is with great sadness to let you know that my father, Marty […]

Police are investigating whether the mother of two boys found dead inside a Blue Mountains home had suffered a psychotic episode, it has been reported. Trish Smith, 42, was arrested at the scene with a number of self-inflicted injuries and taken to Westmead Hospital. No charges have been laid. Her sons Russell and Ben Smith, […]