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Just how ready is Australia to respond to an outbreak of the potentially deadly bird flu? That’s a question the federal government will seek to answer during a major national exercise to scrutinise the country’s biosecurity measures. Stakeholders from government, agriculture, environment, health, emergency management and poultry producers are set to meet on Sunday to […]

A hyped $3.9 billion package to bolster legal assistance services for fleeing domestic violence will only contain $800m of new funding, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has confirmed. On Saturday, he was spruiking a new $4.7 billion package, which includes the $3.9 billion National Access to Justice Partnership, as “the biggest single Commonwealth investment in legal assistance […]

A concerning video has revealed magpie swooping season has begun earlier than expected this year after a cyclist was subjected to an “extreme” attack. Cyclist Emma Burnet posted a video of herself being repeatedly attacked by a magpie while biking along a trail in August. “Oh my god this magpie is actually so funny,” she […]

The notorious pedophile who murdered nine-year-old schoolgirl Samantha Knight has died while in custody. Guider was serving a 16-year jail sentence for 77 offences against 13 children when he was finally charged with killing Samantha Knight after abducting her in Bondi, before molesting and killing her, in 1986. In total, he served 23 years behind […]

Anthony Albanese has been accused of “kicking agriculture in the guts” as farmers prepare to descend on parliament house to protest Labor’s live sheep export ban. The Prime Minister this week insisted the ban, which has sparked outrage from the farming industry but was welcomed by animal rights groups, would go ahead and would not […]

When the Canberra bubble explodes, the mud sticks and there is little place to hide. Private text messages and emails between federal ministers, senators, staffers, press gallery journalists and lawyers were all made public during a five-week blockbuster defamation trial between Senator Linda Reynolds and her former staffer Brittany Higgins. The high-stakes legal battle ended […]

Infamous breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has been caught on camera dancing with billionaire Richard Branson in a wild new collaboration. The 37-year-old B-girl instantly went viral after her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics where she scored zero after hopping like a kangaroo and writhing around on the floor like a snake. On Saturday morning […]

After Elizabeth Struhs died in her family home, she was cremated. It was the only option available after her father, Jason Richard Struhs, told coronial counsellor Julie Baker he didn’t want a funeral for his eight-year-old daughter. He said he didn’t believe in them and told Ms Baker he “wouldn’t bury a bag of bones”. […]

Another earthquake has rocked NSW’s Hunter Region, with people living across the state reporting being woken by rocking beds. The Seismology Research Centre confirmed the quake hit just before 6am on Saturday morning, the latest in a string of shocks near the town of Muswellbrook in recent weeks. “Another large earthquake has occurred near Muswellbrook […]

A grandfather is being hailed a hero after helping in a dramatic crash turned alleged stabbing spree, tackling the alleged attacker and being slashed in the process. Police raced to a two-car crash on the Princes Highway at Engadine about 9am on August 25 after a white Jaguar and blue Mitsubishi Lancer collided before multiple […]