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The Bruce Highway north of Bororen has been reopened following a horrific crash that claimed the life of a motorist on Friday. The highway is now open to two lanes of traffic (northbound and southbound lanes) with a speed reduction to 60km/h and traffic management in place. Road users have been told not to stop […]

An outraged bodybuilder has slammed a member of his gym for a disgusting act in a shared shower, sparking a search for the man responsible. Micheal Croser discovered the disgusting act after arriving at Sunshine Fitness at Truganina in Melbourne’s west on Monday morning. He arrived for a coaching session before going into the bathroom […]

The federal arm of the Liberal Party will force a 10-month takeover of the NSW branch following a debacle where they failed to submit nominations for 140 candidates for 16 council elections. The extraordinary measure was announced on Tuesday afternoon, with the federal executive requesting the appointment of a three member committee to include former […]

An inner-Sydney council is putting up a view-blocking sign in front of a multimillion-dollar house after hundreds of native trees were illegally chopped down. The saga centres on a strip of land at Sydney’s Longueville, on a corner property next to Woodford Bay with views of boats and houses worth hundreds of times the median […]

Education Minister Jason Clare has pleaded with “stubborn” states refusing to come to the table on long-running public school funding negotiations to sign up, warning there are no “blank cheques” On Tuesday, Western Australia became the second jurisdiction following the Northern Territory to agree to the commonwealth’s offer to increase funding of the Schooling Resource […]

Brittany Higgins and her husband are trying to sell their French home as legal bills for the former political staffer mount. Ms Higgins and partner David Sharaz bought the house last year and only left to live in the southwest of France in December. A year before moving, Ms Higgins was awarded a little more […]

Former CFMEU officials have launched a High Court challenge against the Albanese government, after it forcibly appointed administrators to the union’s construction and general division. The application was lodged on Tuesday by the union’s former leaders. Speaking to media, former national president Jade Ingham said the union should be returned to the “rightful ownership” of […]

A father who was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of people before his house was burned down was allegedly attacked over a $1000 “hit” put out against a family member of a co-accused, a court has been told. Nicholas Graeme Barnett is one of several people charged with the murder of Laidley father […]

Some Gloria Jean’s stores are going cashless. From September 11, the company will no longer accept cash at the cafes it owns. “We believe that going cashless will not only create a safer environment for our staff but also streamline operations, allowing us to serve our customers more efficiently,” a spokeswoman for owner Retail Food […]

A man accused of shooting his wife and severing her spine allegedly drove at a security guard when attempting to flee his rehabilitation facility in the dead of night only to be found in his room an hour later, a court has been told. Kamal El Jamal, 33, appeared before Downing Centre District Court on […]