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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 […]

Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment two sailors who were stranded at sea overnight had to jump onto a rescue boat in “terrible” conditions. Emergency services on Tuesday morning made contact with a 60-year-old man and 48-year-old woman who were on-board the 19m Spirit of Mateship yacht, which began taking in water on Monday […]

Australia’s current accounts balance has fallen by $4.4bn to a deficit of $10.7bn in the June quarter 2024 in another worrying sign for the strength of the economy. According to figures for the June quarter released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, the balance on goods and services fell $3.9bn to $12bn. Exports […]

Within moments of logging onto social media from her smartphone, a 13-year-old girl is approached by a manipulative predator with sickening and unspeakable motives. The online space she has joined is popular among young people. It’s a place where they feel safe to engage with their peers in harmless fun, but countless monsters are lurking […]

Harrowing footage has captured the final moments of a teenage boy as he posed on rocks before being pulled into the ocean by wild waves. Mehdi Habibi, 16, was standing on a rock to have his photo taken by his brother on the southern side of Granite Island, at Victor Harbor, 83km south of Adelaide, […]