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Some of Australia’s most sought after suburbs have appeared on a property industry blacklist of markets investors have been warned to avoid due to a higher risk of coming price falls. The 111 suburbs declared “no-go zones” for buyers by national investment advisory group Positive Property were a mix of high-density inner city areas, regional […]

At least four states are set to be hit by a five-day period of “exceedingly dangerous” weather, forecasters have warned, as a series of punishing cold fronts smashes the south east. The SES has said it is “preparing for the worst” as winds of up to 125 km/h whip through. One state has a severe […]

Australia’s most celebrated Paralympian has revealed the moment her heart sank after arriving in Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games. Madison de Rozario, who has secured six medals since 2008 — including two gold — in the 1500mT53, 5000mT53 and MarathonT53 events, admitted she felt her “heart sinking” when she saw the cobblestone streets in […]

Labor MP Josh burns has become the first federal Labor MP to speak out against the government’s backflip on its promise to remove questions on sexuality and gender from the 2026 census. The reversal has sparked condemnation from LGBTQI+ community groups, including Equality Australia, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, as well as Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody, […]

A woman charged with child stealing after allegedly driving off in a car with a baby girl still strapped in the back will be sentenced within weeks, telling a court she is healthy enough to be released from custody. Brooke Logan Fitzgerald is alleged to have stolen the car from the woman, 33, as she […]

A growing number of young people are putting the traditional Great Australian Dream of homeownership on hold but still entering the property market. The notion of ‘rent-vesting’ is a growing trend that’s allowing many to beat high home prices and stay living in the prime inner-city communities they like, Adviseable property buyer Kate Hill said. […]

A convicted killer who attempted to rape a woman behind a bus stop in Sydney’s lower north shore will be released from prison on parole for a second time. Terrence John Leary was sentenced in 2016 to 15 years in prison after attempting to rape the 30-year-old in Hunters Hill in 2016 while on parole […]

Calls to restrict children sex education books have divided a town in Western Australia, with a local LGBTIQA+ advocacy group hitting back at the “moral panic”. Local group Keeping Children Safe Albany, led by former One Nation candidate Michelle Kinsella, is calling for restricted access to sex education books Welcome to Sex by Dr Melissa […]

A Victorian judge has bemoaned “most unfortunate” delays as the man who murdered Ellie Price awaits sentencing. Ricardo Barbaro, 37, was found guilty of murdering Ms Price in September last year following a month-long trial in Victoria’s Supreme Court. The 26-year-old mum’s body was discovered in her South Melbourne apartment more than four years earlier […]

The principal of a primary school on the Gold Coast has been charged with possessing child exploitation material and allegedly using encrypted messaging apps to groom children in the Philippines for sexual activity. Patric Brady, who was the principal of Oxenford State School from 2018, was arrested on Tuesday in Pimpama by detectives from Taskforce […]