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An Australian woman has sparked heated debate over claims Australians from a British and Irish background have been “demonised”. Audience member Jenny Carrol told ABC’s Q + A she doesn’t believe multiculturalism is a “great thing”, claiming the culture of the “original British/Irish majority has been demonised constantly for the last three decades”. “Case in […]

An Australian scientist has claimed he’s found the “perfect hiding place” for missing plane MH370. The Malaysia Airlines flight vanished from radar after taking off from Kuala Lumpur in 2014, with this March marking 10 years since the disappearance. There were 239 people on board, including six Australians. Now Tasmanian researcher Vincent Lyne believes he’s […]

Senator Gerard Rennick has sensationally quit the Liberal National Party and started his own party after he was dropped from the LNP ticket ahead of the next federal election. Queensland Senator Rennick will re-contest the next election as an independent under the banner of the Gerard Rennick People First party vowing to fight for the […]

A Queensland mayor has proposed banning children under 12 from camping in unfenced areas on a heritage-listed tourist hotspot, following a spate of violent dingo attacks. Fraser Coast mayor George Seymour’s proposal follows a four-year-old girl being bitten by one of the animals at NgKala Rocks, on the eastern side of K’gari (Fraser Island) earlier […]

An influencer has broken down in tears as she revealed the reason she sometimes “hates” being a woman. Alice Bleathman, a Sydney-based influencer and dietitian, has claimed mechanics often take advantage of women under the assumption they won’t know any better. The influencer is in the process of getting her van fixed after trekking around […]

A man who killed a paramedic at a McDonald’s allegedly said “I might as well do this because I’m going to get arrested anyway” before stabbing the emergency worker, a court has heard. Jordan Fineanganofo, 23, was charged with murder after killing paramedic Steven Tougher, who was grabbing some food on a night shift with […]

The former vice-captain of a prestigious private school has confronted the courts once more following his guilty plea and sentence for helping his father cover up the alleged murder of a homeless man, with prosecutors calling his punishment “manifestly inadequate”. Marco Yandle, 20, was sentenced to 20 months in prison at the South Australian Supreme […]

Behind the five tonnes of iconic McDonald’s lettuce trucked off to the fast food outlets across the country every week are two brothers with a “hectic” way of life. Matt Vella, 35, lives eight minutes from his family’s farm in NSW, which he has gradually taken a more prominent role in running, alongside his brother, […]

Charges have been laid after a man allegedly slashed his partner with a box cutter before crashing his car in Sydney’s south. Four people – including a police officer – were injured during an alleged stabbing spree on Sunday morning. Police raced to a two-car crash on the Princes Highway at Engadine about 9am on […]

China has suddenly suspended construction of new “green” steel plants. Chile’s major manufacturer has halted production. India and Malaysia are investigating product “dumping”. And Australia’s iron ore miners are awaiting the fallout. The economic tsunami unleashed early last year with the collapse of Chinese property giant Evergrande is finally surging through global markets. China’s construction […]