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Earlier this month, I got a creepy email from a stranger with the subject title stating: “Check your Insta inbox”. The body of the email said: “Could you please rate since you are the guru”. I instantly had a gut feeling about what it would be – a d*ck pic. And surprise surprise, lurking in […]

The husband of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins told a journalist he believed the then government had “outsourced bots” to attack him online, newly released court documents reveal. Hundreds of messages between David Sharaz and journalist Samantha Maiden, who first broke the story of Ms Higgins’ rape in Parliament House, were released by the WA […]

Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi has accused her fellow parliamentarians of “hate and racism” following a sitting fortnight dominated by debate over visas granted to Palestinians fleeing war-torn Gaza. Senator Faruqi on Thursday told the Senate parliament had “broken” her. “This place has broken me with its racism, this place has broken me with its attacks […]

The ABC’s managing director David Anderson has resigned and is set to walkaway from his $1.156m job from early next year. Staff were informed of the news on Thursday through an internal email, after Mr Anderson told the ABC board of his intentions to leave. He leaves just a year into his second five-year term, […]

A 17-year-old Tasmanian boy who died after a falling tree branch struck him has been remembered as a “beautiful young man” as his community rallies around his grieving loved ones. Emergency services were called after reports the Malakai Revill had been felling trees with his father in Dover on the southwest coast of Tasmania when […]

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is aware of the “anxieties” faced by older Australians who are awaiting more details around whether they will be more out-of-pocket for aged care. Dr Chalmers remained coy when asked about when Labor will release the specific details around funding of the sector, however, he said the months-long negotiations with […]

The wife of a cult-like religious sect’s leader accused of fatally withholding a child’s insulin for days told police no one in the group had “any intention” of taking the sick girl to hospital. Loretta Mary Stevens, 67, denied members of the fringe church group were “silly people” as she explained why none of them […]

The young man who instigated a gruesome home invasion in which a pregnant mum was threatened with a knife to her throat has expressed remorse for his actions, but the judge overseeing his sentencing repeatedly expressed shock at the “very extreme” nature of the behaviour. Benjamin Thomas Nesbitt, 26, appeared at Adelaide District Court before […]

The Senate has passed sweeping new reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, in a major legislative win for the Albanese government, after an emotional debate. The government’s Bill aims to rein in the ballooning NDIS spending, amid forecasts it would cost taxpayers $50bn by 2025-2026 without urgent intervention. Among the Bill’s measures is a […]

The ACCC has fired a warning shot to Qantas and Virgin, saying it has a close eye on prices after Bonza’s collapse and Rex’s uncertain future. When Rex started flying between the capital cities in 2021, prices on those routes dropped 25 per cent. The consumer watchdog has reaffirmed its close watch on Qantas and […]