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A judge has ruled it was unreasonable to fire a “lonely” country cop after he had sex with a woman who he was investigating for assault. The senior constable, who cannot be named, was dismissed from his duties after coming forward in February 2022 to confess he’d “stuffed up”. “I knew that there was – […]

Former Prime Minister John Howard has joined dozens of prominent Australians in calling for a total ban on gambling advertisements. He lent his voice to an open letter published on Saturday which demands both major political parties commit to a three-year phased-in ban to address the country’s “gambling addiction”. Alongside more than 60 signatories, Mr […]

A family’s new life in Australia has been haunted by a “shadow” as they grieve their beloved dog that died after being left on an airport tarmac without water for hours. Jon Magnall and Julie Hay know their rescue greyhound Matilda was perfectly healthy before boarding the Singapore Airlines flight from London, as she had […]

Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold had no idea of the terror that lurked beyond this gate. It was meant to be a simple welfare check for a missing person – in and out, joined by their fellow Chinchilla-based police constables Keely Brough and Randall Kirk, as part of their routine Tuesday afternoon shift. But only […]

A crocodile handler has said the killing of a dad of three by one of the reptiles in Far North Queensland last week was “unnatural” behaviour. There was likely another tragic and out of character reason why he was taken. Newcastle doctor David Hogbin was walking along an established riverbank path at the Annan River […]

A minor eruption has taken place at New Zealand’s White Island volcano where 22 people died five years ago. New Zealand’s geological monitoring service Geonet confirmed the eruption on occurred on Friday afternoon, raising the Volcanic Alert Level to 3. Geoff Kilgour, duty volcanologist, said satellite data indicated the plume from Whakaari/White Island contained a […]

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says he is “hopeful” the Senate will pass a Bill get the $44bn national disability scheme “back on track” within the next fortnight. Initially introduced in March this year, the legislation became stuck in the upper house after the Coalition and Greens teamed up to delay its vote until after the […]

A Sydney driver allegedly attacked by a man with a hammer on his way to work has credited his watch for saving him from a broken wrist. The driver, who wishes to remain anonymous, was driving into the carpark at the Sky City building on Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, in Sydney’s northwest, about 9.40am last […]

A road test of Google’s new speedometer feature on its maps app has found it to be “completely inaccurate”, and could put motorists at risk of falling victim to fines. Google began to roll out the feature on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto devices last month, but note on its website the speeds shown are […]

A woman charged over the death of a eight-year-old girl who had her lifesaving diabetic medication allegedly withdrawn by her family and those closest to her told police she was “confused” when the girl died despite her belief God would heal her Elizabeth Struhs died at her family’s Rangeville home between January 6-7 in 2022 […]