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A man has been suspended from driving for a year after he was busted riding an electric bike across Sydney Harbour Bridge at more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit. Paul Fortuna was sentenced earlier this year to a 12-month disqualification, a two-year interlock order and a $600 fine after pleading guilty to […]

EXCLUSIVE Australia’s anti-corruption watchdog has confirmed an “ongoing investigation” in the wake of raids in two states involving Bruce Lehrmann and his former media minder John Macgowan. In a rare confirmation that the NACC is investigating a matter, a spokesperson confirmed today the investigation had not concluded after news.com.au broke the story on Thursday night. […]

A Melbourne man convicted of hiring an undercover police officer to kill his wife 20 years ago has argued his human rights were infringed at trial as he petitions the highest courts to clear his name. Zhanyu Zhong represented himself in the Melbourne Court of Appeal on Friday, arguing his conviction was unconstitutional and the […]

When Dessy Hairis was a teenager she dreamt of becoming a police officer. Now, at 28, she is the founder of a multimillion-dollar Australian swimwear company, with her designs being worn by the likes of A-listers Millie Bobby Brown and Bella Hadid. The Sydney local started her brand, Bydee, when she was just 18 and […]

Senior leadership at Hillsong have been called to give evidence into the case of a woman suing the megachurch over its handling of her assault at the hands of a church staffer. US native Anna Crenshaw, 26, was indecently assaulted by Hillsong Church staffer Jason Mays when she was 18 years old and studying at […]

A Bill to crack down on the controversial CFMEU will be introduced next week after the union failed to agree to the appointment of an administrator to clean it up. New Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt on Friday said the Bill allowing him to appoint an administrator to sections of the building and construction union […]

Senator Reynolds has begun her final day of evidence in her defamation case against Brittany Higgins. The senator is suing Ms Higgins and her husband David Sharaz over social media posts the couple shared in 2022 and 2023. The posts were critical of Senator Reynolds’ handling of Ms Higgins’ allegation she was raped in Parliament […]

Anthony Albanese has dismissed Paul Keating’s latest blast at his government over the AUKUS nuclear submarines deal, saying the world has changed in the three decades since the Labor legend was prime minister. Mr Keating, in an interview on ABC’s 7.30 on Thursday, said the Albanese government was “likely to turn Australia into the 51st […]

Questions have been raised over the $5bn figure for the proposed sale and major redevelopment of Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse into a 25,000 home mini city complete with a metro station and entertainment precinct. During a parliamentary probe into the proposal on Friday, Australian Turf Club (ATC) chairman Peter McGauran and the group’s head of membership […]

Nearly $140,000 has been raised for the family of a hero father who died along with his daughter after they were tragically struck by a train. Anand Runwal, 40, and his daughter, Hinal, 2, were killed at Sydney’s Carlton train station on July 21 after a pram carrying his twins fell onto the tracks. Mr […]