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A political earthquake has hit South Australia, with Opposition Leader and Liberal titan David Speirs announcing his resignation as leader of the embattled party. In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, Mr Speirs said he would step down from his role fronting up against Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas, citing a desire to spend more time […]

The leader of a cult-like faith-healing group charged with the murder of a diabetic girl claimed to police they had “fabricated” the charge and they were “making out an innocent death” to be murder. In a frosty interview with detectives months after Elizabeth Struhs was found dead, played to the Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday, […]

Australian pop sensation Vanessa Amorosi’s bitter property battle with her mother has ended as a judge found their alleged “kitchen agreement” was invented. The 43-year-old singer-songwriter sued her mum Joyleen Robinson for sole ownership of two properties bought using her music earnings but controlled by a trust that listed both women as joint owners. One […]

Lawyers representing a man accused of drag racing moments before a horror crash that killed two young brothers have made an offer to prosecutors, a court has been told. Adam Yurun did not appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday as he faces eight driving-related offences, including aiding dangerous driving occasioning death. Police allege […]

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd, who now serves as Australia’s ambassador to the United States, has been slammed for spending tends of thousands of dollars, all of it taxpayer money, on a glitzy Pride party in Washington. The party in question happened in early June of 2023, less than three months after Mr Rudd started […]

The Australian car safety testing agency says people are using a specialist and enthusiast car scheme to get untested and potentially dangerous second-hand electric vehicles into the country. The federal Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water is conducting hearings about the transition to electric vehicles and met in Melbourne on Thursday. Australasian […]

A Four Corners investigation into Seven’s workplace culture titled Don’t Speak that has already led to a high profile departures will air on Monday night with TV executives bracing for fallout. Featuring interviews with Amber Harrison, the former lover of Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner and current and former staff, the program follows the […]

Coles has dropped the price of more grocery staples this week and is beefing up its bulk buy offering, in a win for supermarket shoppers. Ten core items in the Coles Simply range have been reduced for at least 12 weeks. They include lasagne, beef burgers, barbecue sausages, chicken burgers, tomato pasta sauce and hot […]

The man behind the iconic “democracy manifest” clip has died. Jack Karlson has died at the age of 82 according to 7NEWS. Mr Karlson became famous among Australian households after footage of his 1991 arrest outside the China Sea Restaurant in Brisbane went viral. Mr Karlson was having lunch with a friend when he was […]

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has suggested it “always pays to be incredibly simple” when dealing with Australians after a draft letter to an Australian minister was simplified. The comment was sparked when Australia’s Immigration Minister Tony Burke was sent an invitations to Maori New Year celebrations. In the invitation, te reo Māori greetings […]