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The mother of rising political star Sarah Carter, who was found dead in her Melbourne home on Tuesday, has spoken for the first time since her daughter’s sudden death. Gaynor Morris revealed her daughter was set to fly to Europe with her partner Nikhil Roy on Tuesday, but never made it to the airport. Carter, […]

A $21m hearing healthcare company has gone bust, blaming a fallout with a key supplier for its woes. ASX-listed Nuheara Limited, which specialises in a wireless earbud that allows customers to augment their hearing, announced its move into voluntary administration late on Wednesday afternoon, appointing KPMG administrators to take control of the firm. “The decision […]

The owner of a Chinese money remittance business has been jailed after admitting he handled an “eye-watering” amount of money over a 15-month period. Boliang Liu, 37, appeared in the Victorian County Court on Wednesday where he was jailed on money-laundering charges for dealing with more than $33.6 million. The former real-estate agent once boasted […]

Anyone who might know where 63,000 limited edition Bluey coins are being stored is urged to contact police after a Sydney man was charged with allegedly stealing $600,000 worth of the Australian currency. Police will allege the 47-year-old man worked at the Wetherill Park warehouse where the $1 coins were being stored, and say he […]

A scabies outbreak ravaging four NSW hospitals has blown out, as health officials assure residents they are “working hard to control the outbreak”. NSW Health confirmed in a statement on Tuesday the number of scabies patients across four of hospitals in the Illawarra, south of Sydney, had risen to 38, including 14 patients and 24 […]

Australia’s most prominent child safety advocate has slammed a “deplorable” social media scam using fake alerts about missing kids to trap unsuspecting and well-meaning victims. Denise Morcombe, whose son Daniel was abducted from a Sunshine Coast bus stop in December 2003 when he was 13, was sickened to learn of the increasingly common tactic. It […]

Peter Dutton says illegal boats have been allowed to “run riot” under the Albanese Labor government after another four foreign vessels were intercepted off the Australian coast. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the Opposition Leader accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of gutting Australia’s surveillance capabilities since coming to government in 2022. “If you take those […]

A “tradition” of buying gin for dignitaries by NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb is being investigated, with the probe looking into whether the use of taxpayer dollars is appropriate. Ms Webb has defended her decision to buy alcohol after allegations were tabled in NSW parliament on Tuesday. She explained that the purchase of bottles of […]

Australia’s race to build 1.2 million new homes over the next five years, in a bid to ease the housing crisis, has ignited a ticking time bomb that could wreak havoc for decades, experts warn. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ambitious goal to dramatically boost the supply of new dwellings could spark a construction boom, with […]

A teen boy charged with a sweep of serious terror allegations has the comprehension level of an eight-year-old child and will live with his mother on bail as youth justice officers work to pull him away from his alleged radicalism. South Australian counter-terrorism police arrested the 14-year-old boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, […]