Fixed term contracts overhaul to impact 400,000 Australian workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced a major overhaul to the rules of fixed-term contracts in Australia that’s set to improve the careers of 400,000 workers. Under the new rules,…
Rare, flawless blue diamond, Bleu Royal, sells for $70 million at Swiss auction
The largest internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond ever put up for auction has sold for an eye-watering $68.8 million (US$43.8 million). The stunning stone, known as “Bleu Royal”, is…
Australia weather: Woman dies after being crushed by tree in wild Queensland storm
A woman has died after being crushed by a tree as a violent storm cell swept through southeast Queensland. The “extremely localised” storm system battered parts of the state on…
Lotteries Victoria: Search for $4 million Powerball winner
A search is underway for one lucky Aussie who won $4 million in the Powerball but hasn’t come forward to collect the huge prize. The unidentified division one winner bought…
Sydney OnlyFans star Paris Ow-Yang crashed Mercedes after break-up with nightclub baron boyfriend
An OnlyFans star who crashed her $50,000 Mercedes while four times over the legal limit says went out drinking to numb “pain and hurt” she felt after a break-up. Paris…
Samuel Haskell Jr: US man whose wife and in-laws are missing arrested after woman’s torso found
A man whose wife and in-laws are missing has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a dismembered torso was discovered in a bin at a shopping centre. Samuel Haskell…
Government dealt blow in the Senate with legislative deadlock
A push by Labor to unblock a legislative backlog in the Senate this week has failed with the government only able to pass two non-contentious amendments of its own through…
Optus issues grovelling apology text messages to millions affected by outage.
Optus has began issuing apology text messages to millions of customers affected by this week’s mass outage. A nationwide blackout left 10 million Australians without phone or internet access for…
Council orders Queensland residents to remove Christmas decorations
A Brisbane couple are fuming after their local council told them to tear down part of their Christmas light display following two community complaints. Coopers Plains resident, Jamie Lehmann, revealed…
Cleveland Dodd: Prison staff ‘watching movies’ as boy self-harmed
Warning for First Nations readers: this article contains the images and name of a person who has died. They have been published with permission of the family. Youth custodial officers…