Steven Miles, Qld mayors in Canberra to lobby Catherine King on infrastructure cuts
Deputy Queensland Premier Steven Miles has arrived in Parliament House with a convoy of regional mayors to pressure the federal government to restore millions of dollars in infrastructure funding. In…
Ulladulla, NSW: Investigation launched after woman’s body found on South Coast beach
An investigation has been launched after an elderly woman’s body was found in the water at a South Coast beach. Emergency services rushed to Ulladulla Beach at 6.15am on Wednesday…
Nearly 1 million Aussies eligible to claim $234m in unclaimed Medicare cash
Nearly one million Australians are eligible to claim back millions of dollars in unclaimed Medicare benefits before Christmas. The federal government has announced that $234m in unclaimed funds will be…
K’gari Island, Qld: Teens describe moment tree crashes through car windscreen
A group of friends celebrating Schoolies in Queensland have spoken for the first time since a tree plunged through their windscreen, narrowly missing one of them as it pierced through…
Weather Sydney, Victoria: Severe storms to continue as “warm blob” fuels heavy rain in parts of Australia
Torrential rain plaguing Australia’s southeast is here to stay for at least a few more days as a “warm blob” in the sea fuels more storms for NSW and Victoria.…
Jane Hume demands Clare O’Neil resign or apologise over High Court
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has been told she should “either resign or at least apologise” in a fiery clash over a landmark High Court decision. The Coalition is ramping…
Telstra fined $300k: Telco fined for failing to share thousands of customer details to emergency warning system database
Telstra has been fined $300,000 for failing to provide accurate details of thousands of customers to a database that is critical to the emergency warning system. The database, known as…
Student, 15, killed by younger peer in caught-on-camera brawl at North Carolina high school
A 15-year-old student was fatally knifed allegedly by a 14-year-old classmate on Monday during a wild, caught-on-camera brawl inside a US high school. The melee inside the gym at Southeast…
Israel Gaza war: Hamas trades 10-month-old baby to another Palestinian terror group
A 10-month-old Israeli boy — the youngest hostage captured by Hamas — and his family have been handed off to another Palestinian terror group in what one relative decried as…
India rescuers lay final pipe to reach 41 trapped workers
Indian rescue teams digging by hand are on the verge of breaking through to reach 41 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel, officials said Tuesday, raising hopes the end…