Top politicians’ marijuana admission
Top politicians, including the Victorian premier, have admitted to trying cannabis several times amid a push to decriminalise the drug....
Month : November 2023
Push to end brutal disease by 2030
NSW has pledged the virtual elimination of a virus by 2030, with the health minister committing the state to three lofty goals....
Man attacked by shark on Great Barrier Reef
A rescue helicopter is en route to a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef after a man was bitten by a shark....
Major blow for Seven and Kerry Stokes
The Seven Network and billionaire media mogul Kerry Stokes have suffered a setback in a battle over Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation costs....
National crisis: ‘I have never seen demand for food so high’
Food charities are seeing more people every day – including those with jobs and mortgages – who are struggling to make ends meet. Here’s how...
Collingwood’s social media push on abuse
The AFL club will get $495k in federal funding to use its social media reach to target tech-based abuse against women....
Call to end Covid leniency for crims
Widely used sentencing discounts during Covid-19 should end, as the court system is no longer in crisis, one state’s top prosecutor has argued....
Miles in Canberra for infrastructure demands
The Queensland deputy premier and a convoy of regional mayors have descended on Canberra to demand assurances on infrastructure funding....
Eye-watering reality of online scams
One of the big four banks has revealed the massive extent of scams in Australia after customers “abandoned” millions of dollars in sales....
Incredibly close call in Schoolies crash
A group of teenage girls are lucky to be alive after an astounding near-miss while on their Schoolies adventure....
