Grim back to school reality revealed
More students are going to school without lunches and parents are unable to afford stationery, laptops and textbooks for their children this year, a parliamentary committee has heard.
View ArticleGrim back to school reality revealed
More students are going to school without lunches and parents are unable to afford stationery, laptops and textbooks for their children this year, a parliamentary committee has heard.
View ArticleAmbos apology for shark photo leak
NSW Ambulance has apologised after a staff member leaked a graphic image of the wounded leg of Sydney Harbour shark attack victim Lauren O’Neill.
View ArticleCity swelters through second heatwave
Tourist spot the Swan Valley has sweltered through its hottest day on record, with the mercury surpassing 45C as Perth endures its second major heatwave for the year.
View ArticleRecord $200m Powerball jackpot won
Two entries have won Thursday’s $200m Powerball jackpot, the biggest lottery prize in Australian history.
View ArticleRooftop standoff after terrifying carjacking
A 22-year-old man has sparked a six hour rooftop standoff with police after he was allegedly involved in a terrifying carjacking in Adelaide’s north.
View ArticlePopular cheese, yoghurt brands saved
Two popular dairy producers in Western Australia, known for their cheese and yoghurt respectively, have been bought by another local company as part of an expansion.
View ArticleRecord $200m Powerball jackpot won
Two entries have won Thursday’s $200m Powerball jackpot, the biggest lottery prize in Australian history.
View ArticleTragic reason man, woman were on tracks
A man and woman who were killed by a freight train in Sydney’s north reportedly had an argument just moments before the collision.
View Article‘Positive signs’: ASX resets record high
Australian shares soared on Friday, pushing the benchmark to a fresh all-time high as investors raised their bets on rate cuts.
View ArticleAussie quick prepares for major milestone
Megan Schutt thinks cricket is a “stupid game” littered with as much failure as success and one she never thought she’d play for Australia once, let alone 200 times.
View ArticleChaos at One Direction star’s concert
Police were called to a Sydney music venue after the line for the concert of former One Direction star Liam Tomlinson took an ugly turn.
View ArticleThree dead, over 270 injured in huge fire in Kenyan capital
At least three people were killed and more than 270 injured in a massive fire when a truck laden with gas exploded in the Kenyan capital, police said Friday.
View ArticleAccused investment scheme fraudster charged
A Victorian man has been charged with 35 offences over an alleged fraudulent multimillion-dollar investment scheme dating back 13 years.
View ArticleHamas gives ‘initial’ support to Gaza truce plan as fighting rages
Fighting in Gaza raged on Friday with scores reported killed overnight, after mediator Qatar said Hamas had given its "initial" support to a hostage-prisoner exchange deal that would pause its war with...
View ArticleCovid no problem as new Aussie gun stuns MCG
Life after a World Cup win looked different for Australia but just as dominant as a new opening batter defied a Covid positive and a breakthrough fast bowler put the West Indies to the sword in an...
View Article‘Disaster in waiting’: Kenya fire victims slam authorities
The deadly gas explosion that engulfed a Nairobi estate was a disaster waiting to happen, shaken residents told AFP on Friday as they raged against the government.
View ArticleProtesting farmers in France lift roadblocks as standoff eases
France's agriculture minister said Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads nationwide was over, as protesters began lifting roadblocks following government promises of cash and...
View ArticleShattered Socceroo will ‘learn from lesson’
The Socceroos have rallied around shattered defender Lewis Miller after his Asian Cup nightmare against South Korea.
View ArticleOldest Aussie dies peacefully
A South Australian woman believed to be formerly the oldest living person in Australia has died “peacefully” in her aged care home.
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