Footage of an tense exchange between a local and an elderly tourist has revealed just how dangerous it is to visit parts of Australia without following safety guidelines — not only for yourself but also for native wildlife. Local Shane Bates was fishing near Yorkeys Knob boat ramp in Cairns, Queensland, this week when something … Read more
A punter in South Australia is sitting on a $50m winning lotto ticket. The ticket purchased in South Australia claimed the top prize in Tuesday’s monster draw. “A mystery player joined the multi-millionaire club by winning $50m, but they possibly don’t know it yet,” The Lott spokesman Matt Hart said. Tuesday’s $50m top prize came … Read more
Police have arrested a man after a woman’s body was found at a home in Sydney’s southwest. The woman is aged in her 30s and is yet to be formally identified. Police discovered the body at a house in the suburb of Belmore about 8am on Wednesday. Police investigations led officers to a home in … Read more
Three machete-wielding teenagers have been arrested after clashing with police during a carols by candlelight event in Melbourne. Police were called to Bayside Carols in Dendy Park in Brighton East on Tuesday about 8.30pm after reports of a group of youths armed with machetes were fighting nearby. Three teens have been arrested after clashing with … Read more
A lifeguard who stars in the reality TV series Bondi Rescue has avoided conviction for putting his hand on a woman’s neck “in a fit of alcoholic rage” and pushing her over. Andrew Reid, known on the hit show as Reidy, faced Hornsby Local Court on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to two counts of … Read more
A woman has been seriously injured after a speargun was fired into her neck on the south coast Police were called to a home Carrington St in Woonona, north of Wollongong, on Tuesday after reports a woman was hit with a speargun shaft. NewsWire understands the 42-year-old woman opened a cupboard and the speargun fell … Read more
Those eager to grab a spontaneous trip over the summer holidays are in for a treat with Jetstar’s Christmas sale. The Australian airline’s Christmas sale features 140,000 fares available across 70 different domestic and international routes, with prices starting at $35. The sale begins on Wednesday and will run until 11.59pm AEDT on Sunday, December … Read more
Anthony Albanese has been accused of responding “too slow” to a surge in anti-Semitism after yet another incident in Sydney. A crime scene was established in the east Sydney suburb of Woollahra after “Kill Israiel” was scrawled onto a wall behind a torched car in the early hours of Wednesday. Another car and two buildings … Read more
Anthony Albanese has defended his handling of the suspected terror attack where a synagogue was firebombed after he was heckled during a visit. The Adass Israel Synagogue at Ripponlea in Melbourne’s southeast, was set alight in a pre-dawn attack with people inside on Friday. The prime minister said he was briefed the morning after the … Read more
A group of teenagers armed with machetes in an allegedly stolen car have targeted a 15-year-old student in a Sydney suburb. Multiple teenagers wearing masks and wielding weapons allegedly targeted a teenage student, swinging machetes and chasing him away in Doonside in Sydney’s west shortly after the end of the school day on Monday. “Police … Read more