WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died. A Townsville mum found guilty of the manslaughter of her two young sons who drowned in a river while unsupervised is appealing her eight-year prison sentence. Leeanne Chrysilla Eatts was sentenced in September 2023 after a jury … Read more
Australia will get an effective veto right over Nauru entering a security agreement with another country under a pact that will prop up the Pacific nation’s budget. The two countries will have to mutually agree to any engagement in Nauru’s security, banking and telecommunications sectors and consult on outside engagement in other critical infrastructure. While … Read more
The burning of a Melbourne synagogue has offically been deemed as a terrorist attack. The Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea was firebombed in the early hours of Friday morning last week, sending shockwaves through the Jewish community. On Monday, following a meeting between the AFP and Victoria, police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said confirmed they … Read more
Infectious viral samples have gone missing from a state-run laboratory in what one state government has called a “major breach” of biosecurity controls. Queensland’s newly minted LNP government has announced a Part 9 investigation into the health headache at Queensland’s Public Health Virology Laboratory a year after the breach was first reported. The laboratory provides … Read more
Peter Dutton is again defending his plan to take Australia nuclear after the national science agency estimated it could cost at least twice as much as Labor’s renewables plan. In its latest modelling, the CSIRO put the cost of a regular large-scale nuclear plant operating 90 per cent of the time at $155 a megawatt … Read more
An announcement date for Papua New Guinea’s NRL team has been set as the nation’s prime minister whet the appetite of potential sponsors. James Marape concluded a lengthy speech at a major Papua New Guinea economic conference in Sydney on Monday by addressing the one topic on all attendees’ lips. “On Thursday, hopefully, some of … Read more
Hannah McGuire’s accused killer has applied for his murder trial to be held in Melbourne, against prosecutor plans for a Ballarat trial. Lachlan Young, 22, has pleaded not guilty to his ex-girlfriend’s murder and elected to fast-track his case to the Supreme Court in September. The 23-year-old woman’s body was found in a burnt-out car … Read more
Dramatic scenes have unfolded after more than 100 alleged drug dealers were arrested in a sweeping sting operation in NSW in which police seized vehicles, cash and drugs. NSW Police’s Dial-a-Dealer operation, which took place over three weekends between November and December, oversaw the arrest of 108 people, 64 of which were charged with supplying … Read more
Wildlife authorities around the country are reminding the public about the importance of responsible cat ownership, after an Australian woman shared her total “devastation” at finding out two recently-rescued native fledglings had been snatched from outside her property. Taking to social media this week, the West Aussie wrote that she saw two Willie wagtail parents … Read more
A homicide investigation is under way after a body was found in bushes near Sydney Airport. Police on Monday said officers were investigating following morning reports that a body had been found in bushland off Foreshore Rd at Botany, in Sydney’s southeast. Local investigators were being helped by specialist police from the Homicide Squad after … Read more