A man has been charged with murder after three people were allegedly kidnapped and tortured for hours, leaving one of them dead. Queensland Police have charged the 31-year-old following the death of a 52-year-old man on Sunday in Brisbane’s southwest. He has also been charged with grievous bodily harm, armed robbery and two counts each … Read more
A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder along with the alleged kidnapping and torture of two other people in Brisbane’s southwest. Police allege the Birkdale man assaulted a 52-year-old man near Rudyard St in Richlands about 6.30pm on Sunday. The injured man arrived at Logan Hospital with significant head injuries, before police were called … Read more
Residents of a city who have endured years of noxious odours from waste plants are divided over the announcement of an inquiry into the health impacts. For the last six years residents of Ipswich, southwest of Brisbane, have been complaining of smells they described as raw sewage, ammonia, ethanol, rotting compost, sour milk and decaying … Read more
We may be in the height of summer but Aussies are being warned to stay away from dozens of beaches around the country’s biggest city with the presence of two major threats under the water. A total of 56 beaches around Sydney were contaminated with stormwater pollution on Friday after heavy rain, with experts telling … Read more
A young woman who kept two pregnancies secret and gave birth at home was afraid to speak up in part due to her conservative Chinese background. When aged 19, the woman gave birth to a girl in 2011 in Sydney’s south. At the time, the woman and child’s father were in Australia on student visas. … Read more
The fatal shooting of an organised crime figure on a suburban street has been linked to several previous attacks amid fears underworld tensions are set to boil over. Hawre Sherwani was left critically wounded on Heysen Park Way in Caroline Springs, in Melbourne’s western suburbs, about 10.30pm on Thursday. The 33-year-old later died in hospital. … Read more
Labor and the coalition have sharpened their election pitches after a week-long practice run ahead of the official start of the campaign. Anthony Albanese flew out of Perth on Friday afternoon after wrapping up a blitz of key battlegrounds across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The looming federal election must be held by … Read more
A community of caravanning families were enjoying a quiet, sunny morning at an idyllic cove on Thursday morning when a dark figure suddenly appeared in the water beside a young paddle-boarder. Strangers yelled to catch the boy’s attention and he made it ashore without disturbing the estimated 2.5 metre shark, but the sighting led lifesavers … Read more
Millions of Australians are in for a wet and stormy weekend as showers and thunderstorms rain down across the east coast, while inland parts of Australia are set to swelter through soaring temperatures. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of southeast inland Queensland, with heavy rain, damaging winds and large hailstones expected to … Read more
A Sydney synagogue has been graffitied with swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs overnight in what’s been described as a “monstrous act”. Police patrolling the area as part of Operation Shelter discovered the Southern Sydney Synagogue on Railway Ave in Allawah had been vandalised about 4.30am on Friday. Southern Sydney Synagogue president George Foster received a call … Read more