Pro-Palestine protesters scale Parliament House as climate activists occupy foyer

Pro-Palestine protesters scale Parliament House as climate activists occupy foyer

Two groups of protesters are staging action at Parliament House in Canberra, with one group currently sitting atop the building and another glued to pillars in the foyer. At least four pro-Palestine activists from the group Renegade Activists have scaled the marble pillars out the front of the building, unfurling three banners over the side … Read more

The biggest decline in capital cities’ advertised rents in over four years was just recorded. Here’s what that actually means

The biggest decline in capital cities’ advertised rents in over four years was just recorded. Here’s what that actually means

Advertised rents in Australia’s capital cities have dropped, in the largest monthly percentage decline recorded since 2020. A fall of 0.5 per cent was recorded in May, according to a new report by SQM Research. This was “driven by falls in Sydney and an unchanged reading out of Melbourne”, the report said. Know the news … Read more

Nine chairman Peter Costello accused of assaulting journalist at airport

Nine chairman Peter Costello accused of assaulting journalist at airport

Nine Entertainment chairman Peter Costello has denied assaulting a journalist by pushing him to the ground at Canberra airport. The former federal treasurer and chair of the Nine Entertainment board was approached by a journalist from The Australian on Thursday afternoon and refused to answer questions regarding the sexual harassment scandal engulfing the Channel Nine … Read more

Man and woman allegedly stabbed multiple times in violent Canberra home invasion

Man and woman allegedly stabbed multiple times in violent Canberra home invasion

A man and woman were allegedly stabbed multiple times during a violent home invasion in Canberra. An 18-year-old man is scheduled to appear in court over the incident, while ACT Police hunt for three other men allegedly involved. The teenager and the other men allegedly forced their way into the Conder home about 8am on … Read more

Perth mum’s warning after fatal blood clot caused by hidden gene mutation kills teen son

Perth mum’s warning after fatal blood clot caused by hidden gene mutation kills teen son

When Graham Wild went on a walk near his mother’s Perth home in 2022, he was unaware a hidden gene mutation had formed a number of blood clots that would stop his heart. He had nearly made it home when his mother Kathryn Robinson received a terrifying, single-word message from him: “HELP!” WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more

Good Group, restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, enters voluntary administration

Good Group, restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, enters voluntary administration

The future of a company that owns high-end steakhouse Botswana Butchery and Asian restaurant chain White & Wong is uncertain, after an external administrator was appointed. New Zealand company Good Group announced its restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra were in voluntary administration. BDO Australia, appointed as administrators, said Botswana Butchery restaurants were tradings as … Read more

US chain In-N-Out Burger launches pop-up store at Canberra’s Walt & Burley on Kingston Foreshore for one day only

US chain In-N-Out Burger launches pop-up store at Canberra’s Walt & Burley on Kingston Foreshore for one day only

American fast food chain In-N-Out Burger is bringing its popular menu down under again — for one day only. Diners can get their hands on the cult American favourite in Canberra on Wednesday — but get in quick, it is only while stocks last. The pop-up will be set up at gastropub Walt & Burley … Read more

Canberra woman defeats rental scammer advertising four-bedroom home for rent in Griffith

Canberra woman defeats rental scammer advertising four-bedroom home for rent in Griffith

An ACT woman has warned others not to fall for rental scammers online, after spotting one preying upon people in her community. The scammer had advertised a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Griffith, Canberra, for $500 a week inclusive of bills. “In this market that seems awfully cheap for a fully furnished, bills included, property,” the … Read more

Brittany Higgins’ former boyfriend Ben Dillaway flew to Canberra after suspecting she had been sexually assaulted, court hears

Brittany Higgins’ former boyfriend Ben Dillaway flew to Canberra after suspecting she had been sexually assaulted, court hears

Brittany Higgins broke down sobbing in the arms of her then-boyfriend days after being allegedly raped by Bruce Lehrmann in Parliament House, a court has heard. Ben Dillaway says he flew to Canberra on March 27 in 2019 to support Higgins after suspecting she had been sexually assaulted the weekend before. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more