A woman whose naked body was found in a Blue Mountains dam might have gone into the water on a “walkabout” while suffering a mental health episode, an inquest has heard. Cecilia Devine, 42, was found dead on March 18, 2019 in the remote Upper Cascade Creek dam catchment at North Katoomba. She was last … Read more
Coles and Woolworths are being urged to scrap member-only prices for customers who have joined membership programs. A parliamentary hearing into supermarket prices will take place in Melbourne on Wednesday, with consumer advocates to push for fairer prices at the check-out. The inquiry was launched in response to allegations of major supermarkets price gouging customers, … Read more
Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is set to appear in a New York court to appeal against her sex trafficking conviction. The 62-year-old was found guilty in December 2021 of luring young girls to massage rooms for paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest between 1994 and 2004. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison … Read more
One of two teenagers accused of killing Queensland mum Emma Lovell in a home invasion has pleaded guilty to her murder. The 18-year-old man, who cannot be identified because he was aged 17 at the time of the incident, entered the plea in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Monday. He also pleaded guilty to … Read more
A Queensland woman’s prolonged cruelty towards a five-year-old girl included hitting her with a wooden spoon in a series of assaults which left the youngster with bruises, a limp and stomach pains. Mother-of-nine Rebecca Beverley Naawi, 43, was jailed for three years on Wednesday after pleading guilty to cruelty and assault charges. The girl was … Read more
Queensland has become only the second jurisdiction in Australia to criminalise coercive control. The landmark legislation passed in state parliament on Wednesday, more than four years after the tragic death of Hannah Clarke and her young children. Hannah, 33, and her children — Aaliyah, Laianah, and Trey — were set on fire in their car … Read more
Natalie Hammond had been a trusted staffer for nearly two decades when her television production company employer uncovered fraud that had “rollercoasted” to a loss of about $1 million. The now 71-year-old said she defrauded Hoodlum Active to help her drug-addicted son — although she also bought clothes, jewellery and massages. During 18 years of … Read more
Six people, including four teenagers, have been arrested after a terrifying shooting in Sydney’s southwest. About 9.20pm on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, police were called to a carpark on Canterbury Road in Campsie, following reports of a shooting. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Six arrested after alleged attempted gangland murder ambush. Stream local 7NEWS free on … Read more
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died. A Staffordshire bull terrier that killed a Sydney man in an “attack of extreme ferocity” had mauled a real estate agent just months earlier, an inquest has heard. Colin Amatto, 40, suffered more than 80 wounds defending … Read more
Creedence Clearwater Revival founder John Fogerty’s shock dumping from the line-up of an Australian music festival was due to failed negotiations with his management, event organisers claim. Country Fest Queensland has hit back after the rock legend said he felt “blindsided” by the decision to cut him from the line-up of the March 31 festival … Read more
