South Australia’s Labor government says it wants money out of politics, and will introduce legislation to ban electoral donations. The Electoral (Accountability and Integrity) Amendment Bill 2024 would prohibit the giving and receiving of electoral donations and gifts to registered political parties, members of parliament and candidates. Loans to registered political parties, MPs, groups, or … Read more
Fallen West Coast Eagles premiership player Daniel Kerr has narrowly avoided jail despite being convicted of domestic violence offences against his ex-partner over several years. The ex-AFL player was handed a suspended jail term of four years and six months with strict conditions for the physical, verbal, coercive and financial abuse against a former partner … Read more
A woman has been accused of ramming parked cars — pushing one 50m backwards — down the road, in an “extremely dangerous” drunk-driving rampage on the Gold Coast. The 48-year-old woman allegedly registered a blood-alcohol reading four times over the legal limit after the incident at Southport on Saturday night. The woman was driving down … Read more
Campers will need to bring a portable toilet to some of Queensland’s stunning waterside camping spots, or cop a $464 fine, as of June 1. Visitors to the popular areas say the crackdown couldn’t come sooner, with the locations commonly found littered with “wads of toilet paper”. Sneaking off with a spade and some loo … Read more
A bus driver has been bashed by a group of children he had confronted on the Gold Coast. The man in his 60s was driving the bus on Springsure Dr in Mudgeeraba about 4.30pm on Thursday when he “exited the vehicle to speak with a group of three juveniles”, police said. They bashed him before … Read more
Customers who assault or abuse retail, hospitality and transport staff in Victoria are set to face harsher penalties under law changes. In a speech to the Victorian Labor State Conference on Saturday, Premier Jacinta Allan announced her government would introduce legislation to crack down on attacks on consumer-facing workers. Allan spoke of her own experience, … Read more
A man is accused of killing a dingo with a spear gun on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) last month. Wildlife officers said the man used the spear gun at the popular Queensland holiday spot when the dingo lingered at a campsite at night. The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation said the incident occurred on … Read more
Spain’s Balearic Islands are further cracking down on public drinking and party boats as part of modifications to a 2020 decree that addressed “excess tourism”. The new rules ban drinking in the streets in key tourist areas on the islands of Ibiza and Mallorca, with an exception for terraces and other licensed areas. Penalties for … Read more
Children younger than 14 could be blocked from opening social media accounts, with an eminent legal eagle to investigate the feasibility of a ban. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has appointed former High Court chief justice Robert French AC to examine the legal, regulatory and technological pathways for his government to impose a ban within … Read more
A 10-year-old boy has been released from custody after being accused of sexually assaulting an Italian tourist in a far north Queensland holiday hotspot. The juvenile has been charged with several offences after the 23-year-old woman was allegedly attacked in the Cairns CBD on Wednesday morning. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Tourist allegedly sexually assaulted by … Read more
