Former News Limited CEO Kim Williams has been named the new chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, replacing Ita Buttrose. The prime minister made the announcement on Wednesday morning. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces new ABC chair. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “Kim Williams — … Read more
The Doomsday Clock has been set for 2024, with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists declaring the world remains 90 seconds from global catastrophe. The clock was founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons in the Manhattan Project. The clock is … Read more
Two teenage boys have gone missing in Sydney while visiting Australia on an overseas school trip. An urgent search has been sparked for Saurab Pun and Mabindra Pun, both aged 14, after they were last seen in Sydney earlier in the week. Saurab was last seen at Sydney International Airport about 6.30pm on Tuesday. Watch … Read more
I haven’t broken out the whiteboard and dry-erase markers to do the math, but if I had to guesstimate based on diligent observation, Kate Hudson wears a beige-pink lip color a solid 85 percent of the time. Even when she’s at an especially glam event, that natural-looking hue is definitely her go-to — it’s true … Read more
A music festival set to be held at a popular venue in Geelong, Victoria has been cancelled just four weeks out from the event. Tent Pole: A Musical Jamboree was slated for Saturday, February 17 at Mt Duneed Estate. On Monday, those who had bought tickets were informed the one-day event had been cancelled due … Read more
The craze for Stanley stainless steel drinking cups reached new levels last week when a US woman was arrested and accused of stealing 65 of them, worth almost $US2500 ($A3801), from a store in California. Police in Roseville, in Placer County, northeast of Sacramento, said Sunday that they were called Wednesday to a report of … Read more
Laws to enable serious repeat child sex offenders to be imprisoned or monitored indefinitely are set to be introduced in South Australia. Under proposed amendments to the Sentencing Act 2017, jailed paedophiles would need to show they can control their sexual instincts before they are released and face lifetime electronic monitoring if they re-enter the … Read more
A Queensland man’s $804 fine for driving through floodwaters is being used as a warning to other road users not to do likewise during possible “widespread flooding” from an expected cyclone. The 41-year-old motorist was caught by an officer driving through an inundated Winton Jundah Rd in Winton in the state’s central west on Sunday. … Read more
A Sydney psychologist who had a personal relationship with a patient has been banned from practising for a year. Julie Ann Catt was suspended from practising as a psychologist for a year from Monday, following a decision in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal following a case brought on by the Health Care Complaints Commission … Read more
Doctors told a young Queensland woman she was going to die after being stung by a box jellyfish in Thailand. Zoe Cahill, 23, was travelling and training as a yoga teacher in the Southeast Asian country when she was stung at Zen Beach on the popular island Koh Phangan last October. Cahill said she was … Read more
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