Vacationing as a parent of young children is almost not a vacation — you’re still an around the clock caretaker and the children’s tantrums are amplified by exhaustion and new experiences. Having recently taken a trip to Singapore’s Sentosa Island, I believe I’ve found an ideal location for a family holiday that will be an … Read more
A Coles store boss who was “caught red-handed with $38,770 in cash” as he attempted to fleece the supermarket giant of more than $90,000 has been jailed. Dean Andrew Stevenson, 32, managed the Cannon Hill store in Brisbane’s east in 2020 and 2021 in a role that gave him passcodes to access receptacles containing huge … Read more
China’s removal of punishing tariffs on Australian wine imports will be celebrated with the popping of corks over the Easter weekend but rebuilding the $1.1 billion trade will take time, an assistant minister says. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced late on Thursday it was “no longer necessary” to impose sanctions on Australian wine imports. … Read more
Award-winning Queensland brewer Black Hops (BH) has vowed to keep its taprooms open despite going into voluntary administration. The Gold Coast-founded small business has not revealed why it was forced to relinquish control to accountancy firm Deloitte on Monday, other than to say it had “no alternative”. “Today, the BH board has made the tough … Read more
Private health insurance premiums are set to rise by more than 3 per cent on April 1, the biggest increase in five years. The federal government has approved an average industry premium rise of 3.03 per cent. However, some major insurers have confirmed prices will increase by as much as 4.1 per cent. Newsletters: Breaking … Read more
Sydney residents have been put on alert after a young boy’s brush with a blue-ringed octopus at a popular swimming spot. Residents and visitors in the Hunters Hill area have been warned to be aware of the extremely venomous creatures after an incident at Woolwich Baths in Sydney’s Lower North Shore on Wednesday. A boy … Read more
At least five people have died and numerous people are injured in a bus accident on the A9 motorway near the eastern German city of Leipzig, police say. “Several people were fatally injured in the serious accident on the A9 motorway. There are numerous casualties,” police in the state of Saxony said on social media … Read more
Australian fitness influencer Ashy Bines faces regular health checks due to an aneurysm on her brain found after she lost her vision. The 35-year-old mum-of-two went to Gold Coast University Hospital on Sunday, having momentarily lost her vision three times last week. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Ashy Bines speaks about health scare. Newsletters: Our top … Read more
Australian rock musician Nick Cave says “there can’t help but be feelings of culpability” over the deaths of his sons as it is “against nature” to bury a child. The Bad Seeds singer-songwriter, known for hits such as Into My Arms and One More Time With Feeling, lost two children in the space of seven … Read more
US federal safety investigators have recovered the black box from the freight ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge, the agency chief says as rescuers search for the remains of six construction workers lost in the bridge collapse. A highway team will also be looking at the twisted remains of the Francis Scott Key bridge … Read more
