Big Bash League cricket player Nikhil Chaudhary has denied raping a woman in Queensland. Chaudhary, 27, is on trial in the District Court in Townsville on Monday after he pleaded not guilty to raping the woman in his car on Flinders St in the city’s nightlife precinct in May 2021. He met the woman at … Read more
Youth justice reforms will be the first order of business for the Liberal National Party if they win Queensland’s October election. Opposition Leader David Crisafulli said the LNP would remove detention as a last resort from the state’s Youth Justice Act. “We’ve got a generation of repeat hardcore young offenders and they’re not being dealt … Read more
Footage capturing the final moments before the execution-style killing of an underworld crime figure could hold the clue to finding all of those responsible for the murder. Ferenc “David” Stemler was gunned down on a suburban street in Canterbury, in Sydney’s inner southwest, on July 27. The 28-year-old died at the scene from multiple gunshot … Read more
A popular Australian cookware company has gone into voluntary administration after only three years in operation. Zega Holdings PTY LTD appointed administrators on March 8, according to documents filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The administrators are Tim Heesh and Mark Everingham from TPH Advisory. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe … Read more
The Australian Defence Force will seek an out-of-court resolution after two soldiers were attacked by a 2.5-metre saltwater crocodile in far north Queensland. Commonwealth prosecutors charged the Department of Defence in August 2023 with breaching work health and safety laws after the men were mauled almost three years ago. Both soldiers suffered significant injuries including … Read more
IKEA Australia is set to drop the prices on more than 700 items by up to 20 per cent. Prices on a range of products including furniture, lighting, textiles and storage will have prices lowered from Tuesday. The prices of more than 2500 items have been dropped in the past 12 months, in a response … Read more
The body of a man who went missing in waters off Barangaroo, in central Sydney, has been found by police divers. The 26-year-old man was last seen about 3.30am on Sunday near a licensed premises at Barangaroo. About 6pm on Sunday, he was reported missing to police, and a major search was launched. Newsletters: Breaking … Read more
Sophie* moved to Australia to chase new opportunities and pursue her PhD when she found herself trapped in a violent relationship. On a student visa, she was ineligible for social services usually offered to victims of domestic violence. Reaching out to her university for support also fell flat. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe … Read more
A 40-year-old man who allegedly killed another man known to him in a stabbing attack in the NSW Southern Tablelands will face court, charged with murder. Police were called to reports of a stabbing at Bungonia, east of Goulburn, on Saturday after emergency services attended a property on welfare concerns. A man, 38, was found … Read more
ANZ has agreed to pay $57.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging customers were charged interest on credit card purchases that should have been interest-free. The class action claim, brought by Phi Finney McDonald, alleged ANZ’s credit card interest terms were unfair because they enabled the bank to retrospectively cancel customers’ interest-free periods. … Read more
