Singer Shannon Noll has come to the aid of a dying woman, pulling her from a car that crashed into a tree and burst into flames in northern NSW. The sedan was travelling on Ellangowan Rd at Ellangowan when it left the road and hit the tree about 8.50pm Saturday. Emergency services were called to … Read more
Maverick federal MP Bob Katter wants to scrap the King’s image from the country’s coins in favour of significant Australians. The Katter’s Australian Party leader has touted an alternative design for the national currency, suggesting it could feature a Kalkadoon warrior or distinguished Australian soldier Ralph Honner. “Surely you’d put Kokoda hero Ralph Honner on … Read more
Westpac customers will have more bank branches available for cash transactions as part of a new plan to support customer accessibility. The company said customers can visit any Westpac, St George, BankSA or Bank of Melbourne branch across Australia for their cash transactions, with new technology now connecting the branch network. “This completes a major … Read more
International experts are downplaying fears of a new pandemic amid a sharp rise in cases of child pneumonia and other respiratory infections in China and parts of the US and Europe. Images from crowded waiting rooms suggest hospitals in China are under pressure, although Beijing officials are yet to concede their facilities have been overwhelmed … Read more
Shayne Higson still vividly remembers the trauma of watching her 77-year-old mother succumb to multiple brain tumours. “She didn’t want to suffer at the end stage,” Higson told AAP. “But there was nothing her doctor could do to treat her and it was also not legal to assist someone’s death.” Watch the latest news on … Read more
A novelty waffle make that can create Tetris block-shaped waffles is being recalled because it does not comply with Australian electrical standards. The William Valentine Tetris Tetrimino waffle maker was sold between August and November 2023 online and in-stores including Typo, Catch and Kogan. Product Safety Australia warned customers who purchased the product to stop … Read more
Labor senator and veteran Indigenous leader Pat Dodson is calling for a renewed pathway towards reconciliation as he prepares to leave parliament. Senator Dodson, known as the Father of Reconciliation, said cancer treatment had taken a toll and left him physically unable to perform his duties. The West Australian reflected on his limited capacity during … Read more
Three children and a woman in her 40s were seriously injured when their car smashed into another in Sydney’s southwest. The crash, involving a total of seven people, happened about 2am on Saturday along Milperra Road in Milperra. New South Wales Police said officers arrived to find the children and woman trapped inside their SUV. … Read more
Raymond van Barneveld makes winning start but Dimitri Van den Bergh loses a thriller; the World Darts Championship runs all the way until the final on January 3, 2024 – we’re back on Saturday at 12.30pm, live on Sky Sports Darts By Raz Mirza at Alexandra Palace, London Last Updated: 22/12/23 11:53pm Please use Chrome … Read more
The parents of a little boy who died in his sleep a day after Christmas have described the moment their “world fell apart”. Darren Midgley and Cheryl Szulhan’s son Jack, aged just 16 months, died on Boxing Day in 2022 at their home in Yorkshire, in northern England. Jack’s father described Christmas as “wonderful”, saying … Read more
