Update on condition of baby girl stabbed in Bondi Junction shopping centre massacre

The nine-month-old baby who was seriously injured in the Bondi Junction stabbing on Saturday is improving in hospital, with the little girl’s condition finally graded as stable. The baby girl was previously in a serious but stable condition after being moved out of ICU, but on Friday improved to stable. Her mother, osteopath Ashlee Good, … Read more

Australians are changing travel plans to save at least $300 a month, NAB consumer sentiment survey reveals

New data reveals Australians are changing their holiday plans during the cost-of-living crisis, saving them at least $300 per month. NAB’s consumer sentiment survey of more than 2000 Australians found one in three people were reporting high stress as a result of the cost of living during the first quarter of 2024. As a result, … Read more

Shoppers return to ‘eerie’ shopping mall after Westfield Bondi Junction massacre in Sydney

An eerie silence greeted shoppers as they returned to a major Sydney shopping centre for the first time since it became the site of a stabbing massacre. Bondi Junction local Stephen Roy had a simple phrase for the suburb’s normally buzzing Westfield shopping centre as it reopened to trade on Friday: “Really quiet”. WATCH THE … Read more

US blocks Palestinian bid for full UN membership

The US has effectively stopped the United Nations from recognising a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny Palestinians full membership of the world body. It vetoed a draft resolution that recommended to the 193-member UN General Assembly that “the State of Palestine be admitted to membership” of the UN. … Read more

Details emerge in Sydney church stabbing as teen fronts court over alleged terror attack

A teenage boy facing a possible life term in prison for terrorism over the stabbing of a bishop has shown behaviour consistent with mental illness or intellectual disability, his lawyer says. The 16-year-old is accused of travelling 90 minutes from his home to attack Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel during a livestreamed sermon at Christ the … Read more

Search for two Australians missing after Taiwan earthquake paused due to safety concerns

The search for two Australians reported missing after Taiwan’s worst earthquake in 25 years has been halted. Issac Sim Hwee Kok and Ann Neo Siew Choo were on holiday in Taiwan when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien on April 3. At least 13 people were killed … Read more

The first birthday gift idea on TikTok that’s causing controversy for mums

A US influencer’s revelation they had asked for money instead of a gift for her child’s birthday party has caused a storm online, with many regarding it as taboo while others hailed the proposal. Houston TikToker Rachel Gibbs told her 206,000 followers that for her daughter’s first birthday, the family had requested guests did not … Read more

Two men dead following horrific multi-vehicle crash on NSW Pacific Mwy near Wahroonga exit

A second man has died following a multi-vehicle crash on a major NSW highway earlier this week. The head-on crash occurred on the Pacific Mwy about 2km north of the Wahroonga exit just before 4.40am on Monday. Police said a vehicle travelling southbound collided with three vehicles that were travelling northbound.A 27-year-old man, the driver … Read more