A man accused of throwing a beloved chicken known as Betty White into an alligator pen while visiting a wildlife park in regional NSW will face a hearing to decide if he is guilty of animal cruelty. The case against Peter William Smith, 57, of Hunterview, was briefly mentioned in Raymond Terrace Local Court on … Read more
Heatwaves are costing $1.6 billion annually in health, energy and productivity losses in Western Sydney — and it will only get worse. That’s the verdict of a new report on the region which will be home to 3.2 million people by 2036. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The cost of climate change to Western Sydney residents … Read more
Welcome to our new column series written by some of your favourite Channel 7 stars. This week, Rebecca Maddern shares her parenting journey. I can’t stop thinking about Natalie Barr and the words she penned for this publication a few weeks ago. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now If you didn’t read it, … Read more
Astronomers have spotted the oldest “dead” galaxy ever observed while studying the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope, and it’s one of the deepest views into the distant universe made with the observatory to date. The galaxy existed when the universe was only about 700 million years into its current age of about 13.8 … Read more
Workers in Australia have been urged to be aware of human trafficking markers, after reports of forced labour and exploitation have doubled in the past five years. The AFP warned seasonal and temporary workers — particularly migrants — in the agriculture, construction, hospitality and manufacturing sectors were the most at risk. There were 178 reports … Read more
About 5 million Australians receiving Centrelink benefits are set to receive more money in their accounts when payments are indexed from Wednesday. Fortnightly boosts of between $14 and $30 will be available to customers depending on their personal situation and payments. Australians receiving rent assistance, JobSeeker, single parenting, and ABSTUDY payments, as well as people … Read more
President Vladimir Putin has won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election, cementing his grip on power although thousands of opponents staged a noon protest at polling stations and the United States said the vote was neither free nor fair. For Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who first rose to power in 1999, the … Read more
A New York City landlord named the worst in the city by the Public Advocate’s office could now be heading to jail, after allegedly failing to perform hundreds of court-ordered repairs on some Manhattan properties he owns. In a rare move, following years of trying to levy fines against the landlord of a Washington Heights … Read more
A nurse at an Oregon hospital allegedly replaced pain medication with non-sterile tap water, introducing bacteria that led to a patient’s death, a lawsuit filed this week alleges. Horace Wilson was admitted to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Centre in Medford with a lacerated spleen and broken ribs sustained when he fell from a ladder in … Read more
A suspect has barricaded himself in a home in New Jersey and is holding hostages after shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia. The Saturday morning shooting in Falls Township in eastern Pennsylvania forced the cancellation of a St Patrick’s Day parade and shut down a children’s theme park. Authorities in Bucks County issued … Read more
