Thousands of rental bonds have been forgotten or forgone in Queensland since 1990, and the collective sum has now accumulated to a whopping $56 million. Most of the 120,000 outstanding bond payments are worth about $465 and the refund can be claimed at any time. The uncollected sums account for just 4.5 per cent of … Read more
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of the short-video app used by about 170 million Americans or face a ban in the greatest threat to the app since the Trump administration. The bill passed 352-65 on … Read more
Residents have been evacuated from a residential building after a ferocious blaze broke out in Western Sydney. The fire is believed to have been started by an e-bike battery left on charge about 6.20am on Thursday at the unit block on French Ave, Bankstown. Some 40 residents have been evacuated from the building as fire … Read more
A man in his 20s was freed from his car after a terrifying crash on the Western Mwy on Wednesday night. His vehicle spun out of control and smashed into the concrete lane divider on the M4, just before the off-ramp at Greystanes, in Western Sydney, just after 9.30pm. He was trapped inside the vehicle … Read more
A judge in Florida permanently dismissed a US$75,000 (about C$101,250) defamation lawsuit on Tuesday filed against Meghan Markle by her half-sister, Samantha Markle. The case, in which Samantha argued The Duchess of Sussex defamed her in several public interviews, was dismissed with prejudice by U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell. According to the legal documents, the … Read more
President Vladimir Putin has warned the West that Russia was technically ready for nuclear conflict and that if the US sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered a significant escalation of the war. Speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six years in power, Putin said … Read more
The Bunnings sausage sizzle is a beloved ritual for peckish weekenders heading to the hardware store, and a boost for local charities — but now it too has been hit by the cost-of-living crisis. Prices last month increased at the iconic barbecues across Australia, as the community groups fundraising at the fry-ups reported plummeting profits, … Read more
A major youth crime crackdown could come into effect in NSW after the state government revealed a proposed overhaul of NSW bail laws. The new laws would make it much harder for teenagers to be granted bail. The legislation would also criminalise boasting about offences on social media. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe … Read more
Brett Button, the bus driver accused of causing one of Australia’s deadliest crashes, says he is devastated by what happened. Button says there is not a day or night he doesn’t think about the families of those killed or injured in last year’s crash. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Driver in wedding bus crash that killed … Read more
Actress Sharon Stone has claimed a movie producer told her to have sex with her leading man to improve the film. The 66-year-old star claims Robert Evans, a producer on the 1993 film Sliver, put her under pressure to have sex with co-star Billy Baldwin, brother to fellow actors Alec and Stephen Baldwin. Evans told … Read more
