Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza who had been misidentified as a threat, the Israel Defence Forces said. “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, the troops fired toward them and they were killed,” IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in … Read more
Queensland will legislate a 75 per cent emissions reduction target by 2035, the state’s new premier says. Steven Miles used his first speech as premier to outline his priorities, including an ambitious climate action plan. “We are making a very clear statement to the world that Queensland is the place to do business if you’re … Read more
Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has denied “going through the motions” in the lead-up to a TV item that aired Brittany Higgins’ allegations she was raped in Parliament House by a fellow Liberal staffer. Higgins’ alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann is suing Network Ten and Wilkinson, seeking damages over a broadcast in February 2021 that he claims is … Read more
A woman has died on a highway in northern NSW when the car she was driving collided with a cattle truck on Friday afternoon. The driver of the truck was uninjured, but a number of the cows being transported by the vehicle also died at the scene of crash. The car and the truck carrying … Read more
Families and medical experts are calling on the Federal Government to commit more funding to find treatments for a rare and aggressive childhood cancer that kills about 20 Australian kids every year. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a tumour that develops in a part of the brain that controls important body functions such as … Read more
Megan Thee Stallion has been ever so generous in 2023, giving us new music, hot girl workout inspo, and of course, lots and lots of hairstyles. There was the retro blonde bob, a two-toned pink look, long blonde layers, and even longer bouncy waves to name just a few. Our favorite, however, has to be … Read more
One person is dead and five others have been injured in a two-vehicle crash in the NSW Central West. NSW Police said a mini bus and a Kia Sorento collided on Fitzroy Ave in Cowra about 10.40pm on Saturday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Mini bus flips over in fatal Cowra accident Watch the latest news … Read more
The Queensland government is doubling grants for people buying or building their first home. About 12,000 people are expected to benefit from the $30,000 grants available from Monday and set to remain in place until June 30, 2025. The change will cost $210 million, with the money raised through the government’s coal royalties regime. For … Read more
A popular all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant business has put 16 of its venues across Australia into voluntary administration, with its founder citing delayed costs from the pandemic and rising inflation. Okami businesses at Braddon and Mawson in the ACT; Cronulla, Camden, Dubbo, Marrickville, Sutherland, Pennant Hills, Penrith, and Wagga Wagga in NSW; Camberwell, Ballarat, Hampton, Melton, … Read more
“It just takes one second.” Those are the words of Michelle McLaughlin, a Sydney mum raising awareness about the “national crisis” of child pedestrian fatalities in Australia. One second was more than enough for McLaughlin’s world to forever change, when her four-year-old son Tom was fatally struck by a four-wheel-drive in 2014. Watch the latest … Read more
