An elderly Brisbane man who was told he had until Christmas to leave his home, has had a reprieve with the state government halting its plan to evict him and demolish his home. Trevor Connolly, 93, had been living in his Coorparoo home for 60 years, with no plan of ever leaving, when he received … Read more
Former NSW premier and foreign minister Bob Carr has confirmed his wife of 50 years has died in his arms, describing the heartbreaking moment her eyes closed for the last time. Helena Carr, 77, was declared to be dead after losing consciousness as a result of a brain aneurysm in the Austrian city of Vienna … Read more
Victorians have until midnight August 31 to apply for the current $250 Power Saving Bonus payment from the state government. The new round of the payment was an election promise and was confirmed after the Andrews government’s success at the November 2022 state election. The $250 payment has been available to any household that compares … Read more
Motorists on their way to a dress up party this weekend may need to plan for a carpark costume change upon arrival because driving in some outfits is technically an offence. Oversized clown shoes or sky-high Barbie stilettos, a Scream mask or some zombie eye contacts, anything that restricts a motorist’s movement or vision can … Read more
Down and out from a decade in Australian immigration detention, Khaled El Ali’s heart sank even further when he learned his first cousin and his young family had been killed in Gaza. Mr El Ali, 37, is a stateless Palestinian man born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees who were never granted Lebanese citizenship and only … Read more
Two men have escaped from a north Queensland correctional facility. Vaughn Michael James Hunter and Fabien Brian Galigan fled the Townsville Correctional Centre on Sunday. Hunter is serving 10 months for serious assault and Galigan two years and six months for wounding. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “If you … Read more
A Labor MP has apologised for labelling attendees at a Queensland victims of crime rally a “rent-a-crowd”. The comment was made when government backbencher Aaron Harper accused local Liberal National Party members of hijacking the Townsville protest on Sunday after losing his cool. Harper was heckled when he was the only Labor MP to front … Read more
Trainee police officers will be paid to study as part of a push to fix chronic shortages of recruits in NSW. Student police officers will be paid while completing a 16-week course at the Goulburn Police Academy from March. They will receive a total salary of about $30,984, which is about $1360 per week plus … Read more
The entire population of Gaza is “being dehumanised,” the chief of the main UN agency operating there told the UN Security Council Monday, as pressure intensified on the besieged strip with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruling out a ceasefire, saying “this is a time for war”. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the UN Relief … Read more
A woman found dead in a luxury room at Crown Towers in Burswood, Perth, has been identified as a talented and much-loved family lawyer. WA’s legal community is in mourning after it emerged Alice McShera, 34, was allegedly murdered on Monday, triggering a homicide investigation. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Murder charge laid over Crown Towers … Read more
